Microsoft KB Archive/269450

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INFO: ActiveSync Does Not Require RAS Server

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Q269450

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows CE Operating System versions 2.0, 2.11, 2.12, 3.0

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SUMMARY
Prior to the availability of ActiveSync, Windows CE Services provided device-to-desktop connectivity. The Windows CE Services accomplished the connectivity through the Remote Access Services (RAS) server on the desktop. This intrinsically allowed the Windows CE device to &quot;roam&quot; the network on which the desktop is connected over a serial connection. But ActiveSync does not use the RAS server on the desktop. The result is that the Windows CE device cannot &quot;roam&quot; the network. If users want network connectivity with the device, they must set up the RAS server manually and dial into the RAS server or simply acquire a network adapter for the device.

MORE INFORMATION
The following text is from the Readme.doc file that is included with Microsoft ActiveSync 3.1:

3.1 Remote Access Services / Dial-Up Networking no longer installed

ActiveSync no longer installs or depends on Remote Access Services (RAS) for Windows NT or Dial-Up Networking (DUN) for Windows 95/98 by default.

- To connect your mobile device via modem directly to your desktop computer, you will need to install inbound RAS/DUN on your desktop computer. For information on how to install and configure RAS/DUN, see the accompanying &quot;ReadRas.doc.&quot; If RAS/DUN is used to connect to your desktop computer, some advanced features, such as automatic baud rate detection, are not supported.

- Some programs may depend on the IP networking provided by RAS/DUN and might not work as expected until RAS/DUN is manually installed on the desktop computer. Many programs have been tested; however, some programs that used Windows CE Services to route network requests through the desktop computer in a nonstandard way may not work. These instructions will work for a serial communication link between the device and the desktop. But for devices that use USB for the ActiveSync connection, the procedures described above require that a serial communications connector be acquired from the device vendor.

ActiveSync is intended for synchronizing files between the device and desktop. It is also intended for application development and debugging for Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0 users. It is not intended for a device to roam the network on which the host desktop is connected. If such functionality is required, Microsoft recommends that an Ethernet card be obtained for the device.

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Keywords : kbDSupport kbWinCE kbWinCE200 kbWinCE211 kbWinCE212 kbWinCE300

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