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Pocket PC Forum / End Users / Wireless / November 2004WiFi works with ActiveSync but Firewall Must be Off
I'm running ActiveSync 3.7 on an iPAQ 4150 and I finally got the WiFi/ActiveSync working, but I had to turn Sygate Personal Firewall Pro off to do it. I don't know why, because I already had Connection Manager and ActiveSync in my 'Allowed' list, but probably that referred only to outgoing traffic and not incoming. Anyone know what I have to do with the Firewall so I can wirelessly sync my iPAQ without having to turn off my Firewall? I've looked through Sygate's Options, but don't see anything that refers specifically to incoming traffic. Mind you I'm obviously not all that conversant with Firewalls.  Signature~Nick Andriash~ Creston, B.C. Canada You need to setup a rule in our fire wall, to allow the I/P address of your PPC, in. Or, you can do a range of I/P's, for your home network in general. Something like; 192.168.1.* Check your manual, or help file, for Sygate. Bill Crocker > I'm running ActiveSync 3.7 on an iPAQ 4150 and I finally got the > WiFi/ActiveSync working, but I had to turn Sygate Personal Firewall Pro [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > incoming traffic. Mind you I'm obviously not all that conversant with > Firewalls. You might have a port issue on your firewall too. From the Microsoft KB article 259369 ActiveSync requires the following Winsock Transmission Control Protocols (TCP) to be available: . 990 . 999 . 5678 . 5679 If socket port filtering occurs on any of these Winsock ports, ActiveSync does not synchronize with Windows CE-based devices SignatureSven, MS-MVP Mobile Devices > You need to setup a rule in our fire wall, to allow the I/P address of your > PPC, in. Or, you can do a range of I/P's, for your home network in general. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > incoming traffic. Mind you I'm obviously not all that conversant with > > Firewalls. > You might have a port issue on your firewall too. >> You need to setup a rule in our fire wall, to allow the I/P address of >> your PPC, in. Or, you can do a range of I/P's, for your home network in >> general. Hmmm? I've tried everything both of you suggested, and still Sygate must be blocking something that ActiveSync requires, because ActiveSync tries for about 10 seconds and then reports it cannot connect. With the Firewall off, it connects instantly, so I must be doing something wrong. I am going to have to find someone with more knowledge of this issue than me to resolve it. Thanks for your help. Nick Is there a spot in there that lets you declare specific networks as OK? When AS connects via USB it sets up a little network with the PPC being 192.168.55.101 and the PC having a virtual IP of 192.168.55.100. Can you set the firewall to allow the 192.168.55.x network? SignatureSven, MS-MVP Mobile Devices > > > You might have a port issue on your firewall too. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Nick Does this page or any of Chris' related pages help you? I know he covers this specific topic as well as issues introduced by Windows SP2 and a host of other hairy issues. http://www.cewindows.net/faqs/activesync/firewallproxy.htm SignatureTim Nicholson tim@pdainfosource.com Check out our MobileWeb Site Index at http://mobileweb.pdainfosource.com > Is there a spot in there that lets you declare specific networks as OK? > When [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> >> Nick EXACT same problem with my setup. (Norton Internet Security) Sync with firewall down goes just fine. Raise the firewall and BAM, no connection at all. From inside NIS firewall configuration I placed the PPCs IP address in the 'Trusted Zone' and all went fine. Read the Sygate manual and find how they are identifying certain IP addresses or ranges of addresses as Safe. It's there somewhere, I fell sure. Terry > I'm running ActiveSync 3.7 on an iPAQ 4150 and I finally got the > WiFi/ActiveSync working, but I had to turn Sygate Personal Firewall Pro [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > incoming traffic. Mind you I'm obviously not all that conversant with > Firewalls. Terry, Maybe this page will help with NIS... http://www.cewindows.net/faqs/symatec-firewall.htm SignatureAl Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking) Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual benefit of all of us... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... > EXACT same problem with my setup. (Norton Internet Security) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> to turn off my Firewall? I've looked through Sygate's Options, but don't see anything that refers >> specifically to incoming traffic. Mind you I'm obviously not all that conversant with Firewalls. |
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