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Article #10Re: Connecting to Orange ROMP from Powerbook and 7110e
From: mike
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
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Malcolm Muir (malcolm@demon.net) wrote: : On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:55:29 +0100, Tom Gidden <gid@litebase.demon.co.uk> wrote: : >Hi, : > : >(am crossposting ..support.mac and ..support, since it may be a non-Mac : >issue -- has anyone managed this on a PC?) : > : >I've been trying for hours to get my Apple Macintosh Powerbook G3 (Lombard : >333 running Mac OS 8.6) to connect via IrDA to the Orange ROMP using a Nokia : >7110e. : > : >I've patched the Nokia Infrared script for use with a 7110 as suggested on : >MacNN (removing E=0) and I'm managing to dial 0973100666 -- but no dice (a : >very long wait). When I jump into a terminal and dial the modem directly, : >it calls but I only get 'CARRIER', and cannot get a connect. If I call : >Green ROMP (via the mobile still), I get the login prompt as usual -- all : >fine. : > : >Has anyone got this working properly? Similarly, can I connect to a remote : >WAP gateway using the Orange ROMP as the dialin? I haven't managed it yet! : For the Orange ROMP you need to set your call type to ISDN. That you : connect to Green OK suggests you have some other call type set. In my experience you also need to be calling from an Orange mobile. However none of this was documented anywhere the last time I looked. -- Mike Cavanagh. http://i.am/purple
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