10 Setting preferences for your Acer handheld Network preferences

For example, the string “wait for Joe<cr><lf>” waits to receive Joe, followed by a carriage return and line feed from the remote computer, before executing the next command in the script.

Literal characters

You can use the backslash ( \ ) character to specify that the next character be transmitted as a literal character, and not be subject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character. For example:

\^

Includes a caret as part of the string

\<

Includes a < as part of the string

\\Includes a backslash as part of the string

Plug-in applications

You can create a plug-in application containing script commands that extends the functionality of your handheld’s built-in script command. A plug-in application is a standard prc application that you install on your handheld just like any other application. After you install the plug-in application, you can use the new script commands in a login script.

Plug-in applications have the following characteristics:

Written in C language

Compiled into a device executable

Called properly from a login script

Able to return control to a login script after it terminates

Created using a development environment that supports Palm OS software, such as Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Palm Platform

Troubleshooting TCP/IP connections

If you have problems connecting to a network using TCP/IP, you can display various information to troubleshoot the problem. These includes:

Expanded Service

Describes the current stage of the login procedure.

Connection Progress

These messages are helpful in identifying at what point

messages

in the login procedure did the connection failed.

Network Log

Lists all the communication that occurs between your

 

modem and dial-in server during the login procedure.

 

This information can help your ISP or your system

 

administrator identify where and why the login

 

communication fails.

Also, check with your system administrator whether a DNS number is required. If a number is required but not entered, the connection may fail. Refer to "Entering DNS numbers and IP addresses" on page 259 for more information.

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