Network interface using USB

I'm working on a project where we are going to use a GPRS-modem equiped with a network interface card so other devices can connect via USB and (hopefully) get a network interface towards Internet.

Since we've just started developing for the Windows Mobile 5.0 emulator in Visual Studio C++ we haven't done any testing at all with the real device (since the PDA is not yet delivered). In the emulator we have no problem accessing the network interface in the computer, and I asume the PDA will behave the same way when connected to the PC using USB. But how will it work if we have a network interface on our device connected to the PDA through a USB-cable Will the PDA reckognize the connection in the same way as from the PDA to the computer

We will eventually also do the same implementation using Bluetooth. What are the possibilities when it comes to network interface through Bluetooth on the PDA

I'm thankfull for all input!


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Network interface using USB

  • cmag1951

    Sorry, but the DeviceEmulator doesn't support bluetooth or USB.

    There are some behavior differences between using a network card directly plugged into a PDA hardware device vs. the behavior you see when the PDA is plugged into the PC and using the ActiveSync network bridge. It isn't easy to enumerate the differences, but generally the plugged-in network card has more features and behaviors available than the ActiveSync network bridge.

    Barry


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