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Re: XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC?
From: <natecars () real-time com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:42:50 -0600 (CST)
On Mon, 31 Dec 101, Geoff Lane wrote:
Beware, this story was related about a friend of a friend (FOAF) and so should be regarded with suspicion... A FOAF had bought a new laptop PC with Windows XP installed. He also owned one of the latest Nokia cell phones. One day he was using the PC when the Nokia was switched on and laid next to the PC. The PC promptly put up a standard "New hardware Discovered" dialog box. Curious, the FOAF worked through the device install dialog. XP had recognised the cell phone via the PC IR interface (one assumes the Nokia announces it's presence when switched on via it's own IR interface.) XP worked out that the Nokia could be used as a network interface and asked for the phone number of the FOAF's ISP, which was given. (It's possible that this is another function of the UPnP package.) The PC then connected to the ISP and a fully working network connection was established... The risk is obvious, XP did not establish the ownership of the cell phone before dialing out. As I said, I'm only relating the tale as it was told. I do not have the hardware necessary to test the truth of the story, perhaps others on this list do.
I have a Nokia 8290, which has IR and works great, but to activate the IR interface you have to go in to the 'Infrared' menu option and turn it on. If you don't do that, it never announces it's presence. I think I like that approach.. -- Nate Carlson <natecars () real-time com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500
Current thread:
- XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC? Geoff Lane (Dec 31)
- Re: XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC? Thomas Cannon (Dec 31)
- RE: XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC? Des Gibbons (Dec 31)
- Re: XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC? natecars (Dec 31)
- Re: XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC? Perry Harrington (Dec 31)
- Re: XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC? Thomas Cannon (Dec 31)