T42 infrared working/not working

[Paul Unger]

Happy owner of a T42 (3UU). Problem: IR works with my iPAQ 3150 (OK, that's not a problem ) but not with my Dell Inspiron 8000 (which also works with the iPAQ). So, both laptops work with the iPAQ, but not with each other . . . Any hints?!

Paul

[G-Man]

IBM won't work with Dell. It's like asking Bush to go fishing with Kerry.

Regards,
G-Man

[Hangfire]

Or "letting the beams cross", (Ghost Busters)!

[Paul Unger]

I'm Canadian, but I still get the political humour So since IBM works with Compaq but not Dell, did Big Blue have mercy on the little guy or did I just luck out with the iPAQ?

[tumed]

I know this was from a while ago, but I have a T43 and I can't get my iPAQ to connect via IR. Can you help me?

[Paul Unger]

Tumed, I can't honestly remember what I did, or if I ever got it working . . . I finally went with a cross-over cable, direct ethernet connection between the computers (although this was fraught with difficulties itself ) You've got the IR turned on? (Pretty sure there's a BIOS setting for this; Access IBM [the big blue button!]/Configure/Manage connections/Infrared/Enable) Other than that, give the devices a clear path b/t the IR windows and say a prayer Good luck!

[rssb]

Sometime back I tried using the IR between 2 thinkpads both T42's and it didnot work, everything was turned on in the bios and also shows up in the computer properties.

At that I thought i was missing some drivers or a configuration error and was in a hurry didnot have much time to worry about and used a ethernet cable between them.

A regular ethernet cable ( no need for a cross over) works because of the auto sensing on the intel gigabit chip.

As far as IBM intentionally disabling it for DELL's machines , I doubt it because a T42 didnot work with a similar machine, both factory install's and exact same hardware.