Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Pocket PC App Enables Ad Hoc Wireless Networking
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 07:00 AM
http://www.allnetdevices.com/wireless/news/2002/07/23/pocket_pc.html
This looks pretty cool! I use their service for my FTP server at the moment, so it's nice to see them getting into the Pocket PC world. To be honest, I've never gone "ad hoc" mode with my Pocket PC, so I'm having a little trouble grasping the relevance of this announcement. Someone take me to school please.
"Tzolkin Corporation, a commercial dynamic DNS service provider, today announced the release of TZO client software for Microsoft Windows CE 3.0. The Windows CE 3.0 version of the TZO client software is compatible with all Windows Powered Pocket PC products including the HP, Toshiba, and Casio devices. The newly released client software is designed to be used in conjunction with the TZO dynamic DNS service and allows Pocket PC users with a wireless Internet connection to use their Pocket PCs in free form and ad hoc network modes...
...The TZO dynamic DNS service solves this problem, the company says. With the TZO service each Pocket PC is given a domain name and Tzolkin's dynamic DNS servers maintain the DNS records for that domain. The TZO client software runs on the Pocket PC and it reports the Pocket PC's current IP address to the TZO dynamic DNS servers. Users then initiate connection to the Pocket PC by referring to its domain name rather than to its IP address. The TZO dynamic DNS servers resolve the PC's domain name to its current IP address, making the connection to the Pocket PC. With the TZO service Pocket PC users gain the functionality of a having a static IP address but at a fraction of the cost." Source: Eric Levine
This looks pretty cool! I use their service for my FTP server at the moment, so it's nice to see them getting into the Pocket PC world. To be honest, I've never gone "ad hoc" mode with my Pocket PC, so I'm having a little trouble grasping the relevance of this announcement. Someone take me to school please.
"Tzolkin Corporation, a commercial dynamic DNS service provider, today announced the release of TZO client software for Microsoft Windows CE 3.0. The Windows CE 3.0 version of the TZO client software is compatible with all Windows Powered Pocket PC products including the HP, Toshiba, and Casio devices. The newly released client software is designed to be used in conjunction with the TZO dynamic DNS service and allows Pocket PC users with a wireless Internet connection to use their Pocket PCs in free form and ad hoc network modes...
...The TZO dynamic DNS service solves this problem, the company says. With the TZO service each Pocket PC is given a domain name and Tzolkin's dynamic DNS servers maintain the DNS records for that domain. The TZO client software runs on the Pocket PC and it reports the Pocket PC's current IP address to the TZO dynamic DNS servers. Users then initiate connection to the Pocket PC by referring to its domain name rather than to its IP address. The TZO dynamic DNS servers resolve the PC's domain name to its current IP address, making the connection to the Pocket PC. With the TZO service Pocket PC users gain the functionality of a having a static IP address but at a fraction of the cost." Source: Eric Levine
