connection unsucessful

merdax · 05-25-2008, 11:55 AM

hi my friends
i'm not perfect in english,so foregive me pleas
when i try to connect my iliad to my computer for sharing internet via ethernet cable,it looks like every thing is ok but in iliad i can see that it writes behind the connection name this: unsuccessful !
so how can i do every things ok that iliad accepts the connection?
when i ping that ip that i gave to iliad,it successfuly says this:

what should i do?
i'm so complicated with this!
pleas help me at this one

merdax · 05-25-2008, 12:37 PM

anybody has'nt any way for me?

zelda_pinwheel · 05-25-2008, 12:52 PM

it seems the iliad forum is a bit deserted today... i'm sure someone will be able to help you, just give it a bit more time.

sorry i can't help you, i don't even have an iliad. good luck.

pilotbob · 05-25-2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

it seems the iliad forum is a bit deserted today... i'm sure someone will be able to help you, just give it a bit more time.

sorry i can't help you, i don't even have an iliad. good luck.

Yes, the whole forums have really slowed down since Friday. Probably due to the long Memorial Day holiday weekend here in the US.

BOb

zelda_pinwheel · 05-25-2008, 01:03 PM

ah, is that what's going on.

akiburis · 05-25-2008, 01:19 PM

I'm a very new iLiad user, so I surely don't know all the answers. However, I have connected mine successfully to the Internet (the iDS) through an ethernet cable connected to the router, not to a computer; I think this is what one is meant to do to make a wired connection. One may also connect the iLiad to a computer (via USB) to transfer files from the computer, but I don't know whether it's possible to share an Internet connection by connecting the iLiad to the computer.

daudi · 05-25-2008, 02:39 PM

There have been a few threads about this, but I don't remember the details. There was this one on the irex forum. Try searching there and here for threads about "router" or perhaps "internet sharing".

Patricia · 05-25-2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Yes, the whole forums have really slowed down since Friday. Probably due to the long Memorial Day holiday weekend here in the US.

BOb

It is also the spring Bank holiday weekend in the UK.

It has been quiet.

sharpshin · 05-25-2008, 09:04 PM

@ merdax:

The ping results validate your Iliad is connected ok, but there is no Irex supplied software that does anything but connect to their IDs server for software updates. To make any other use of the internet you have to install one or more of the applications that others have provided. See the the Iliad Software Releases forum for more details. Make sure you browse through the Sticky posts that provide a lot of good info.

merdax · 05-26-2008, 12:46 AM

@ sharpshin
thanx,but is there any other software that can be installed on my iliad's not updated version?

rincewind · 05-28-2008, 07:17 AM

When the iLiad says "unsuccessful" it's because it tries to connect to an SMB file share (the one you configured in the settings for computer synchronization). You must either setup linux and samba as mentioned in the iRex forums or install the Companion Software (or set up a matching file share yourself) on Windows. If you have done so, check (and double check!) the parameters you put into the configuration.

And yes, I know it is very annoying that it seems to be a network error when it really is a "connection refused" or "authentication failure" or any other error. It buggers me when people stupid down their error messages because it is too difficult for people to understand. "It's not working" is a very bad start in a troubleshooting process.

/R

Shaggy · 05-28-2008, 09:54 AM

I agree with rincewind. The error messages when trying to sync with a computer are very confusing. If you just want to test that your iLiad can connect to the network/internet, then make sure you're connecting to "iDS" and not "computer" from the screen that pops up right after you hold the connect button.

There is a whole big list of potential problems when trying to connect to a computer, and they all show up as "unsuccessful" on the iLiad. It's really difficult to figure out exactly what the failure is.

Also, if you're running an ethernet cable from your iLiad to your PC in order to get internet access, you need to make sure that "internet sharing" is enabled on the PC (I think it's turned off by default?).

merdax · 06-03-2008, 12:53 PM

my adsl modem is USB!
so,can i connect the modem to my iliad and set the ip ?
will iliad work to connect directly to the internet?

05-25-2008, 11:55 AM	#1
merdax Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: irex	connection unsucessful hi my friends i'm not perfect in english,so foregive me pleas when i try to connect my iliad to my computer for sharing internet via ethernet cable,it looks like every thing is ok but in iliad i can see that it writes behind the connection name this: unsuccessful ! so how can i do every things ok that iliad accepts the connection? when i ping that ip that i gave to iliad,it successfuly says this: what should i do? i'm so complicated with this! pleas help me at this one

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05-25-2008, 12:37 PM	#2
merdax Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: irex	anybody has'nt any way for me?

05-25-2008, 12:52 PM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	it seems the iliad forum is a bit deserted today... i'm sure someone will be able to help you, just give it a bit more time. sorry i can't help you, i don't even have an iliad. good luck.

05-25-2008, 01:03 PM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	ah, is that what's going on.

05-25-2008, 01:19 PM	#6
akiburis Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 614 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Device: Sony PRS-505, iLiad Book Edition	I'm a very new iLiad user, so I surely don't know all the answers. However, I have connected mine successfully to the Internet (the iDS) through an ethernet cable connected to the router, not to a computer; I think this is what one is meant to do to make a wired connection. One may also connect the iLiad to a computer (via USB) to transfer files from the computer, but I don't know whether it's possible to share an Internet connection by connecting the iLiad to the computer.

05-25-2008, 02:39 PM	#7
daudi Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 904 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, UK Device: iRex iLiad, Psion 5MX, nokia n800	There have been a few threads about this, but I don't remember the details. There was this one on the irex forum. Try searching there and here for threads about "router" or perhaps "internet sharing".

05-25-2008, 09:04 PM	#9
sharpshin Member Posts: 13 Karma: 301 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Silicon Valley Device: Iliad V2	@ merdax: The ping results validate your Iliad is connected ok, but there is no Irex supplied software that does anything but connect to their IDs server for software updates. To make any other use of the internet you have to install one or more of the applications that others have provided. See the the Iliad Software Releases forum for more details. Make sure you browse through the Sticky posts that provide a lot of good info.

05-26-2008, 12:46 AM	#10
merdax Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: irex	@ sharpshin thanx,but is there any other software that can be installed on my iliad's not updated version?

05-28-2008, 07:17 AM	#11
rincewind Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 479 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: iLiad	When the iLiad says "unsuccessful" it's because it tries to connect to an SMB file share (the one you configured in the settings for computer synchronization). You must either setup linux and samba as mentioned in the iRex forums or install the Companion Software (or set up a matching file share yourself) on Windows. If you have done so, check (and double check!) the parameters you put into the configuration. And yes, I know it is very annoying that it seems to be a network error when it really is a "connection refused" or "authentication failure" or any other error. It buggers me when people stupid down their error messages because it is too difficult for people to understand. "It's not working" is a very bad start in a troubleshooting process. /R

05-28-2008, 09:54 AM	#12
Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	I agree with rincewind. The error messages when trying to sync with a computer are very confusing. If you just want to test that your iLiad can connect to the network/internet, then make sure you're connecting to "iDS" and not "computer" from the screen that pops up right after you hold the connect button. There is a whole big list of potential problems when trying to connect to a computer, and they all show up as "unsuccessful" on the iLiad. It's really difficult to figure out exactly what the failure is. Also, if you're running an ethernet cable from your iLiad to your PC in order to get internet access, you need to make sure that "internet sharing" is enabled on the PC (I think it's turned off by default?).

06-03-2008, 12:53 PM	#13
merdax Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: irex	my adsl modem is USB! so,can i connect the modem to my iliad and set the ip ? will iliad work to connect directly to the internet?

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