You'll need:
- On the Mac
* Apple Remote Access Personal Server 3.0, or MacOS 9
* an FTP server on your Mac (I used NetPresenz -
http://www.netpresenz.com)
- On the WinCE device
* an FTP client (I used ScottyFTP -
http://www.ruksun.com/ ).
Instructions:
1) On the WinCE device create a new connection
-> Start Menu > Programs > Communications > Connections
-> Double-tap New Connection
2) Name it something you like. Select 'Dial-Up Connection' and tap 'Next'. Select 'Hayes Compatible on COM1' as modem. Then click Configure and set the baud rate to 115200 (or the maximum of your Mac's port) and check 'Manual Dial'. Click 'OK'.
3) (If you're Mac is configured for LAN/cable modem internet access, you mayu not need this step.) On the Mac open the TCP/IP control panel and create a new Configuration (File > Configurations. Click duplicate) Select 'Ethernet' in the 'Connect' popupmenu and 'Manually' in the 'Configure' popupmenu.
4) In the TCP/IP control panel click the 'Options' button at the bottom of the window (if you don't see this button, choose 'User Mode' from the Edit menu and click 'Advanced'). Disable 'Load only when needed'.
5) On the Mac open the Remote Access control panel (make sure ARA PS is installed first) and choose 'Answering' from the 'Remote Access' menu. Enable Answering and PPP answering. Enter an IP in the field and close the window. Open the Modem control panel and select 'Null Modem 115200' as your modem. Select the serial port to which you WinCE device is connected to.
It's possible that your WinCE device now tries to connect to your Mac. Abort that. (You can also disable this in the 'Communications' Settings panel on the WinCE device).
6) Open the Users and Groups control panel (or open the Sharing Setup control panel and click the Users and Groups tab if you don't have a Users and Groups control panel) and create a new user for the WinCE device. Enable 'Answering' for that user.
7) On the WinCE device open the newly created dialup connection by choosing it from 'Start Menu > Programs > Communications'. Enter the name and password you gave to the device in the Users and Groups control panel/tab. Leave 'Domain' empty and tap 'Connect'. If a terminal window pops up dismiss it with the OK button. After a few seconds the connection should be established. If not try setting the Baud settings to a lower value (56k should work on all Macs).
8) Set up the FTP server on the Mac to share a folder with the files you want to transfer to the WinCE device (see manual that came with the server).
9) Open the FTP client on the WinCE device and let it connect to the your Mac's IP address (you can look this up in the TCP/IP control panel).
10) That's it. You should now see your Mac's files in the FTP client. Now just download them and that's it.
Some valuable tips: If you want to upload software which comes with an installer, upload the .CAB file corresponding with your WinCE device (MIPS, SH3, SH4 or ARM). Do not upload the installer as they're for x86 PC computers.
If this works I'm going to try to combine the functionality of the ARA PS and the FTP server in one application, possibly with automatic decoding of WinCE software installers. So please let me know if this works for you and wether additional steps were necessary.
[This message has been edited by Evinyatar (edited 11-15-2000).]
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