usb irda dongle problem

Hi

Does anyone have any experience with these.

The first one i got and installled did not seem to work, it shows as working
correctly in device manager but thats it, i assume it should show in the
taskbar like on a laptop.

I have used the wireless link in control panel in xp and the 'display in
taskbar when infrared activity is detected' is checked but no signs of life.
I have tried our phones on 2 different laptops and they are immediately
detected and identified correctly.

I have also tried all the permetations of connecting before and after
booting the pc but none of it seems to make any difference, am i missing
something.

I returned it (through the post, it was an ebay purchase) and received
another but its exactly the same.

Any advice appreciated

Gary

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What dongle are you using (brand/model)? Did you download and install a
driver from the manufacturer or are you using the one that Windows loaded
automatically? I have one made by SigmaTel, and it took a little tweaking
at first, but it's been working flawlessly for over a year now.

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"geepeetee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Hi

Does anyone have any experience with these.

The first one i got and installled did not seem to work, it shows as working
correctly in device manager but thats it, i assume it should show in the
taskbar like on a laptop.

I have used the wireless link in control panel in xp and the 'display in
taskbar when infrared activity is detected' is checked but no signs of life.
I have tried our phones on 2 different laptops and they are immediately
detected and identified correctly.

I have also tried all the permetations of connecting before and after
booting the pc but none of it seems to make any difference, am i missing
something.

I returned it (through the post, it was an ebay purchase) and received
another but its exactly the same.

Any advice appreciated

Gary

Hi

It is listed in device manager as 'donshine co usb device' Yes the driver
came with it on a disc.

What did you tweak, is it usb and does it show in the taskbar when its
running?

thanks

Gary
"Vlad Andreyev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What dongle are you using (brand/model)? Did you download and install a
> driver from the manufacturer or are you using the one that Windows loaded
> automatically? I have one made by SigmaTel, and it took a little tweaking
> at first, but it's been working flawlessly for over a year now.
>
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>
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>
>
> "geepeetee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> Does anyone have any experience with these.
>
> The first one i got and installled did not seem to work, it shows as
> working
> correctly in device manager but thats it, i assume it should show in the
> taskbar like on a laptop.
>
> I have used the wireless link in control panel in xp and the 'display in
> taskbar when infrared activity is detected' is checked but no signs of
> life.
> I have tried our phones on 2 different laptops and they are immediately
> detected and identified correctly.
>
> I have also tried all the permetations of connecting before and after
> booting the pc but none of it seems to make any difference, am i missing
> something.
>
> I returned it (through the post, it was an ebay purchase) and received
> another but its exactly the same.
>
> Any advice appreciated
>
> Gary
>
>
>

I had to change the driver settings in the device properties. For some
reason, when the driver was installed, the settings were not default. After
I changed them all to their default values, the thing started working.
However, I have a different dongle, and you may have to do something else.
Did you try googling Donshine? There are a few discussions of this
problem...

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"geepeetee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Hi

It is listed in device manager as 'donshine co usb device' Yes the driver
came with it on a disc.

What did you tweak, is it usb and does it show in the taskbar when its
running?

thanks

Gary
"Vlad Andreyev" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> What dongle are you using (brand/model)? Did you download and install a
> driver from the manufacturer or are you using the one that Windows loaded
> automatically? I have one made by SigmaTel, and it took a little tweaking
> at first, but it's been working flawlessly for over a year now.
>
> --
>
> \/ L /\ D
>
>
> "geepeetee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> Does anyone have any experience with these.
>
> The first one i got and installled did not seem to work, it shows as
> working
> correctly in device manager but thats it, i assume it should show in the
> taskbar like on a laptop.
>
> I have used the wireless link in control panel in xp and the 'display in
> taskbar when infrared activity is detected' is checked but no signs of
> life.
> I have tried our phones on 2 different laptops and they are immediately
> detected and identified correctly.
>
> I have also tried all the permetations of connecting before and after
> booting the pc but none of it seems to make any difference, am i missing
> something.
>
> I returned it (through the post, it was an ebay purchase) and received
> another but its exactly the same.
>
> Any advice appreciated
>
> Gary
>
>
>