Infrared Not Working

[fred110]

I have Windows XP on my laptop. I installed an IRDA and driver. I turn my Nokia 6610 to Infrared and I get a connection briefly, tyhen it says my phone has moved out of range or is turned off. The it connects again for a few seconds, and drops again. Keeps doing this by itself. Any ideas? I just went and updated my OS online, the IRDA shows up in Windows as working. Maybe XP needs another fix?

[Crushdepth]

It might actually be your phone - the Nokia IR drivers are pretty crap (you wouldn't happen to be trying to sync with PC Suite would you? It's a very broken piece of software).

Can you connect other IR devices to your laptop ?

[fred110]

It might actually be your phone - the Nokia IR drivers are pretty crap (you wouldn't happen to be trying to sync with PC Suite would you? It's a very broken piece of software).

Can you connect other IR devices to your laptop ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I uninstalled Nolia Suite and I am using Oxygen software. My phone works on a friends PC. I have no other IR devices. Thanks.

[coldcrush]

I found with Nokia the same, unreliable infared. However try and move onto bluetooth, a much better and faster transfer,

[francois]

hi'

all respect to the old infrared, but bluetooth is a bit more actual and works fine.

francois

[Crushdepth]

While I can't get my phone to connect to PC Suite via infrared, it works just fine with any other application - including as a modem

[Joey Boy]

you need to turn the data rate and the accepted response latency down, I had the same problem with a nokia and the IRda cable.. These other apps which you have working maybe alter the windows settings for you

Its a common problem with Nokia I think..