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Chapter 10 Setting Connection and Network Preferences
10.5
Setting Connection and Network Preferences: Network Preferences
To edit a service template:
1. Tap the Home icon . Then tap the Prefs icon .
2. Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen and select Network.
3. In the Network Preferences screen, tap the Service pick list. Tap the template you want to view details for. Then
tap Details.
4. Tap the Connection Type pick list, and select a connection type:
• PPP for Point-to-Point protocol. Select this type if you’re unsure which you need. If PPP doesn’t work, ask your
ISP or your system administrator for the correct connection type.
• SLIP for Serial Line Internet protocol.
• CSLIP for Compressed Serial Line Internet protocol.
5. Tap the
Idle Timeout pick list to specify how long your handheld waits to drop your connection when you switch
out of a TCP/IP application, and select Immediate, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, or Never (until the power is off
or your handheld times out).
The
Never option works best with the Palm™ Modem accessory.
6. Enter a DNS number following the instructions in the next section.
7. Tap OK.
To delete a service template:
1. Tap the Home icon . Then tap the Prefs icon .
2. Tap the
pick list in the upper right corner of the screen and select Network.
3. In the Network Preferences screen, tap the Service pick list. Tap the template you want to delete.
4. Tap the Menu icon .
5. Tap the Service menu, and then tap Delete.
6. Tap
OK.