How to resolve connection terminated error message on a USB dongle

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Daniel

Step 1

Remove the dongle from the computer, then follow the below instructions for the relevant operating system that you are using on your computer.

Windows XP

Start > My Computer > C: (if root Windows drive) > Documents and settings > All users > Application Data > Microsoft > Network > Connections > Pbk

Windows Vista / 7

Start > Computer > C: (if root Windows drive) > Users > (windows login username) > AppData > Roaming > Microsoft > Network > Connections > Pbk

At this point if you have been able to find the correct folder then skip to step 3.

Step 2

If “Application Data/AppData” folder is not there then it is hidden by the Operating System.

To un-hide the folder, follow the below instructions for the relevant operating system that you are using on your computer.

Windows XP

Start > My Computer > Tools (at the top) > Folder Options > View tab > Put a green dot (i.e. Click) next to “View hidden files and folders” > Apply > OK

Windows Vista / 7

Start > Computer > Tools (at the top – if its not there press the “Alt” button once to make it appear) > Folder Options > View tab > Put a green dot (i.e. Click) next to “View hidden files and folders” > Apply > OK

Step 3

Once in the correct location for the relevant operating system, look for and delete the “Rasphone.pbk” file.

Step 4

Reboot the PC, plug the dongle back into the computer and try connect to the internet again using the software you was supplied with or have download from your operators website for the dongle.

Step 5

If the above does not resolve the problem try the following for the relevant operating system that you are using on your computer.

Windows XP (Category View)

Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Services.

Windows XP (Classic View)

Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

Windows Vista / 7 (Category View)

Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Services.

Windows Vista / 7 (Classic View)

Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

Once you have the services window open then please follow the next few steps.

  1. Scroll to the service named “Remote Access Connection Manager” If status shows as “Started” then go no further as this will not solve the issue, other troubleshooting avenues must be explored, I have yet to see this as being started and a user having the connection terminated error. If its not showing as started continue with the next steps.
  2. Right-click it and select “Properties”.
  3. Click “General” and select “Manual” in the start-up type.
  4. Click “Start” and then “OK”.

If the service cannot be started, please start the below services first and ensure their start-up values are the same as those given beside:

  1. Remote Procedure Call (RPC) – Automatic
  2. Plug and Play – Automatic
  3. Telephony – Manual

The above three services must be started in order for the “Remote Access Connection Manager” to start. Now go back to the “Remote Access Connection Manager” in services and try and start this again, should it now start plug the dongle back into the computer and try and connect to the internet again with the software you was supplied with or have download from your operators website for the dongle.

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How to use conditional call forwarding on the iPhone

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Daniel

iPhone allows you to setup basic call forwarding to direct all calls to another phone number. It doesn’t provide any interface to setup “call forwarding when busy” and/or any other conditional call fowarding options.

It is however capable of doing this, but with the lack of an interface we are left to do it via gsm codes.

Activate Call Forwarding

To setup “Call forward if busy”, dial *67*[phone number]# and tap “Call”

To setup “Call forward if not answered”, dial *61*[phone number]# and tap “Call”

To setup “Call forward if unreachable”, simply dial *62*[phone number]# and tap “Call”

Deactivate Call Forwarding

To deactivate “Call forward if busy”, simply dial #67# and tap “Call”

To deactivate “Call forward if not answered”, simply dial #61# and tap “Call”

To deactivate “Call forward if not reachable”, simply dial #62# and tap “Call”

You do not need to remember all these codes. If you usually use “Call Forward if busy”, save the number as a new contact. Next time, when you need to activate call forwarding, just look up that contact and dial the number.

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How to delete a Microsoft Exchange Server account from a Windows Mobile device

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Daniel

If you have ever added a microsoft exchange server email account to your windows mobile device and then was unable to delete it, it can be done but the way in which you have to delete isn’t the way that would normally come to mind as you dont delete it in the same way you would a normal pop3/imap email account from the phone.

What you need to do is Go to Start -> Active Sync -> Menu ->  Options -> Highlight Microsoft Exchange -> Click on Menu-> Delete.

Note: This will delete all your e-mail, contacts, calendar and task entries that were synchronised with the exchange server, but you can now setup syncing via the microsoft myphone server if you wish.

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Setting up a dongle on Ubuntu Linux from scratch

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Daniel

In order for us to get a dongle working on Ubuntu we need to check we have a few prerequisites first before we are able to do anything.

The software we are going to be using with the dongle to connect and disconnect from the internet is going to be HSO Connect.  There is a guide on there website for getting a dongle to work on Ubuntu but I personally felt it was a complicated way to get it to work when there is a easier way.

Back to the prerequisites at the time of this being written the HSO Connect software is written on python 2.5 and so this needs to be installed, if you have jumped the gun already and have the HSO Connect software installed and have tried to load it you will have got the message “Failed to execute child process “python2.5″ (No such file or directory)”.  Basically just Ubuntu telling you python 2.5 isn’t installed.

If you haven’t yet installed the HSO Connect software you can easily check if you have python 2.5 installed by going to the menu bar at the top of the screen and clicking on system -> administration -> synaptic package manager -> then type in the quick search box “python2.5″ once the package has been found right click on it and choose mark for installation, then click apply.

Once python2.5 has been installed we then need to get the HSO Connect and HSO Link software from there website here: http://www.pharscape.org/HSOconnect.html / http://www.pharscape.org/hsolinkcontrol.html.  When I downloaded the packages using firefox I choose to run rather than save the packages, however when I did this I got an error message saying that the files “could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences.” you may also get the same error message, I would advise you to save the packages first and then choose to run them to avoid this error message.  I can only presume its something to do with firefox.

Once they have been downloaded double click on each of the files one at a time, doesn’t matter which one you do first.  A new window will open with information about the package and an “install package” button, click on this button for both of the files that you downloaded earlier, once there both installed you can find the HSO Connect software by clicking on the menu bar at the top of the screen and clicking on applications -> internet -> HSOConnect software.

In order for you to actually get connected to the internet you may need to add the apn name and username and password into the software before you can get connected.

But thats all there is to it I can guarantee this does work I tested it with an Orange icon 225 dongle, but this will work the same with the huawei dongles.

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Using the HTC Hero as a USB 3G Modem

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Daniel

It is possible to use the HTC Hero as a USB 3G modem with both Windows XP and Vista.

In order to use this functionality the HTC Sync software must be installed onto the PC first.

The Installer for this software is included on the SD Card that comes with the phone, alternatively it is also available for download from HTC Direct.  http://www.htc.com/uk/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=283&act=sd&cat=all

You can download the software to your PC, or insert the MicroSD card into a suitable reader to access the software, whatever is easier for yourself.

Once the software has been installed on your PC, connect your phone upto the PC via the supplied USB cable, on the phone press the menu button, then on the touch screen press settings, then wireless controls and then mobile network sharing to enable it, this should now be ticked.

Windows will now detect the new hardware automatically and install the HTC Remote NDIS Network Adapter. You can check this by going into the Device Manager and expanding “Network adapters”.

Provided the phone has a data connect, you will now be able to use that connection from your PC.

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