Re: XP automatic recognition of Nokia as NIC?

[Perry Harrington <pedward () webcom com>]

I have one of those cellphones.  First, they don't 'announce' their presence,
they must have the IR feature enabled explicitly via the phone menu.  XP was
simply searching for IR devices and queried the phone with standard modem
commands (ATI4).

Second, these phones have a very limited range and line-of-site.  You must be
within about a foot for them to work, and then only if they are lined up well
with the IR port.

On a side note these phones are GSM and work at 9600bps with fairly high latency.

They work for emergency stuff though, great for using with a Psion.

In my opinion having one of these phones, this is a non-issue, as you cannot
perform any action without the owners explicit consent.

--Perry

> one of the latest Nokia cell phones.  One day he was using the PC when the
> Nokia was switched on and laid next to the PC.  The PC promptly put up a
>
> The risk is obvious, XP did not establish the ownership of the cell phone
> before dialing out.
>
> -- 
> Geoff Lane

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