Birdie Sync 2.3.5.1, Thunderbird 6, two problems
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:28 pm
I had earlier versions of Birdie Sync and Thunderbird working, just syncing selected address books.
I am running Windows XP Pro with patches up to date.
I have updated Thunderbird to 6.0.2 and just updated Birdie Sync on both desktop and Android 2.3.2 (LG Optimus) phone. Next, enabled wi-fi on phone and connected to network ok. But Birdie Sync could not connect to server on my desktop. Opened Tools->Birdie Sync->Options in Thunderbird. Sure enough, IP address had changed. Changed to sync with computer name (verified in both the options window and in My Computer). The phone still could not resolve the name to an IP address. Switched to new IP address. (Somewhere in here I set a new sync connection password on desktop and phone, and documented it this time.) Still no luck.
I can't recall if I closed the Thunderbird Birdie Sync Options dialog while making these attempts. When I did close that dialog, Thunderbird crashed, but Birdie Sync stayed up on the desktop. I tried shutting down the phone's wi-fi connection and restarting the desktop. Merely opening and closing that dialog crashes Thunderbird.
I looked at a vaguely similar problem in the forum and checked Windows Firewall, found Birdie Sync allowed.
I don't know what else to do. Hope some one can help.
I am running Windows XP Pro with patches up to date.
I have updated Thunderbird to 6.0.2 and just updated Birdie Sync on both desktop and Android 2.3.2 (LG Optimus) phone. Next, enabled wi-fi on phone and connected to network ok. But Birdie Sync could not connect to server on my desktop. Opened Tools->Birdie Sync->Options in Thunderbird. Sure enough, IP address had changed. Changed to sync with computer name (verified in both the options window and in My Computer). The phone still could not resolve the name to an IP address. Switched to new IP address. (Somewhere in here I set a new sync connection password on desktop and phone, and documented it this time.) Still no luck.
I can't recall if I closed the Thunderbird Birdie Sync Options dialog while making these attempts. When I did close that dialog, Thunderbird crashed, but Birdie Sync stayed up on the desktop. I tried shutting down the phone's wi-fi connection and restarting the desktop. Merely opening and closing that dialog crashes Thunderbird.
I looked at a vaguely similar problem in the forum and checked Windows Firewall, found Birdie Sync allowed.
I don't know what else to do. Hope some one can help.