Are you having trouble connecting your Windows Mobile device (PocketPC, Smartphone, PDA) to ActiveSync (XP) or Windows Mobile Device Center (Vista)?
It’s a hit-or-miss story when I try to sync while Eset SmartSecurity firewall is in automatic mode, especially when trying the ActiveSync via Bluetooth connection on the Treo Pro.
If you can set your firewall to interactive mode, that might work. Although I find the myriad of requests launched from Windows internal services too confusing for most people. One permanent block to any of these requests and some apps or services will fail in the future.
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