[P1] palm won't connect

[George Slusher]

>My Palm used to connect ok in hot sync with my ibook when I was in OS 9.
>Now, in X, I can't get a connection.
>Everything *seems* to be turned on okay--the Palm connects with a serial 
>to USB. System Profile recognizes the USB>serial connection.
>User names are the same on iBook and on Palm.
>But each time I try I get a failed-to-connect message, it says:
>"The connection between your handheld computer and the desktop could not 
>be established. Please check your setup and try again."

Does your iBook have USB? (I thought all of them did.) If so, you could 
get a USB cable for the Palm fairly cheaply (Check eBay, for example) and 
eliminate the USB-serial converter problem. 

George Slusher/Eugene, OR
gslusher at rio.com