6101 irDA PC Suite success!

Question

HI
I have looked at lots of posts on connecting a Nokia 6101 to PC Suite by any means. I have Win XP Home.
I connected my 6101 to PC Suite by infrared with Maplin's USB adapter - there is a cheaper SigmaTel adapter around which may also work (I didn't force the PC to re-install the drivers on the CD-ROM, it came with: it set up some kinda connection without actually talking to Nokia PC Suite).
Anyway the Maplin one DOES connect to PC Suite!
Two important things to ensure are
(a) the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the phone (as you look at the keyboard) should face the IR adaptor
(b) the speed you select should be 115200 bps (Do Start, RIGHT Click "My Computer", select "Properties", then "Hardware" Tab, "Device Manager" Button, find and expand "Infrared Devices" and look in its "Properties": "Advanced" Tab)
If the PC speakers are on, you will be able to hear XP telling you of a successful IR connection: an old Sci Fi, Dr Who-type "boingy" sound. If connection is fading you hear a strange echoey rumble like a World War Two bomber in "Dambusters". If connection is lost, you hear a "whoosh!".
Connection with IR to Nokia PC Suite lets you move/backup photos and sounds to the PC, mess around with address books and messages and copy applications onto the phone.
What you CAN'T do is update the software (is this crucial?). For that you need to connect by cable - something that might involve endless try-outs of genuine Nokia cables. No sign of any CA-42 cable success in these forums!
Hope someone else finds this useful
Rupertrealbear

Answer 1

Suddenly everything is OK, isn't it irritating, me thinks Nokia has to sort PC Suite out. It appears to give a lot of people problems with connection!!