imperia 0 Posted March 12, 2003 i got this from the windows help file: "In the Windows .NET Server 2003 family, only Windows .NET Server 2003, Standard Edition supports infrared networking." somebody have any idea how to get it to work? Share this post Link to post
DS3Circuit 0 Posted March 12, 2003 That would be correct, this feature has been disabled and I too have yet to find a work around http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treevie...IrDAtopnode.asp Share this post Link to post
imperia 0 Posted March 12, 2003 damn. maybe the only solution is to install standard edition. maybe there is some way to "extract" required dlls and to manage enterprise to work with it. does "wireless networking" means infrared at all or infrared without network support. because my driver installs correctly (not yellow mark) but just do not work. Share this post Link to post
DS3Circuit 0 Posted March 12, 2003 Infared is a division of wireless networking If you mean more along the lines of 802.11 then that is different from infared ... perhaps the drivers for your wireless device do not yet support .NET ... have you tried the latest ones or contacting the manufacturer? Is the wireless configuration service running? Double check your wireless nic configs ... WEP ESSID and so on ... Share this post Link to post
adamvjackson 0 Posted March 12, 2003 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition does not have infared support. Only the Std. Edition and Web Edition support IR devices. Share this post Link to post
DosFreak 2 Posted March 12, 2003 That is some weird....stuff. Any explanation as to why? Share this post Link to post
sapiens74 0 Posted March 12, 2003 I would assume you needn't be using IR on a large server. Share this post Link to post
imperia 0 Posted March 12, 2003 this is very stupid. if i am going to spend thousand of dollars for the best windows i want to have all extras. can somebody tell me the major differences between standard, web server and enterprise server editions. because i am going to install standard edition if infrared is not supported on enterprise. Share this post Link to post
DS3Circuit 0 Posted March 12, 2003 Quote: an somebody tell me the major differences between standard, web server and enterprise server editions http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/features/compareeditions.mspx Share this post Link to post
BladeRunner 0 Posted March 12, 2003 The chances are that you would not be using IR on a server, can't really think of an instance when you would be. If you are spening thousands on a server OS to use it as a workstation, well at least you have prior warning that the support is not there. If you planning on using this OS as a workstation and are not spending thousands then you certainly don't have any valid arguments. Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted March 12, 2003 First, it's the *Enterprise* class of server, and I sorely doubt that anyone will ever need to use IR on a clustered or giant server that you would run this version of the OS on. In addition, I haven't seen *any* server that would benefit from it, and in fact I would see it as a possible security hole if the system was hosting a firewall and the firewall app was not made "aware" of this possible connection. I just can't see why anyone would actually want that support on a server. Share this post Link to post
darkfader 0 Posted May 9, 2004 It works for me (W2K3 enterprise) after a bit of hacking. Add correct device category by finding Ir320.inf using google. Remove the exclusion and sys file from the inf. Install and remove it again Or maybe a registry file like this will do... (save with extension .reg and run it) ;***** BEGIN Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{6BDD1FC5-810F-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F}] "Class"="Infrared" @="Infrared devices" "EnumPropPages32"="NetCfgx.dll,NetPropPageProvider" "Icon"="1401" "Installer32"="NetCfgx.dll,NetClassInstaller" ;***** END Download Windows W2K3 normal server (or 4-in-1). Expand some inf files. Extract some files from DRIVER.CAB. hidir.sys irbus.sys irclass.dll irda.sys irenum.sys irftp.exe irmk7.sys irmon.dll irprops.cpl irsir.sys irsnap.chm irstusb.sys ir_begin.wav ir_end.wav ir_inter.wav KBDIR.DLL msircomm.sys nscirda.sys rasirda.sys smcirda.sys viairda.sys wshirda.dll Then install your IR device using those files. It should automatically copy them to the right system dirs. Good luck and regards, DarkFader DarkFader.net PS: don't ask me to send the filez Share this post Link to post
galenonet 0 Posted May 27, 2004 many thanks, I'm very close to the solution, but I still have a problem: when I try to install the new device my system asks me for a generic .inf file (containing the information on hardware) that I don't have...where can I take it? thanks for all Share this post Link to post
Demophobie 0 Posted June 29, 2004 Yeah i have same question too. Windows asks for a inf-file! ;( Share this post Link to post
frusciante 0 Posted June 29, 2004 Originally posted by Demophobie: Quote: Yeah i have same question too. Windows asks for a inf-file! ;( Wow, I was just about to post the same thing. Yeah, anybody has a full solution that would be great! matt Share this post Link to post
Demophobie 0 Posted June 29, 2004 I think if noone replies i will copy the files to the folders they have to be in and restart, perhaps win2k3 will use them to install the ifrared port. damn i need it today! Share this post Link to post
frusciante 0 Posted June 30, 2004 Originally posted by Demophobie: Quote: I think if noone replies i will copy the files to the folders they have to be in and restart, perhaps win2k3 will use them to install the ifrared port. damn i need it today! Did you happen to get it working? Share this post Link to post
Demophobie 0 Posted June 30, 2004 No it didnt work! I will use Standard Edition now. I'm annoyed. Share this post Link to post
clutch 1 Posted July 19, 2004 I would like to see what your ir320.inf file looks like. I got mine to start installing, but it bombs out on a service portion of the file. Share this post Link to post
SteveLiao 0 Posted September 1, 2004 Originally posted by Demophobie: Quote: Yeah i have same question too. Windows asks for a inf-file! ;( I Expanded Some .IN_ Files From The Windows Server 2003 Standard Ed. DISC, and put them into The Same Folder with extracted IrDA Driver Files. Then I can Update the "UNKNOWN" Device Driver Into IrDA Device, by Selecting to search the Folder with those .ini and .dll files. It looks like a Normal IrDA Device working now, but still not to know how to serve as a network device. Share this post Link to post
nitrous 0 Posted September 9, 2004 All needed files (or not?): http://nitrostudio.fromru.com/nitrous_IR_for_Win2K3_Enterprise.zip Work (full functional) with my Tekram IR Port. Share this post Link to post
jin911 0 Posted September 29, 2004 U can find solution right here (http://www.xnt.info/news.php?id=2591) ______ Yankee go home! Share this post Link to post
rap3r 0 Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by jin911: Quote: U can find solution right here (http://www.xnt.info/news.php?id=2591) ______ Yankee go home! Did anybody tried this? O got driver error cannot loud when I try to install this. Can anybody translate this manuals how to install? Share this post Link to post
pashec 0 Posted October 13, 2004 translation: 1. download & unpack archive to a folder http://leech.x-forum.info/leech.php/Irda...41d55ee0ad94248 2. right-click "irda_install.inf" in that folder and choose "Install" 3. copy all .inf files to Windows\inf folder 4. reboot 5. install irda as usual 6. if during install windows asks for any files, direct it to archive folder I tryed it, works fine (2003 ent., tekram 410w) Share this post Link to post
rap3r 0 Posted October 14, 2004 Thank you it works now, before I didn't copy inf files to inf directory... Share this post Link to post