Chapter 7 Page 141
Idle timeout
The Idle timeout setting defines how long your handheld waits before dropping the connection
with your ISP or dial-in server when you switch out of a TCP/IP application.
To set the Idle timeout:
1. Tap the Idle timeout pick list and select one of the following options:
2. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Defining primary and secondary DNS
The Domain Naming System (DNS) is a mechanism in the Internet for translating the names of
host computers into IP addresses. When you enter a DNS number (or IP address), you are
identifying a specific server that handles the translation services.
Each IP address has four sections, separated by periods. In the Details dialog box, you enter each
section separately. Each section of an IP address is made up of a number from 0 to 255; numbers
are the only allowable characters in this field.
Ask your Internet Service Provider or System Administrator for the correct Primary or Secondary
DNS IP numbers.
Note: Most Internet Service Providers automatically provide DNS information. Leave the Query
DNS option checked unless you are certain you need to manually enter DNS information.
To enter a primary and secondary DNS:
1. Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it.
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field, and then enter the first
section of the IP address.
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3. Repeat step 2 for the second, third, and last sections of the Primary DNS field.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
1 minute Waits one minute for you to open another application before it drops the
connection.
2 minutes Waits two minutes.
3 minutes Waits three minutes.
Never Keeps your PPP or SLIP connection until you turn off your handheld (or until it
times out). See page 133 for information on the Auto-off delay setting.
