I downloaded midpSSH (full build MIDP2.0) from xk72.com for my Nokia 6230i, but every time I tried to connect, I got a flashing STOP with the error Quote: [sic] Writer:Error occured whilst opening connection followed by a white on black screen saying connecting to mydomain.com…

It turned out that the problem was the phone’s configuration. It needed support for Streaming applications added.

My settings for MidpSSH are:
Session: Host: mydomain.com Type:SSH Username:user Password:mypass Options:Create [These are same details as for PuTTY]

Network: Terminal: Default Polling I/O:Off

Interface: Full Screen:Off Orientation:Normal Terminal Size: Cols/Rows: Default Predictive Text:On

Fonts: Size:LCD 8×13 Mode:RGB FG:ffffff BG:000000

SSH: Prefer:SSH2 Public Key:Off Store Session:On Session Key:512

Phone configuration (for Vodafone UK PAYT):

    Web:

  • Account Name: Vodafone GPRS
  • Homepage: http://live.vodafone.com/
  • User: wap
  • Password: wap
  • Use Preferred Access Point: No
  • Access Point Settings:
  • Proxy: Enabled
  • Proxy Address: 212.183.137.012
  • Proxy Port: 8799
  • Data Bearer: GPRS
  • Bearer Settings:
  • GPRS Access Point: pp.vodafone.co.uk
  • Authentication Type: Normal
  • User name: wap
  • Password: wap

    • Streaming:

  • Account Name: VodaStream
  • UDP Port Range: 6970-7170
  • Use Preferred Access Point: No
  • Access Point Settings:
  • Proxy: Disabled
  • Bearer Settings:
  • GPRS Access Point: pp.vodafone.co.uk
  • Authentication Type: Normal
  • User name: wap
  • Password: wap

Don’t forget to Activate these settings. Fuller details of how to configure your Nokia can be found at Ronnie’s website

The settings for other UK networks can be obtained from here. Another error I got was “Subscribe to GPRS first” which also meant that I had something wrong in the phone’s configuration. The default configuration from Vodafone OTA (Over The Air) does not include streaming.

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