R – How to debug wireless problems on a mobile app when it has to be wired to run in debug mode

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I'm trying to track down some bugs on a Windows Mobile 5.0 app. The testers can reproduce these bugs no problem, but I can't. They are using the devices across a wireless network, but I'm always running the app in an emulator, or on the actual device while it's in its cradle. In other words I always have a hard-wired connection.

I'm not sure how to approach this. Boatloads of logging? Is there some way to get Visual Studio to "Start Debugging" across the wireless connection? How does one effectively debug wireless connection issues on a mobile device?

Best Answer

You can get the debugger working over the wireless by manually running conmanclietn2.exe and cmaccept.exe, but the fact that the debugger is then using the connection may well affect your testing (depends on what the issues you're trying to find are). Your best bet is to use logging.

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