Hi Paul I running the same m/c & OS been using my IRdA with a Nokia 6210 for quite a while. If I remember correctly I had the same problem until I turned on the extensions - go to your apple menu - extensions manager - extensions & make sure the extensions are switched on.
Once you've done that you will need to open modem control panel and chose the correct modem option in if you want to use to as a modem - in my case Nokia Infra-red. Next is the TCP/IP control panel & from "connect via" choose infra-red port. once you've done this you need to activate the IRdA device & then open the IRdA control panel which should tell if it is in range. Admittedly this all about using the IRdA as a modem, if not then you need to go to the AppleTalk control panel & chose infra-red port from "connect via" if you are only transferring data such as address book info from a mobile. I think that is it, I'm sure if it isn't some one else out that will point out any errors or omissions :-) Cheers Angus > Im using a Powerbook G3 333 with a bronze keyboard and 9.2.1. > > When I try to open the Infrared control panel, I get the following message: > > The Infrared control panel cannot run on this Macintosh because IrDA is not > available. > > It looks like the port is not being recognized. > > Any ideas on why this fault would occur? > > I am using a Keyspan usb to serial adapter but I can't see how this would > interact with the infrared port.
