Wireless synchronization testing

1. A method for establishing a synchronization connection between a computing device and a mobile device, the method comprising:

sending a first test message from the computing device to a mobile device over a wired test communication channel; the first test message comprising a first test ID;

at the computing device, receiving from the mobile device over a wireless synchronization channel a second test ID and an indication of a wireless synchronization protocol, the wired test communication channel being different than the wireless synchronization channel;

when a connection with the mobile device is established using the wireless synchronization protocol:

sending from the computing device a second test message to the mobile device using the wireless synchronization protocol over the wireless synchronization channel; and

at the computing device, monitoring the mobile device over the wired test communication channel for reception of the second test message.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising if a connection with the mobile device using the wireless synchronization protocol is not established within a predetermined amount of time, outputting an error message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending synchronization information to the mobile device in response to acknowledgement that the second test message has been received by the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting an error message in response to not receiving an acknowledgement within a predetermined amount of time that the second test message has been received by the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting an error message if the second test ID is not received within a predetermined amount of time.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the test communication channel comprises a universal serial bus connection.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second test ID and the indication of the wireless synchronization protocol are accompanied by a malformed header, and wherein the indication of the wireless synchronization protocol comprises an IP address and a port number.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to receiving the second test ID, testing the first test ID and the second test ID; and

if the first test ID matches the second test ID, initiating the connection with the mobile device using the wireless synchronization protocol.

9. A computing device comprising a data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by a logic subsystem to establish a synchronization connection between the computing device and a mobile device, the instructions executable to:

send a test message containing a first test ID to the mobile device over a wired test communication channel;

at the computing device, receive from the mobile device SSDP and UDP packets comprising a malformed header, a second test ID, an IP address, and a port number over a wireless synchronization channel, the wired test communication channel being different than the wireless synchronization channel;

in response to receiving the SSDP and UDP packets, test the second test ID;

if the second test ID matches the first test ID, then initiate a TCP/IP connection with the mobile device based on the IP address and the port number;

when the TCP/IP connection is established:

send a TCP/IP message containing the first test ID from the computing device to the mobile device over the TCP/IP connection; and

at the computing device, monitor the mobile device over the wired test communication channel for reception of the TCP/IP message.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable to send synchronization information to the mobile device in response to acknowledgement that the TCP/IP message has been received by the mobile device.

11. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable to output an error message in response to the SSDP and UDP packets not being received within a predetermined amount of time.

12. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable to output an error message in response to not receiving acknowledgement within a predetermined amount of time that the TCP/IP message has been received by the mobile device.

13. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions are further executable to output an error message in response to the TCP/IP connection with the mobile device not being established within a predetermined amount of time.

14. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the test communication channel comprises a universal serial bus connection.

15. a method for establishing a synchronization connection between a computing device and a mobile device, the method comprising:

at the mobile computing device, receiving a first test message comprising a first test ID from a computing device over a wired test communication channel;

in response to receiving the first test message, sending from the mobile computing device over a wireless synchronization channel a second test ID and an indication of a wireless synchronization protocol to the computing device, the wired test communication channel being different than the wireless synchronization channel;

when a connection with the computing device is established using the wireless synchronization protocol:

receiving a second test message from the computing device using the wireless synchronization protocol over the wireless synchronization channel; and

in response to receiving the second test message, sending from the mobile computing device a test success message to the computing device over the wired test communication channel.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second test ID and the indication of the wireless synchronization protocol are accompanied by a malformed header.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the indication of the wireless synchronization protocol comprises an IP address and a port number.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the test communication channel comprises a universal serial bus connection.