No, because XP Pro found the adapter and didn't ask for any drivers. It
was advertised that this particular one didn't need the user to install
drivers, and that XP would use its own. I wondered if this could be the
problem.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert
Carter
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:42 AM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] help with Bluetooth
Hi Sarah,
Did you install the drivers that come with the Belkin Adapter? If
not, that may be your problem.
Robert Carter
At 08:37 AM 12/14/2005, you wrote:
>I'll join in the Bluetooth effort. I am borrowing a Belkin
>Bluetooth USB adapter from a friend, and am having trouble getting
>it to work with ActiveSync. Both the BN and the PC say they are
>communicating through ActiveSync, yet nothing shows up in mobile
>devices. I don't have KeySync installed, as MS Office is not on my
>PC. I only want to use Bluetooth to exchange files for now. Any
>help will be greatly appreciated, and I hope I can provide some
>insight into this situation.
>
>Sarah
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul
>Henrichsen
>Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:42 PM
>To: Braillenote List
>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] help with bluetooth
>
>
>Hi, Don. What bluetooth software are you using? The reason I ask is that I
>found that with D-link, when you install their drivers, microsoft installs
>theirs. This makes the d0link ones not work. They show you on their web
>site how to get rid of the microsoft ones that service pack two uses and
>use the d-link ones instead. Then, you see something on the desktop called
>my bluetooth places that you can bring up and make changes to all of the
>services offered.
>It looks like they all need to have a virtual com port assigned to them.
>I also would like to get this working. Maybe between you, me and Dan, we
>can get things going<grin>.
>At 12/12/2005 08:03 PM, you wrote:
>
> >Hi Dan,
> >
> >Maybe you can answer a question for me regarding bluetooth.
> >
> >I can find my pc searching from the bn just fine. But, there are no
> >services listed and only the message "unsupported' (without quotes), and
> >if I go into the
> >bluetooth area of control pannedl, there are no services listed there.
> >
> >Do you happen to know how one goes about adding services on the pc side of
> >things? I'm using xp home service pack 2. The only comport which
> >bluetooth seems to be looking at is com12. Do I need to point other
> >things such as activesync to that port in order to get them to show up on
> >the pc as
> >services?
> >
> >Obviously, since I'm getting the unsupported message I can't
> connect to pair.
> >
> >Any help from you or someone else would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >The bn, actually the MPower, sees my cell phone and my blue logger gps
> >receiver just fine along with the services they offer.
> >
> >It's just the pc that seems to be the problem and I don't know how
> to fix it.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Don
> >
> >On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:50:37 -0500, Dan Kelley wrote:
> >
> >Hey Paul, not much experience with the d-link, but the key is to tell
active
> >sync to look on the com port that your Bluetooth device is on.
> >On mine, I use com7. Activesync defaults back to com1 constantly.
> >
> >Properties of the d-link under device manager or device settings
should give
> >you the com port info.
> >Once you get the notetaker and the pc paired, you can connect with active
> >sync to transfer files and use your computers internet connection to
connect
> >to the net or check email.
> >Just make a new internet connection using ethernet as the device to
use for
> >connecting.
> >that didn't make any sense to me at first, but it worked.
> >
> >When you do the pairing, initiate it from the braillenote side. The PC
> >should respond by asking you if you want this device to connect, and
ask you
> >to enter a password or pen.
> >
> >Good luck with it. Bluetooth is pretty awesome. I use it all the
time when
> >I'm teaching. I walk around the room connected to the internet looking at
> >the pages the kids are looking at on their pc's.
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
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> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul
> >Henrichsen
> >Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 1:25 PM
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: [Braillenote] help with bluetooth
> >
> >
> >Hi, glist. I am using a D-link bluetooth adapter. I would be interested in
> >corresponding with anyone who has gotten this working between ttheir
> >MPower and their pc. I have not had any ssuccess with active sync nor with
> >internet using bluetooth, yet I understand it is possible.
> >Any suggestions would be helpful, especially if you are using a d-link
> >bluetooth.
> >Thanks.
> >
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