Hello all, I understand that the BrailleNote Apex can now use the Bluetooth PAN (personal area network) service to connect to the internet. For those unfamiliar with PAN, it is different from the older DUN (dial-up networking service) which older devices used to connect to the internet over bluetooth. The latter required a phone number, username, etc. and simulated a dial-up modem; the former simulates an Ethernet network connection instead, so shouldn't require these fields.
However, in my tests I haven't been able to get this to work with my iPhone's personal hotspot functionality. I would prefer to use this over Bluetooth rather than WI-FI on my Apex, as this will require less effort to establish the connection on my part every time, but I can't figure out how to set up the PAN connection. When I pair and activate the "Serial" service of the iPhone with the Apex, then go to set up a new connection and select iPhone as the device, the Apex prompts for a phone number, username, and so on, as if I were connecting to a DUN device. Alternatively, I've tried simply connecting using the Default Ethernet Connection configuration, but this appears not to work either. Any other ideas what to try? Cheers, Grant ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
