Thanks! Thats it exactly.
-Dan
Richard Polivka, N6NKO wrote:
Methinks this may be what you are looking for ---
73 from 807,
Richard, N6NKO
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Here is a process that I am sure can be adapted for connecting to the
internet with you laptop using BT. This works for me on my IBM T42,
Fedora 8, Cingular 8525 smartphone, and bluetooth. I suggest that you
get an unlimited data plan or the cellphone carrier will eat your
bones for an appetizer.
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Process to connect to internet using IBM Thinkpad T42, Fedora 8 KDE,
and Cingular/AT&T 8525 (HTC) smartphone running WM6
Documents used:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/bluetooth-guide.xml
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_setup_Bluetooth
Linux kernel source tree (>=2.6.22) under Documentation/thinkpad_acpi.txt
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/09/21/rediscovering-bluetooth.html?page=last
Make sure that all the bluetooth programs are installed:
kdebluetooth-libs, bluez-libs, kdebluetooth, bluez-utils,
kmobiletools, bluez-hcidump, bluez-libs-devel, kdebluetooth-devel, and
dependencies.
Set up bluetooth operation per the thinkpad-acpi.txt documentation.
The default acpi-mask does not allow for Fn-F5 to turn on/off bluetooth.
Put these files in make life easier using a root shell:
/etc/acpi/actions/bluetooth.sh (permissions 755):
#!/bin/bash
#
# Bluetooth on/off control
#
if [ -e /tmp/bluetooth ]
then
echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
touch /tmp/bluetooth
else
echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
rm /tmp/bluetooth
fi
/etc/acpi/events/bluetooth.conf (permissions 744):
#
# Bluetooth control
#
event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001005
action=/etc/acpi/actions/bluetooth.sh
I also forced /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_mask equal to
/sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_bios_mask. This allows
fn-F5 to toggle bluetooth on/off and has the added benefit of turning
off the gray button display box in the center of the screen when you
hit a hotkey. The setup is done by editing /etc/rc.d/init.d/acpid
under the "start", "restart", and "condrestart" section with the
following line:
cat /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_bios_mask >
/sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_mask
This line is inserted before the ";;" line in each of the above
mentioned sections.
I also created a read-only file /etc/bluetooth/pin with my pin number.
I also edited /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf "passkey" to be the same number
as in /etc/bluetooth/pin.
After the above changes, you can restart acpid to update its operation.
Start kbluetooth. Turn on bluetooth on the Thinkpad and on the
smartphone. Don't forget to make the smartphone discoverable and the
laptop discoverable.
In the same root shell, do an "hcitool scan" to find the hardware id
of the smartphone. For the rest of this document, we will call the
hardware ID of the smartphone xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. We will need this ID
number later to do the pairing.
Now on the smartphone, go to "Internet Sharing" and set it up for
"Bluetooth PAN" and "MEdia Net". Hit "connect" and let the phone
register itself to the cellular network. When the phone indicates that
the network connection is complete, you can continue on.
Now enter the command "sdptool add NAP". This allows the service to be
used. The following command "pand --role PANU --service NAP --connect
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx" will do a couple of things: 1) Allow for pairing,
and 2) set up the data connection. You will be asked for the PIN
numbers on both the smartphone and laptop. Enter the appropriate
numbers and this will complete the pairing. Both the smartphone and
the laptop should remember the pairing for future use. Once the
pairing is done, turn off discovery on both the laptop and the
smartphone as it will not be necessary unless you break the pairing.
After completing the pairing, you need to give the created interface
an address. I use "ifconfig bnep0 192.168.1.1". Now that the laptop is
given an address, we need to get the rest of the needed routing
information. Issue the command "dhclient bnep0" and that should get
you on the air and running when the command prompt returns.
To disconnect the connection, just go to "Internet Sharing" and
disconnect. The pairing will drop and you will be disconnected from
the internet.
A warning to the wise - You had better have the unlimited internet
package or expect a huge bill. You can also power the smartphone from
the laptop via USB by making sure that START > SETTINGS > USB to PC
has the advanced network functionality option not selected. This will
save the battery in the smartphone.
This process may work for other combinations but the process should be
pretty much the same.
Good Luck and happy surfing.
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Richard, N6NKO
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Dan Zubey wrote:
A couple weeks ago someone posted a good description on how he
attached his bluetooth dongle to his eee pc and used dialup with his
cellphone with xastir. I saw it briefly as it whizzed by.
Unfortunately, I can't find it again, and I can't find it in the
archives either (it was in the deluge of emails that followed the
list being reset.), nor on google, etc etc.
Can anybody point me to that article again?
Thanks,
-Dan
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Communications Lead, American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter
Coordinator, Maricopa County Emergency Communications Group
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