The host-to-host Bluetooth HOWTO

Deathwing00 · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject:

The guide is almost completed. Please, have a look at it, report issues, ideas and all that know procedure.

New things in this update:
- RFCOMM
- Personal Area Network
- Desktop Applications

ClintonBosch · n00b Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 9

Thanks for the tutorial, it was very helpful.
The problem that I have is that I have a headless machine for a server and I want an IP address assigned to the bnep interface automatically when it is created. I have read a few times on the internet that this is possible using hotplug and also using the script /etc/bluetooth/pan/dev-up (I have created this script and in it I put "ifconfig bnep0 10.0.0.1" but when I create a connection from another machine using pand --connect <address>, the bnep0 interface is created but without an IP address). Please help

Deathwing00 · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 10:30 am Post subject:

It is in my agenda to create something like that but... with firewall. The problem is that currently I do not have the time... but I will in 3 weeks time.

I'll keep this as a reminder or... if there is anyone else who can try it until I end my exams, I'll do the necessary updates.

ClintonBosch · n00b Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 9

After much searching I will answer my own question incase anyone is interested:

What happens is that the PAN daemon 'pand' calls a script named
'dev-up' in /etc/bluetooth/pan/ whenever a 'bnep0' interface has been
created. In my case the pan directory did not exist ... so I just created it.
The 'dev-up' script may look as follows:

#!/bin/sh
ifconfig bnep0 10.0.0.1

On the PANU side, 'dev-up' would look like this:
#!/bin/sh
ifconfig bnep0 10.0.0.2

NNNB: Make sure that the 'dev-up' scripts have both the 'Read' and 'eXecutable'
attribute set. :oops:

Deathwing00 · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 11:49 am Post subject:

Good to know. I'll make further tests and add this to the howto.

Kampi · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject:

xdanx · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 14

HELPP!!! I can't start pand.

# /etc/init.d/bluetooth start
* Starting Bluetooth...
[ ok ]tarting hcid...
[ ok ]tarting sdpd...
[ ok ]tarting rfcomm...
* Starting pand...
[ !! ]o open control socket: No such file or directory
[ ok ]

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# pand
Failed to open control socket: No such file or directory

Deathwing00 · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:06 am Post subject:

The error comes from bnep.c:

xdanx · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 14

Yes I did emerge net-wireless/bluez-libs net-wireless/bluez-utils without any errors.

Deathwing00 · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:20 pm Post subject:

xdanx · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 14

Deathwing00 · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:10 am Post subject:

Go to /usr/src/linux and

Festiz · n00b Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Sweden

kdebluetoothd is not masked...
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Deathwing00 · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject:

xdanx · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 14

Deathwing00 · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:06 am Post subject:

After you have activated all the modules, compile the kernel and the modules and install them following the usual way, that is, make && make menuconfig and then copy the kernel image to /boot and edit your bootloader menu. After that, emerge the required utilities and proceed to test and configure.

Deathwing00 · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:54 pm Post subject:

I've performed some minor updates on the howto.

the_mgt · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:16 am Post subject:

Nice howto! Thanks!

I had to change "lm accept;" to "lm master;" (to set up a PAN) on the server.
If you have a config_bnep0 entry in your /etc/conf.d/net, the bnep0 interface is set up according to it, i found out.

On the client, i have an extrascript to bring up the pan connection, writing the options in /etc/conf.d/bluetooth wasn't working.

j_c_p · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:13 am Post subject:

Great HowTo

.

It works for me with a Belkin Dongle USB Bluetooth 10 (F8T009, kernel bcm2035 driver) and a Samsung SGH-E730 portable phone.

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shirazmexico · n00b Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

Hi
I wonder if u could help

Im trying to find a way to be able to detect the make and model number of a mobile phone via bluetooth using Java and then send the device a file in a format that it supports.

The app i intend to dev would run on windows xp pro.

Id appreciate any help/pointers you can suggest

Thanks
Shiraz

shirazmexico@hotmail.com

HomerJ · n00b Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 34

Hi there:

I have a PCMCIA Bluetooth card that is as follows:

Billionton PCBTC1 PCMCIA 0xff 0xff 0x0f 0x00 1.1 (0x020d) 1.1 (0x020d) CSR

Despite being listed at the top of your post, the instructions mention nothing about PCMCIA cards. Would the procedure be the same? (Because I can't get the card to show up with the commands listed here)

Anyone can help?

Thanks!

(Dell Latitude C640).

richiefrich · n00b Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 27 Location: PA, USA

I can't get bnep to inital for my mouse and keyboard

when i do then pand stuff then a ifconfig -a there no bnep0 or any bnep there at all
I did the modprobe bnep it loaded but for some reason doen't work

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