Networking via bluetooth? possible? - Networking

I just noticed my bluetooth adaptor supports some kind of LAN thing.. so it got me wondering..
Would I be able to use the bluetooth connection on my xda2 to share the internet connection without going through activesync?
Would I also be able to access shared folders on the LAN?

ive been wanting to do this as well
its gotta be possible , but i think theres a problem with the bt stack ?
would be nice to sit in my yard and browse the web tho, without forking out twice for internet use

I've got it working through activesync - but activesync has the annoying habit of disconnecting every now and then just for the hell of it.. especially when transferring a lot of data...
Would also be cool to be able to stream movies/music from my network to the pda..

here you are some applicable resources
intro:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/coolgear/pda/story/0,2000023548,20276090-2,00.htm
more detailed:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=6&TopicId=785
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=449
regards, monika

Can we setup a Bluetooth Internet Access Thread for this?
Yeah - Half of the forum is asking the same question - There's a dozen different approaches everyone's trying - But I'm not having much luck. I can do it all fine on an iPAQ but the iMate / XDA II is being a cow!
That's WITH or WITHOUT the Widcomm stack.
ADMINS! Any chance we can setup a thread for this?
THanks!
Andrew

Re: Can we setup a Bluetooth Internet Access Thread for thi
acurtis007 said:
Yeah - Half of the forum is asking the same question - There's a dozen different approaches everyone's trying - But I'm not having much luck. I can do it all fine on an iPAQ but the iMate / XDA II is being a cow!
That's WITH or WITHOUT the Widcomm stack.
ADMINS! Any chance we can setup a thread for this?
THanks!
Andrew
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I do not know whether is makes any difference but I am talking about bluetooth add-on functionality on XDA I and not the most recent version
regards,
monika

Check out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4429

I can't find a working link for the widcomm stack anywhere on the forums, can *anyone* assist?

How to install BluetoothGPS
I have downloaded the BluetoothGPS.zip file - does anyone have any instructions on how to install
Cheers
Matmcken :?:

the zip file contains a cab file that you need to copy over to your XDAII. Once you have done that , double click on it to run it. Simple as that.

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Sharing GPRS connection on XDA2 with IPAQ using BluetoothGPS

Hi,
I'm trying to share my GPRS connection with my friend who has the IPAQ 1940. I'd like to use the Bluetooth connection.
I am using the BluetoothGPS.zip bluetooth stack which is basically the IPAQ one.
Can I just initate a SSA connection on the IPAQ and it'll automatically dial on mine?
To share Xda II intenet access to group of ppc or PC, I use pocketpcproxy (I named it ).
But that program are not perfected yet. If you are interesting, please check at http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72
or http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/default.asp :wink:
Thanks, that's what i'm looking for...
BUT I noticed that the Widcomm bluetooth hacked drivers cause a lot of problems with the Pocket PC... Once you install that, your regular bluetooth gets messed up.
Also, you cannot use the Widcomm for SSA.
I'll email him anyway, thanks

bluetooth manager

I'm used the bluetooth manger on other pocket pc's but on the MDA its missing. Are there any good alternative managers?? To pair and manage devices?
There is no BT Manager like other pda's available.
For Himalaya it is because of the use of a MS BT Stack, instead of Widcomm.
Dont know for Magician though
To save you the hassle of using the search function, try Pocket Bluetooth Tools, note new URL everybody.
http://www.bluetooth.jazztel.es/
rgds,
Alex.
Beware of the minus's of Pocket Bluetooth Tools and the fact is is not needed from (at least rom) 1.72 onwards
Yes, there are some minuses (auto switch off, etc), but I used it b4 1.72 with TomTom and a Polstar BT GPS with no problems. I now don't need it as TT3 seems to be ok with the MS BT stack.
If you could let us know what you want it for, someone should be able to advise more specifically.
BTW, I re-read my post and I wasn't being funny about using the search. I had the same problem when trying to track down Pocket Bluetooth Tools, there are so many topics on Bluetooth it takes a long time to find what you're looking for. So I put it here in this nice short topic (now rapidly growing!) to try and make it easier for others to find in the future as well.
cheers,
Alex.
Is there any option on bt tools for not automatically turning on BT each time I call someone? I ended up uninstalling it because of this. Thanks!
Browse other i mate jam
Hi,
how can i connect to other jam with BT and browse on it or connect to other device like mobile pf nokia and browse it ?
thnx
BT
Hi there
The link to http://www.bluetooth.jazztel.es/ does not seem to work????

Sharing Internet connection without ActiveSync

I guys, I have an MDA Compact with Microsoft BT Stack (it doesn't allow LAN profiles ).
What I want to kno is if it's possible for a pc to share Internet connection without using activesync.
That's because of my main pc has some profiles and everytime I disconnect myself fomr my profile activesync stop to work.
So my ppc is not more able to surf on web! :evil:
Any solution?
the vidcomm bluetooth stack support PAN
Rudegar said:
the vidcomm bluetooth stack support PAN
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I know but how to install it on Magician :wink: ?
have you tried the normal vidcomm cab files found around this forum ?
they should work for xda2's but then they were not made for xda2's so maybe it works on yours as well?
Rudegar said:
have you tried the normal vidcomm cab files found around this forum ?
they should work for xda2's but then they were not made for xda2's so maybe it works on yours as well?
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I heard that they doesn't work on Magician
Only Toshiba stack works but with lots of troubles

XDAII with WM2003 on BelkinBT AP F8T030

Hi! Is there anybody who can help me to connenct my XDAII to the Belkin Bluetooth AccessPoint F8T030?
I allready tried almost everthing, but noting works. Because i´m not a profi, i´ll need step by step instruction if somebody can help!
Thank´s in advance!
Juergen
Using Belkin BT Access Point with XDAII
Juergen,
I have the same problem - a friend has loaned me the Belkin Bluetooth AP and I cannot get my XDAII to connect.
The problem appears to be that the XDAII bluetooth driver does not support the "LAN Access" profile.
There is a thread regarding this problem on the XDA-developers site. Look at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14747
I think this requires a bit of work to get it going... I haven't got the courage up to do anything major to my XDA yet!
Cheers,
Lee
Have you tried installing pocket bluetooth tools?
@radiocode
Thanks for your hint, but i´m looking for something really working on my XDAII under WM2003. In your mentioned thread is too much hacking for me!
@guest
Can you give me more information?

WM5 Bluetooth stack and DialUp Networking (DUN)

I'm at my wits end with my T-Mobile MDA (aka HTC Wizard) and my new 2007 Acura RDX. The car can connect to the Internet via a Bluetooth phone to send/receive diagnostic messages to Acura, but I'm pretty sure the MS Bluetooth stack is disconnecting during the setup. I'm able to pair the HTC Wizard just fine with the car, and the handsfree functionality for sending/receiving voice calls works perfectly using the JETWare mobile Bluetooth extension on the phone. I've tried doing some basic registry tweaks in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth keys, but nothing helped. I can use my Sony Ericsson T68i phone just fine with this troublesome feature, but I really don't want to start using my old phone again. Any thoughts on what might be fubared with the DUN connectivity? I'm using the same dial strings too that work just fine on my laptop with the MDA (*99#) on T-Mobile's network. Thanks in advance for suggestions...
While I don't have specific info on your car, you may want to give a try to the
1, Widcomm BT stack (instead of the MS one)
2, AKU3 and BT PAN if your car also supports PAN and not just DUN.
Please check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=282780 on the latter q.
Thanks for the reply. I've had older Pocket PC/Windows CE devices that used Widcomm, but I was under the impression that the MS Bluetooth stack was baked into the device ROM. Do I have to reflash the HTC Wizard ROM to get the Widcomm BT stack?
RE: option #2, I'm nearly certain that the car does not support PAN, but I'll dig around and see what I can find.
Thanks again.
Hmm... I just found this wiki page:
http://maemo.org/maemowiki/BluetoothDUN
which mentions Bluetooth DUN problems on the Samsung SGH-X820, which I believe is using WM5 or similar variant. At any rate, it mentions a "receive all" flag, and I'd love to know if there's a registry setting in WM5 that's related to this suggestion.
flashfreaker said:
Thanks for the reply. I've had older Pocket PC/Windows CE devices that used Widcomm, but I was under the impression that the MS Bluetooth stack was baked into the device ROM. Do I have to reflash the HTC Wizard ROM to get the Widcomm BT stack?
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nope, just install the Widcomm BT stack, not even a hard reset is needed - see the sticky thread.
Thanks again for the prompt reply. I followed the How To here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285696
and I also used SolSie's installation guide here to fill in some gaps:
http://solsie.com/?p=82
I used the CAB file here:
http://btfix.thcgirls.com/BroadcomBluetoothStackX51V05.zip
Bluetooth functionality seems to working ok, but I don't see Dialup Networking as a service now on my HTC Wizard. Do I need to upgrade the AKU ROM? I'm using the summer 06 ROM update from T-Mobile USA right now. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
flashfreaker said:
Bluetooth functionality seems to working ok, but I don't see Dialup Networking as a service now on my HTC Wizard. Do I need to upgrade the AKU ROM? I'm using the summer 06 ROM update from T-Mobile USA right now. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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You're right - just tested this on my Wizard. No DUN service is visible- actually, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Widcomm\BtConfig\Services doesn't contain any DUN service listed.
I'll tomorrow check this on my other 1.7 WM5 Widcomm-based Pocket PC's (hx4700, x51v) to see whether you can import this functionality in any way. My WM2003 iPAQ 2210 and WM2003SE PL720 lists this service; from the former (I only have this here at home in addition to my Wizard; the rest are all at work) a direct HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Widcomm\BtConfig\Services\ and [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Services\00001103-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB] didn't work though.
From what I've read on other sporadic posts, it seems that the Windows Mobile registry has a setting for enabling a "receive all" parameter for Bluetooth that fixes DUN problems. I'm sure there's a bit of a security risk in that, but I'm willing to try anything at this point.
You mean the standard BT / IrDA receive all? It's not dangerous at all - and, for that matter, it doesn't even add much to the overall power consumption, contrary the popular belief (see my related power consumption measurements)
Thanks for the reply. I read your post(s) on power consumption--excellent stuff. I can see options for IR ("Receive all incoming connections"), but not for Bluetooth, other than the discoverable option. Is there some registry parameter? That's what I'm looking--if DUN is failing during a PPP connection because a some weird rejection command, I'd like to see if there's anything I can try out to work around that.
The "Recieve incoming beams / Recieve Incoming Connections" in the IR menu in also responsible for BT file recieves. In addition to enabling the BT discoverable option, you need this to be turned on to accept file tranfers. I'm not sure about how this is going to effect DUN, but give it a shot.
This is prolly what you might have read in one of those posts that you mentioned.
BTW, the DUN service will not be offered even with the Beam Receive option enabled.
This may mean, currently, unless someone invents a way to access DUN under Widcomm, it's impossible to use Widcomm-based WM5 PPC PE devices as external dial-up modems.
Hm...
I know this is kinda off topic of DUN, but using the Axim Widcomm stack on my 8125, I loose all sound from the speaker.... anyone else encounter this?
Yes I have this problem too, can be solved just by calling someone... but then there are other problems...
1)Memory leak after turning off Bluetooth.
2)Only solution is to leave it on, but there are other issues here, for me, so far, it is my Wizard hangs(require soft reset button) or the sound of the speakers dissappears and gets redirected to the phone speaker only... after about a days use..
Hm.... well.... suck. I wish someone released a custom ROM without the MS stack
pball3485 said:
Hm.... well.... suck. I wish someone released a custom ROM without the MS stack
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but from the axim site, you can actually remove the MS stack..

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