ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread Thomas Pfaff
Hi. Is it possible to use ubt(4) to connect to my cellphone and then create a ppp interface so I can gain Internet access? My MSI Wind has a built-in USB bluetooth adapter that connects to ubt(4): $ dmesg | grep ubt0 ubt0 at uhub4 port 1 Micro Star International Bluetooth rev 2.00/31.64

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread Thomas Pfaff
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:41:56 +0200 Thomas Pfaff tpf...@tp76.info wrote: Hi. Is it possible to use ubt(4) to connect to my cellphone and then create a ppp interface so I can gain Internet access? My MSI Wind has a built-in USB bluetooth adapter that connects to ubt(4): $ dmesg | grep ubt0

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread J.C. Roberts
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:08:05 +0200 Thomas Pfaff tpf...@tp76.info wrote: On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:41:56 +0200 Thomas Pfaff tpf...@tp76.info wrote: Hi. Is it possible to use ubt(4) to connect to my cellphone and then create a ppp interface so I can gain Internet access? My MSI Wind has a

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread Paul de Weerd
The cable setup works quite well, and has for years. Nokia phones show up as ucom (I've tried several models (including the 6233), they all worked so far - in many cases you have to select the 'default' USB mode). See http://www.weirdnet.nl/openbsd/gprs/. The phone generally picks the best

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread Thomas Pfaff
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:24:27 +0200 Paul de Weerd we...@weirdnet.nl wrote: The cable setup works quite well, and has for years. Nokia phones show up as ucom (I've tried several models (including the 6233), they all worked so far - in many cases you have to select the 'default' USB mode). See

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread FRLinux
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Thomas Pfaff tpf...@tp76.info wrote: I'm kind of looking for a yes or no answer, so I can either drop it or do more research. Looks like a yes, recent page too: http://www.daybefore.net/bluetooth_ppp.html Cheers, Steph

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread Paul de Weerd
On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 06:41:19PM +0200, Thomas Pfaff wrote: | I still haven't gotten around to getting this to work with bluetooth, | please let the list know once you do. | | Yes, I've been waiting for you to write about that ;-) I suppose I | have to get the thing to register as a serial

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread Vadim Zhukov
On 26 April 2009 c. 15:41:56 Thomas Pfaff wrote: Hi. Is it possible to use ubt(4) to connect to my cellphone and then create a ppp interface so I can gain Internet access? My MSI Wind has a built-in USB bluetooth adapter that connects to ubt(4): $ dmesg | grep ubt0 ubt0 at uhub4 port 1

Re: ubt(4) and Internet access

2009-04-26 Thread Thomas Pfaff
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:17:45 +0100 FRLinux frli...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Thomas Pfaff tpf...@tp76.info wrote: I'm kind of looking for a yes or no answer, so I can either drop it or do more research. Looks like a yes, recent page too: