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Accessing net thru GPRS on my Slack machine

Hi,
I have a Nokia 3230 phone, and I would like to access the net on my PC thru it. I have GPRS active on my service. How do I configure my slack box to connect? Please advice.

Can't speak for that particular brand of phone, but I have a Nokia 6230 or something and it's just a pain in the backside.

Basically, you need a way to connect the phone to the computer (supported data cable, bluetooth adaptor, irDA adaptor etc.). I use irDA. Using irDA between my phone and my PC, my phone appears as just a plain serial device.

I can then just point stuff like kppp etc. to use the serial device that it creates and, voila, it connects and dial just like an old-fashioned modem (albeit incredibly slow on my mobile because I get 9600bps, not GPRS as I'm a cheapskate that doesn't want to pay a fortune for GPRS). You can also issue bog-standard Hayes AT modem commands and get responses (very useful when testing).

If your modem appears as a plain serial connection, it's easy. Bluetooth, I should imagine, would be a pain in the backside to configure in Linux (don't know, never tried) and need an adaptor. Data cables might be serial or USB, serial ones would *probably* let you do exactly as above, USB ones might be a lot more finnicky/not work at all. irDA requires a Linux-supported irDA adaptor (most laptops have one).

You could also check out http://www.gnokii.org/ because apparently some mobiles are not so simple as to let you use AT commands. I couldn't see your make of phone on their FAQ, however. I don't know if that means there isn't any support for it yet.

I have an ir adaptor but it comes up as unknown device in mandrake 10.1.......how did u install urs?

I use GPRS trhough bluetooth.

the things I use is
bluez apps (bluetooth only)
rfcomm (I think its needed to ir too, its the rfcomm device who make my pppd connect to the cell phone like a serial modem device)

I use it pretty often and it's easy (with bluetooth).

1. install bluez-utils and bluez-libs
2. modprobe all modules you might need: usbcore,bluetooth,rfcomm,hci_usb
3. find out the MAC address of your phone (for your bluetooth device in your phone)
4. turn on the bluetooth device and bind it with your phone:

Code:

# hciconfig hci0 up

# rfcomm release $PHONE_MACADDRESS

# rfcomm bind 0 $PHONE_MACADDRESS 1

5.If you don't have /dev/rfcomm0, make it with:

Code:

mknod /dev/rfcomm0 c 216 0

6. run hci daemon:

Code:

hcid -f /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf

or even better:

Code:

ps -C hcid >/dev/null || hcid -f /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf

!! hcid.conf must be configured. usually check the path to "pin_helper" which should be included in bluez-utils. pin_helper might be just a shell script which echos your pin code:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

echo "PIN:00"      ## 00 is the PIN

7. modify your /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf ... (enter mobile phone mac address and name)

8. use any modem connection software to dial "*99***1#". that is the usual GPRS number. I use wvdial an it's working great. do not forget your username and password.

of course, you might make a shell script with alle the commands I used above, make a nice icon-shortcut on your desktop and that's it ;-)

M.

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of course, you might make a shell script with alle the commands I used above, make a nice icon-shortcut on your desktop and that's it ;-)

yep, I have made a script that make all the modprobe, rfcomm binding and connections, pppd dial, route add and dns setting :D
but I dont use icon in the desktop ... ;)

well, me neither ... I use one of my Fn+Fxx combinations ...
Fn+F5=just bluetooth
Fn+F6=gprs over bluetooth (with a nice xterm interface :-)
Fn+F7=wireless
Fn+F8=ethernet

modem also has its combination which i never use :)

M.

Hmm

are you using openobex with your bluetooth to send and get files from the cell?

yes, i do ... I used gnome-bluetooth (and I still use it for single files), but kdebluetooth+konqueror are able to browse the phone and it's easier to handle files that way.

M.

a today is coming my bluetooth headset ... i want to test it with bluetooth-alsa and skype, i could be fun :)

M.

this is great for you all but none has even addressed my questions :(.......................I have an usb-ir dongle under mandrake 10.1 it shows up under unknown devices.....its a sigmatel dongle some help please....:cry: p.s. i know this isnt the mandrake forum but;i conducted a genral search and this is the best i cld find.

a sigmatel dongle is supported by the kernel. turn it on in the kernel in "Infrared-port device drivers"

M.

err i ahve no idea how to do tht..:(... could someone who can help inbox me there msn/yahoo/googletalk screen name?

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Originally posted by marlonxp
err i ahve no idea how to do tht..:(... could someone who can help inbox me there msn/yahoo/googletalk screen name?

with kernel 2.6.14.2:

Code:

# cd /usr/src/linux

# make menuconfig

go to :

> "Networking >

> "IrDA (infrared) subsystem support"  (turn it on)> 

> Turn on: "IrCOMM protocol"

> go to "Infrared-port device drivers"

> Turn on ("M") what you want: IrTTY, IrPORT, SigmaTel

files.maginot.com.br/forum

I dont know, but maybe this can help.