It’s hip2b2

I just purchased a cheap generic Bluetooth USB Device from CDR King today. I was also able to successfully use my Sony Ericsson K608i (SE K608i) as a network access device. Here is my current setup:

1. Sony Ericsson K608i (SE K608i). My MNO is Smart Communications in the Philippines.
2. Dell Latitude 510 (D510). Yep still using this pretty reliable system even if there are reports about this unit exploding.
3. Fedora Core 5. A fairly well updated system.
4. Bluetooth USB Device. In my case, I used one from CDR King. However, any Bluetooth USB device that is detected by Linux will do.

Here is the step-by-step procedure on how I got the system to work:

1. Make sure blueZ is installed. If not install it. You can do this by typing:

   yum install bluez-hcidump
   yum install bluez-pin
   yum install bluez-libs
   yum install bluez-utils
   

2. Enable bluetooth your mobile device. It is recommended that you configure a PIN for your bluetooth device.
3. Insert USB Bluetooth device into the booted up laptop.
4. Check if USB Bluetooth device is supported by typing:

   hciconfig -a
   hcitool scan
   

   If you see the bluetooth device then you system supports bluetooth. Copy the MAC address of the bluetooth device you want to peer with. In my case, it is was my SE K608i mobile. In my case, the CDR King dongle was supported immediately.

5. Edit your /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf. Edit the MAC address in the device line into the MAC address of the device you want to peer with.
6. Enable bluetooth by doing a “service bluetooth start” as root.
7. On the Gnome desktop, edit your network configuration with the network configuration wizard. (System -> Administration -> Network).
8. Configure a new modem device. Click on the hardware tab then click New. Select “Modem” as the Hardware Type. Configure the device with the following settings:
   • Modem device: /dev/rfcomm0
   • Baud rate:
   • Flow control: Hardware (CRTSCTS)
9. Configure the network device. Click on the devices tab then click New. Select “Modem connection” as the Device Type. Configure the device with the following settings:
   • Prefix:
   • Area Code:
   • Phone number: *99**1#
   • Provider name: Smart3G
   • Username: smart
   • Password: smart
10. Highlight the “Smart3G” device and then click on the “Activate” button.

You now have a working Smart 3G connection using the SE K608i over a bluetooth connection thru a USB bluetooth device with a laptop running on FC5. If you have NetworkManager running you can click on the NetworkManager icon, browse to “Dial Up Connections”, and select “Connect to Smart3G via Modem”. That is it. Have fun!

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