Using Bluetooth DUN service to share a modem

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twynne

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#915 15-Jan-2004 11:43

Hi all,

I've recently got my MS bluetooth dongle working with latest widcomm stack v1.4.2.18 and connected the MS mouse/keyboard - all working great (huge Thanks to Phantasm at gsmhosting forum!)

Next thing - part of the point in this exercise is that I wanted to share my modem on the desktop (with configuration above) via bluetooth with a laptop (running TDK PC Card and TDK stack v1.4.2.18 as well). I've configured the desktop Bluetooth DUN to use the modem I've referred to. On the laptop I've established a new DUN connection with my office signon details and set it to use the Bluetooth modem. All fine.

When I dial the connection on the laptop, I can see it connect to the DUN service on the desktop. I get two popup notifications on the desktop saying the connection was successful, but then on the laptop a message saying there was a hardware failure in the modem.

Any thoughts? Is there any reason that the DUN service can't be connected while the mouse/keyboard are in use?

TIA,

Tom

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#2768 15-Jan-2004 11:47

Your configuration seems fine and it should work. I can test this here too, but at the moment I'm getting a new laptop and will not be doing this until next week.

twynne

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#2769 15-Jan-2004 11:54

I think there's something odd going on as I get two popup notifications on the desktop (albeit both saying the connection was successful)... and then the laptop fails to connect. I've also tested that the same dialup connection and modem work fine on the desktop, so no issues there.

I'm stumped!

If you get any further, or if anyone else has suggestions I'd love to hear them.

Thanks,

Tom

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#2770 15-Jan-2004 11:57

Just thinking - I wonder if I should install the actual modem driver for the modem on the desktop against the bluetooth modem on the laptop. At the moment the laptop bluetooth modem shows it's using a widcomm driver.

Or are the modem functions all handled between the laptop widcomm driver and the desktop widcomm driver (ie. does the hardware not matter in this case)?

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#2771 15-Jan-2004 12:49

The modem driver doesn't matter in this case, the Bluetooth connection is just a transport for the communication to your modem on another device, and it's all provided by the Bluetooth stack.