PPP over Bluetooth with WIN2K!

[leopardus2]

I did it!!
I managed to build a REAL null modem driver for Win2K and was able to fire up a PPP link from Windows over BlueTooth
I think the same driver should work for USB... stay tuned.

Rick

[crazyboi]

so what kind of possibilities does this open up to?

[leopardus2]

so what kind of possibilities does this open up to?

Connect to your phone without installing Belcarra USBLAN and especially withnout using the cable
Telnet, file sharing, and so on...

Rick

[joedude]

web broswing via PC?

[leopardus2]

web broswing via PC?

I think this can be done using the "share" functionality of the bluetooth driver, but I haven't tried it. Just does not make sense to surf with the phone when you are 5 feet from your PC.

Anyway, doing it via PPP should be possible but you have to set up IP addresses and routes on your host properly.

Rick

[ycyas]

"I managed to build a REAL null modem driver for Win2K "

may it will work under windows XP too..

what do you need? win2000 sp1 sp2 sp3?

may i will need sp1 and sp2 on winXP?
i not want install SP2.
the SP2 for XP has the Bluetooth driver inside, but the SP2 will make generally some problems with some programs.

[leopardus2]

"I managed to build a REAL null modem driver for Win2K "

may it will work under windows XP too..

what do you need? win2000 sp1 sp2 sp3?

may i will need sp1 and sp2 on winXP?
i not want install SP2.
the SP2 for XP has the Bluetooth driver inside, but the SP2 will make generally some problems with some programs.

I think it should work, don't use XP personally but don't believe they changed the .inf format between the two.
The driver has nothing to do with BT, it's just used to treat the BT SPP link as a "plain" serial (so Win doesn't send modem commands to bring it up/down). The BT layer is beneath it. On my BOX when I connect this way the CPU goes to 100%, I believe that to be a WIDCOMM driver problem, I will investigate tonight.

Rick

[ycyas]

do you use the widcomm? i use the same driver/program too..
what version from widcomm program do you use?

my Bluettoth LAN Access server Driver, widcomm version is 1.3.2.7 from 23.10.2002 i think its an old one.

so than i can try it too. hope it will work with my Acer BT500 stick

[leopardus2]

do you use the widcomm? i use the same driver/program too..
what version from widcomm program do you use?

my Bluettoth LAN Access server Driver, widcomm version is 1.3.2.7 from 23.10.2002 i think its an old one.

so than i can try it too. hope it will work with my Acer BT500 stick

I am relatively new at BT technology. I have a CSR chip in my BT stick.
The WIDCOMM driver is 1.4.2.10 but as I explained it gives me troubles
(PPP link works but CPU at 100%). I will try different drivers tonight to see if I can fix the problem. I bet this problem is related to the BT driver not the PPP setup.

Rick

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another breakthru in the making .. 8O