Airtel Gprs With BlueTooth in Ubuntu Gutsy

[rakeshinx]

First Pair your Mobile to Your laptop Manually...using bluetooth manager.. if pc is not connecting to your device.. try to connect the pc from your mobile

then go to console n issue the following command

rakesh@rakesh-laptop:~$ sdptool search DUN

output
----------
Inquiring ...
Searching for DUN on 00:1A:163:AE:8E ...
Service Name: Dial-Up Networking
Service RecHandle: 0x10007
Service Class ID List:
"Dialup Networking" (0x1103)
Protocol Descriptor List:
"L2CAP" (0x0100)
"RFCOMM" (0x0003)
Channel: 3 <------------------------------------- note the channel
Language Base Attr List:
code_ISO639: 0x454e
encoding: 0x6a
base_offset: 0x100
Profile Descriptor List:
"Dialup Networking" (0x1103)
Version: 0x0100

step 2: Issue the command

hcitool scan

output
-----------
Scanning ...
00:1A:163:AE:8E Nokia N72

step 3: issue the command

sudo gedit /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf

paste the text in it

rfcomm0 {
bind yes;
device 00:1A:163:AE:8E; <--- your device address
channel 3;<---- your channel or use default 1
comment "Nokia N72";
}

save it


step 4:

issue the command

sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers/airtel

copy this in that file

/dev/rfcomm0 115200
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-gprs'
crtscts
modem -detach
noccp
defaultroute
usepeerdns
noauth
ipcp-accept-remote
ipcp-accept-local
noipdefault

step 5:

issue the command

sudo gedit /etc/ppp/chat-gprs

copy this in the file

'' ATZ OK
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","airtelgprs.com"
OK "ATD*99***1#" <----------- if does not work change number to *99#
CONNECT ''

step 6:

YOU ARE DONE! THATS IT? YEAH....
just issue this command

pppd call airtel

Now TroubleShooting...
common problems

1. /dev/rfcomm0 not found
just reboot your pc and the device will be created automatically

2. Connect scripts failed..
-- issue rfcomm command

output
-------
rfcomm0: 00:1A:163:AE:8E channel 1 closed <-- if closed

just restart bluetooth with this command

sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart

then run rfcomm command

rfcomm0: 00:1A:163:AE:8E channel 1 clean <----- output should come like this ..clean instead of closed

issue command pppd call airtel or sudo pppd call airtel

if pppd command is not there

install : sudo apt-get install ppp

[praka123]

good tut dude.there is also a sticky reg this connection in this section.