cant connect to the internet using my phone via bluetooth

04-29-2009	#1 (permalink)
Wandza Just Joined! Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8	cant connect to the internet using my phone via bluetooth Hello, i have just installed fedora 10 on my laptop which is a fujitsu siemens V6535 and my wireless network card is an Atheros AR5007EG, according to some other guy from another forum my network card should be working cause fedora 10 installs the drivers for me... My problem is that i am trying to connect to the internet using my phone as a modem via bluetooth(bluetooth device is a toshiba) and i have no idear on how to do it... Please help ...

04-29-2009	#2 (permalink)
JK3mp Just Joined! Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42	What kind of phone is it?

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devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	Hi and Welcome ! Which Desktop Environment are you using? Gnome or KDE? Try KPPP in KDE. wvdial works fine in both DEs. Execute this Code: hcitool scan Post output here. __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

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Originally Posted by JK3mp

What kind of phone is it?

The phone is a Samsung L760, i use it to connect to the net in Windows Vista
My desktop is Gnome...

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The phone is a Samsung L760, i use it to connect to the net in Windows Vista
My desktop is Gnome...

It reads 00:1E:7D:96:1C:5B and the name of the bluetooth "Wandza1"

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Originally Posted by devils casper

Hi and Welcome !

Which Desktop Environment are you using? Gnome or KDE?
Try KPPP in KDE. wvdial works fine in both DEs.

Execute this

Code:

hcitool scan

Post output here.

It reads 00:1E:7D:96:1C:5B and the name of the bluetooth "Wandza1"

04-30-2009

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Originally Posted by Wandza

The phone is a Samsung L760, i use it to connect to the net in Windows Vista
My desktop is Gnome...

I think i made a mistake my Desktop is a KDE

04-30-2009	#8 (permalink)
Wandza Just Joined! Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8	I tryed the kppp command and it kind of worked, accept that now it dials the says the modem is busy, so it still does not connect to the internet... Please help....

04-30-2009	#9 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 21,081	I have used KPPP for 3-4 months but its been a long time ago. I will try it again today and let you know. __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First