To Browse the Internet in Linux through your Mobile Bluetooth ( With Net activated in your Mobile ) follow the steps provided as under :
1 ) Enter into your terminal , Switch to the super user mode by using sudo command .
2 ) Connect your Mobile to the system by adding your Mobile device in Network Settings.
3 ) Find the MAC address of your mobile by running the following command :
hcitool scan
Note it down. This may be something like 00:25:FD:F3:8F:99. It will differ from system to system.
4 ) Now we have to know the channel number for Dial-up Internet service in your Mobile . So run the following command :
sdptool search DUN | grep Channel
You might get the channel number as 1 or may be 2 in your case.
5 ) Now to configure your device run the following :
# gedit etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
6 ) Add the following contents inside the file
rfcomm0 {
bind yes;
device your-phone-mac-address;
channel your-phone-rfcomm-channel;
comment “Bluetooth PPP Connection”;
}
According to Previously Retrieved values it looks something like:
rfcomm0 {
bind yes;
device 00:25:FD:F3:8F:99 ;
channel 1;
comment “Bluetooth PPP Connection”;
}
Save the file and exit.
7 ) Now to create the Dial-up connection .Run
# gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
8 ) Put the following contents into the file , Save it and exit
[Dialer bluetooth]
Modem = /dev/rfcomm0
Baud = 460800
SetVolume=0
Dial Command = ATDT
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”APN”
Phone = *99#
Username = xyz
Password = xyz
Replace APN with the access point Number of your ISP.
9 ) Now Dial using the following command:
# wvdial bluetooth
10 ) If Everything works fine, It should run and connect to internet .
POSSIBLE ERROR:
Sometimes you might get “Command not found” when performing the 9th step. It implies that the package wvdial is not installed , Install it using Yum or directly and then run .
Any suggestions, comments,criticisms or questions do feel free to mail me at
rajeev.open.1991@gmail.com
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