Re: DUN client for oFono and BlueZ

["Gustavo F. Padovan" <gustavo@padovan.org>]

Hi Kalle,

* Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@canonical.com> [2010-04-27 09:03:05 +0300]:

> "Gustavo F. Padovan" <gustavo@padovan.org> writes:
> 
> > Hi all,
> 
> Hello Gustavo,
> 
> > I'm starting the DUN Client implementation for the Linux Stack. DUN is
> > the Bluetooth dial-up network profile. It makes possible share internet
> > connection between two Bluetooth devices. That is my Google Summer of Code
> > project for this year.
> 
> Excellent, I'm eagerly waiting for this. I hate cables =)
> 
> As soon as you have something working, please do send patches so that
> people can test it.
> 
> > 4. Agent server on BlueZ. This one is very similar to the HFP Agent server. At
> > the end of the DUN agent project I plan to merge the both agent servers. SAP
> > will take advantage of that merge too.
> >
> > 5. oFono DUN agent. Implement the agent handling for DUN.
> 
> Sorry, I'm not familiar with HFP Agent, but what will this agent
> actually do on a DUN connection

The agent can request a RFCOMM connection and receive the RFCOMM channel
via DBus fd-passing. The the DUN plugin can do the handshake.

> 
> > 6. AT command parser and PPP stack integration with DUN. The biggest task,
> > where the core of the project is.
> >
> > 7. ConnMan integration. Setup of the NAT and Internet Connections.
> 
> Why NAT is needed? I guess only for connection sharing.

No idea yet, I guess Denis told me about the NAT, but that will be the last part
of the project, so I'm not caring about it now. I have to check on my
irc logs.


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Gustavo F. Padovan
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