Re: [Bluez-users] bluetooth/gprs problem

[Fredrik Hallgarde <bluez@tedde.nu>]

To return the discussion to the list I repost my reply to Marian here.
/Fredrik

Quoting Marian Gasparovic <marosg@yahoo.com>:

> Fredrik, you are right, I am on 2.4.25. I will try to
> switch.
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> Marian
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> --- Fredrik Hallgarde <bluez@tedde.nu> wrote:
> > Hi Marian,
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> > > > I have i-Tec USB Dongle with Broadcom chip
> > connected
> > > > to my notebook with Debian Woody. I am able to
> > > > establish bluetooth connection to my Siemens S55
> > > > mobile. After I start pppd for GPRS access to
> > Internet
> > > > I get connected. I can ping any server for as
> > long as
> > > > I want. But when I open any web page under
> > Konqueror
> > > > or try ping -f, after couple of seconds (10-20)
> > I
> > > > loose connection. First I see bluetooth going
> > away on
> > > > mobil display, then gprs disconnect and after a
> > minute
> > > > pppd finds it out too. Any suggestions where to
> > look ?
> > > > I tried it with several notebooks, usb bluetooth
> > > > devices and mobiles and only this i-Tec USB
> > Dongle
> > > > makes troubles. Under Windows XP it works
> > without a
> > > > problem.
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> > > this can be a dongle problem, because the dongle
> > contains a Broadcom
> > > chip and we already know that under some weird
> > circumstances this is
> > > buggy. But actually I think that your PPP setting
> > are not correct for a
> > > GPRS dialin. Check the some GPRS+PPP HOWTO's.
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> > Even though I won't dispute Marcel's knowledge about
> > the chip I like to share my
> > experience with Bluetooth/GPRS.
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> > I ran into a similar problem using a Broadcom-based
> > IOGear USB Dongle and a NEC
> > e606 3G a couple of months ago. All went well for
> > maybe 30sec, after that nothing.
> > I eventually solved it by switching usb module used
> > in the 2.4.21 kernel (i.e.
> > not bluez but the overall usb-module).=20
> > You're not telling us which kernel you are running
> > but assuming a 2.4.x you
> > should have at least one other module to try.
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> > After that I never had any trouble using
> > Bluetooth/3G to stay connected.
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> > /Fredrik
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