From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <1082639361.4087c401a2ddb@webmail.natdesign.m.se> From: Fredrik Hallgarde To: Marian Gasparovic Cc: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] bluetooth/gprs problem References: <20040422130453.95115.qmail@web20413.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040422130453.95115.qmail@web20413.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:09:21 +0200 To return the discussion to the list I repost my reply to Marian here. /Fredrik Quoting Marian Gasparovic : > Fredrik, you are right, I am on 2.4.25. I will try to > switch. >=20 > Marian >=20 > --- Fredrik Hallgarde wrote: > > Hi Marian, > >=20 > > > > 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. > > >=20 > > > 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. > >=20 > > Even though I won't dispute Marcel's knowledge about > > the chip I like to share my > > experience with Bluetooth/GPRS. > >=20 > > 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. > >=20 > > After that I never had any trouble using > > Bluetooth/3G to stay connected. > >=20 > > /Fredrik >=20 >=20 > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Marian Gasparovic > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > "The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest > possibility of crossing my mind." >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > =09 > =09 > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25=A2 > http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash >=20 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users