Re: [Bluez-users] Scan Time for hcitool

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Alex,

> I'm using hcitool to search for a number of known HW-addresses, to see of
> someones in the (coffee)room. Corny, but fun.
> Example:
> hcitool name DE:39:EF:98:01:34
> 
> However, If all phones/devices are present, the script runs quickliy,
> traversin through the list. But, if one is missing it takes a very long
> time before it terminates. Setting a timeoutflag, doesn't seem to do the
> trick. And I can't spawn more cild processes, because the first one locks
> up the HCi device, of course.
> 
> What can be done to shorten the seek->timeout time for non-present devices
> that have known HW-addresses?

I don't know if it also works for the name resolve, but it should be and
the timeout parameter you are looking for is called page timeout and can
be set via hciconfig.

Regards

Marcel




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