Month: December 2009

Some simple steps to do tethering over bluetooth to connect to Yoigo Spanish carrier:

1. Enable the Maemo Extras-devel catalog (URL: http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel, Distribution: fremantle, Components: free non-free) and install “Bluetooth Dial-up Networking”.
2. In your computer, edit /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf to look like this, but using your own bluetooth device address (use hcitool scan from your laptop to get it):

   rfcomm1 {
           # Automatically bind the device at startup
           bind yes;                                 
   
           # Bluetooth address of the device
           device 00:11:22:33:44:55         
   
           # RFCOMM channel for the connection
           channel 2;                         
   
           # Description of the connection
           comment "N900";
   }
   

   Channels 1 and 3 are also available and can be defined as rfcomm0 and rfcomm2, but the scope of that is out of this post.

3. Now edit the file /home/youruser/.wvdialrc in your laptop (using your own username) to look like this:

   [Dialer YoigoBT]
   init1 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
   Username = ''
   Password = ''
   Modem = /dev/rfcomm1
   Phone = *99#
   

To connect to the internet, simply open a terminal and type:

sudo wvdial YoigoBT

To disconnect, just press CTRL+c and it’s done.

Thanks to this post, which was used as a reference on how to connect using Nokia devices.