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BlueZ 4.x

Official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack

General

It was quite an adventure to get this working, without any BlueZ documentation, but here we go :-)

PAN

Freetz PAN Server:

  • Use provided default config
  • Start/enable DBUS & BlueZ

(Android) PANU Client:

  • Pair your device with fritz.fonwlan.box-0
  • Make your device discoverable

Freetz PAN Server:

  • Find your device 
    hcitool scan
  • Trust your device: 
    dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.bluez --print-reply /org/bluez/$(pidof bluetoothd)/hci0/dev_YY_YY_YY_YY_YY_YY org.bluez.Device.SetProperty string:Trusted variant:boolean:true
  • Restart BlueZ to persist data

Android PANU Client:

  • Make the connection (Android: root required!): 
    hcitool scan
pand --connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
sleep 7
netcfg bnep0 dhcp
setprop net.dns1 8.8.8.8
ifconfig rmnet0 up # trick to make apps think there is an internet connection

Ignore any message from the Android browser that there is no connection :-)

Automation: use ​Script Manager or use ​NC Bluetooth Tether.

Ubuntu client:

  • Make the connection: 
    hcitool scan
sudo pand --connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
sudo ifconfig bnep0 up
sudo dhclient bnep0

Tested with a Sitecom CN-517 USB dongle (pretty generic) through a USB-hub on a 7270v2 international with the (patched) btusb module and an Android device with a ​CyanogenMod 7 ROM and with a Ubuntu Lucid Lynx client.

lsusb: 

VID=0a12
PID=0001
CLS=224
SCL=01
SPEED='full'
VER='2.0'
ISOC=1
INUM=2
ICLS1=224
ISCL1=01
ICLS2=224
ISCL2=01

Not tested with hci_usb (earlier kernels; will probably work) and bfusb (AVM - BlueFRITZ! USB).

DUN

  • Select 'Replace kernel'
  • Select package pppd (Standard packages, Point-to-Point)
  • I have no idea how DUN works, so maybe someone else can write the rest of the guide :-)

DBUS

See all interface methods: 

dbus-send --system --dest=org.bluez --print-reply /org/bluez/$(pidof bluetoothd)/hci0 org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect

See the properties of your adapter: 

dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.bluez --print-reply /org/bluez/$(pidof bluetoothd)/hci0 org.bluez.Adapter.GetProperties

See the properties of your device: 

dbus-send --system --type=method_call --dest=org.bluez --print-reply /org/bluez/$(pidof bluetoothd)/hci0/dev_YY_YY_YY_YY_YY_YY org.bluez.Device.GetProperties

Sizes

  libbluetooth .................   55.07 Kb
  libdbus ......................   86.59 Kb
  libexpat .....................   43.79 Kb
  libglib_2 ....................  237.86 Kb
  libpcre ......................   60.75 Kb

  crc16.ko .....................    1.27 Kb
  btusb.ko .....................    6.25 Kb
  bnep.ko ......................    7.30 Kb
  bluetooth.ko .................   27.58 Kb
  l2cap.ko .....................   17.07 Kb
  rfcomm.ko ....................   22.10 Kb

  dbus-1.5.8 ...................  143.21 Kb
  bluez-4.101 ..................  285.39 Kb