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ok i havent made the webpage for this project yet, and am looking into ammending it to work properly on os2008.. but i posted the deb, just make sure you get all the depends right and we should be good to go.. pm or email with any problems or new bluetooth names you guys want precedence set up for ..

http://whitejack.garage.maemo.org/

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i wrote a ruby program for automating the process of connecting to PAN devices, and so far its worked great.. i deb'd it up, and i was gonna release it.. but first of all, garage.maemo.org is down, but also.. i wrote it for my blackjack.. not for other PAN devices like the Q etc.. and im realizing theres a lot of you out there with them.. but it's easily remedied.. can any of you that are interested, please list your default bluetooth names for your phone.. and i'll add them to the little array of bluetooth names this thing looks for first, then edit this post and post up the deb maybe tonight or this weekend

couple of things this program does..

- creates DUMMY type access point needed to fool the n800 into using the bluetooth for internet later
- turns bluetooth on
- scans nearby bluetooth devices
- **if it sees a bluetooth name it's previously made aware of, it'll put them at the top of the list**
- it cycles through each bluetooth device in the area until a connection is made

- provides somewhat meaningful information by way of statusbar info msg's so you know whats going on or what to do next..


i'll be back on tonight, but i definitely wanna get this out to you guys as quickly as possible, i know how cumbersome it was to connect manually...

thetruent@gmail.com

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its definitely worth a try.. only depends are..
becomeroot, libruby1.8, ruby1.8, ruby1.8-maemo

heres where the ruby stuff is located, if you want a headstart..

http://maemo.rubyx.co.uk/ruby-maemo/.../maemo3/armel/

Man, this would've been great when I was still carrying around my T-mobile Dash regularly. I'm sure a lot of WM6 users are going to appreciate the work you're doing.

Thank you!! I have my Dash working with DUN, but PAN gives so much more capability.

The default bluetooth name for all Dashes is "T-Mobile Dash"

Thanks again!
Rich

Windows Mobile 6 should have DUN -- MS put it back in the default profile after tons of complaints.

It's the WinMo 5 users who really need it (PAN and no DUN).

How did you get DUN working on your Dash?

Not true...my T-mobile Dash with WM6 doesn't have DUN.

From my posting in the "Tethering ATT Blackjack and N800. Help!" thread:

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There's another solution for DUN on a WM5 or WM6 smartphone or PPC:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340762

I've installed the application referred to in the article onto my T-Mobile WM6 Dash. Connecting to my Dash from my n800 running OS2O08 beta works perfectly.

Give it a try!

My T-Mobile Dash thanks you in advance. Cumbersome, indeed! I had problems with the DUN solution, so any automation for the PAN solution is definitely welcome.

ok i've edited the original post to include the link to the project, i just uploaded the deb for you guys to try, ive been using it for about about a week now and it works great.. couple bugs.. but not necessarily due to my programming.. only one i can think of off the top of my head...

if you connect to the dummy access point whilst already connected to it, os2007 will reboot (heh.. no idea) so dont do that..

if you run the whitejack program for the first time, it'll create the dummy access point.. from that point forward, connect to that access point default is titled "Whitejack".. then run the program and it'll get you up and running, or give you some kind of notice as to why it failed..

it's not perfect but definitely doable, email or pm me any problems or suggestions and maybe we can get real practical little project going..

by the way, i'm interested in rewriting this not using any command line tools, for os2008 and possibly from the ground up (scanning bluetooth, connecting etc) all in ruby.. because right now its quite dependant on those previously being installed, but thats a bit above my knowledge on the subject.. so any ideas..?

thetruent@gmail.com

haha, just experienced that. i wonder why in the heck that happens.

Anyhow, thanks for your work. So far, it's doing its job on my T-Mobile Dash superbly (-: I added it as a shortcut in Simple Launcher so that I'm able to go online with four touchscreen presses, which is a lot less than before. I wonder if there's a way to automate the process of changing the connection to Whitejack, therefore boiling it down to just one touchscreen press.