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MAC OSX 10.5 does not find any services #195

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Which device (manufacturer, type)?
HTC Magic MT3G
Which firmware is installed?
Cyanogen 4.2.5
What version of wireless tether are you using?
Latest
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Start Bluetooth Tether
2. Find/configure services on Bluetooth settings
3. Computer will attempt to search but ultimately find nothing.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
It should find that I should be able to use it as a modem over Bluetooth
PAN, but I only have it as a headset

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jyle...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 9:15

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
FIXED!!

I managed to get a quick fix using another app.

From what I understand, the problem is not the bluetooth itself, but the 
application
not broadcasting the proper services as detectable by OSX.

The tethering itself over bluetooth works perfectly fine, but if OSX can't 
detect it,
it can't connect. It's this barrier we have to get over. If we do then 
everything
works fine.

Until this app is updated to broadcast/advertise it's services to Mac OSX, we 
have to
use another app to broadcast this service for us!

Here comes the cavalry!
http://slideme.org/application/tetherblu-0

TetherBlu Free broadcasts the Network BT PAN services using this app. All you 
need to
do is download and install this application.

After pairing your device, start up this application and start the tethering. 
Go to
Bluetooth Preferences Pane in Settings and under devices, click the little gear 
icon
and click 'Configure this Device'. Go through it, and at the end make sure 'Use 
this
device as a Network Port' is checked.

And viola, OSX now recognizes the device as a network port.

Now there's one small issue. TetherBlu Free doesn't allow tethering connections 
over
3g, only wifi. You need to buy TetherBlu Premium (7 dollars) to do that.

However, since Mac OSX recognizes the device as a network device, you can go 
ahead
and turn off the service for TetherBlu, and start up android-wifi-tether. 
Connect and
WEE IT WORKS!

Original comment by jyle...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 9:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
For those who want to use USB tethering instead, you can use the application 
Proxoid,
I don't have the URL, just google it. I do believe it's the first thing that 
comes up.
Technically it's not USB tethering, but it allows you to do everything so long 
as you
set up your proxy.

Original comment by jyle...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 9:41

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
http://www.speedtest.net/result/625700217.png

Here's my speedtest over bluetooth PAN MBP 2.4Hz Core2Duo SantaRosa: Bluetooth 
2.0

Original comment by jyle...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 9:47

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
http://www.speedtest.net/result/625706858.png

Speedtest over Bluetooth PAN -- Using Wifi instead of 3g (that was the speed 
test before)

Everything looks pretty optimal.

Original comment by jyle...@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 9:53

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by harald....@gmail.com on 17 Nov 2009 at 10:56