Nokia 7600 modem on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron via bluetooth

Detail of my device :

* Nokia 7600 Mobile phone
* GSM SIM Card : Indosat IM3

My Access Point Name (APN) : indosatgprs
My username : gprs
My Password : im3

* Notebook : Acer Aspire 4520, AMD Turion64 X2
* Usb Bluetooth Dongle : Apollyon
* Operating system : Linux Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

Here are the steps:

1. Make sure bluetooth has been activated on phone and set to discoverable.

2. Use Terminal to write a command line.

Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

3. Install gnome-bluetooth and bluez-gnome ( optimal )

Type on terminal : sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth bluez-gnome

Here are the response :

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engineer@engineer-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth bluez-gnome
[sudo] password for engineer:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
gnome-bluetooth is already the newest version.
bluez-gnome is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 216 not upgraded.
engineer@engineer-laptop:~$

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4. Edit file /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf

Type on terminal : sudo gedit /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
Change "security user;" to "security auto;"

This is the result after edited:

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#
# HCI daemon configuration file.
## HCId options
options {
# Automatically initialize new devices
autoinit yes;

# Security Manager mode
#   none - Security manager disabled
#   auto - Use local PIN for incoming connections
#   user - Always ask user for a PIN
#
security auto;

# Pairing mode
#   none  - Pairing disabled
#   multi - Allow pairing with already paired devices
#   once  - Pair once and deny successive attempts
pairing multi;

# Default PIN code for incoming connections
passkey "1234";
}

# Default settings for HCI devices
device {
# Local device name
#   %d - device id
#   %h - host name
name "%h-%d";

# Local device class
class 0x000100;

# Default packet type
#pkt_type DH1,DM1,HV1;

# Inquiry and Page scan
iscan enable; pscan enable;
discovto 0;

# Default link mode
#   none   - no specific policy
#   accept - always accept incoming connections
#   master - become master on incoming connections,
#            deny role switch on outgoing connections
lm accept;

# Default link policy
#   none    - no specific policy
#   rswitch - allow role switch
#   hold    - allow hold mode
#   sniff   - allow sniff mode
#   park    - allow park mode
lp rswitch,hold,sniff,park;

}

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save file, close gedit window and back to the terminal.

5. Restart bluetooth service

Type on terminal : sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart

Here are the response :

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engineer@engineer-laptop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
* Restarting bluetooth                                                  [ OK ]
engineer@engineer-laptop:~$

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6. Find the Nokia Modem MAC address.

Type on terminal : hcitool scan

Here are the response :

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engineer@engineer-laptop:~$ hcitool scan
Scanning ...
00:0E:6D:1B:C3:89    ba_dank~7600
engineer@engineer-laptop:~$

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See that my modem MAC address is 00:0E:6D:1B:C3:89 with device name is  ba_dank~7600

7. Find the dial-up channel of the modem.

Type on terminal : sdptool search DUN

Here are the response :

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engineer@engineer-laptop:~$ sdptool search DUN
Inquiring ...
Searching for DUN on 00:0E:6D:1B:C3:89 ...
Service Name: Dial-up networking
Service RecHandle: 0x10002
Service Class ID List:
"Dialup Networking" (0x1103)
"Generic Networking" (0x1201)
Protocol Descriptor List:
"L2CAP" (0x0100)
"RFCOMM" (0x0003)
Channel: 1
Language Base Attr List:
code_ISO639: 0x656e
encoding:    0x6a
base_offset: 0x100
Profile Descriptor List:
"Dialup Networking" (0x1103)
Version: 0x0100engineer@engineer-laptop:~$

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See that my modem is on channel 1

8. edit file /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf

Type on terminal : sudo gedit /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
I type my device MAC address and my device channel.

See the result after edited.

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#
# RFCOMM configuration file.
#rfcomm0 {
# Automatically bind the device at startup
bind yes;

# Bluetooth address of the device
device 00:0E:6D:1B:C3:89;

# RFCOMM channel for the connection
channel    1;

# Description of the connection
comment "ba_dank 7600 Modem";
}

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save file, close gedit window and back to the terminal.

9. Activate rfcomm

Type on terminal : sudo rfcomm bind 0 <MAC Adress device> <Channel>
In my case i type : sudo rfcomm bind 0 00:0E:6D:1B:C3:89 1
(Remember my modem MAC address and channel)

Here are the response :

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engineer@engineer-laptop:~$ sudo rfcomm bind 0 00:0E:6D:1B:C3:89 1
engineer@engineer-laptop:~$

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10. edit file /etc/wvdial.conf

Type on terminal : sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

My dialer name : indosat
My APN : indosatgprs
My Username : gprs
My Password : im3

Customize with yours ........

This is the result after edited:

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[Dialer indosat]
Modem = /dev/rfcomm0
Baud = 460800
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT = 1,"IP","indosatgprs","",0,0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
Phone = *99#
Username = "gprs"
Password = "im3"

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save file, close gedit window and back to the terminal.

11. Connect and run the modem.

Type on terminal : wvdial <dialer name>
In my case I type : wvdial indosat

Here are the response (the response indicated a successfull connection to modem) :

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engineer@engineer-laptop:~$ wvdial indosat
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT = 1,"IP","indosatgprs","",0,0
AT+CGDCONT = 1,"IP","indosatgprs","",0,0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT*99#
CONNECT
~[7f]}#@!}!} } }2}#}$@#}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } g}%~
--> Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
~[7f]}#@!}!} } }2}#}$@#}!}$}%\}"}&} }*} } g}%~
--> PPP negotiation detected.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Jul  8 21:32:01 2008
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.
--> Pid of pppd: 6851
--> Using interface ppp0
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> local  IP address 10.33.210.176
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> remote IP address 10.6.6.6
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> primary   DNS address 202.155.0.10
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> secondary DNS address 202.155.0.15
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
Caught signal 2:  Attempting to exit gracefully...
--> Terminating on signal 15
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> Connect time 0.9 minutes.
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]
--> pppd: [18]�[06][08]��[06][08]H�[06][08]

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Now you can try to run your internet browser and open a website ......

12. Disconnecting

Type on terminal : <Ctrl> C

Here is the response :

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...........

...........

--> Disconnecting at Tue Jul  8 21:33:01 2008

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13.  Connecting again with the same setting

Just Type on terminal : wvdial <dialer name>
In my case I type : wvdial indosat

14. And So on .....................

That's All ............

Get the success .... :)