How to access files in harddrive on PPC thru bluetooth

[iffu2004]

Hi guys...

Can anyone tell me how to share/access files present on my hard drive so that I need not copy the files to my PPC. I did not mean " Activesync"

I probably remember someone by name "KARIM" who had mentioned about this in one of the imate forums. but I don't remember where it is now. He explained about installing the widcomm bluetooth stack & then having resco explorer 2003 installed. u can create a network share & map ur hard drives and access files on pocket pc. that would be rocking... u don't have to copy ur images/music to ur PPC. u could play them thru bluetooth at a decent speed.

can anyone help me out on this. It would be highly appreciated if anyone could give step by step instructions on how to go ahead with this.

I am having Widcomm Bluetooth stack installed from xda forum & I am using TDK Bluetooth Adapter. I have even resco explorer installed. I have updated my ROM to 1.11 WWE

awaiting for ur earliest reply.

Thanks & Regards
Iffu

[icarusbop]

Hmm ok, I think you are trying to do what I have done...

I can access the HDD on my Desktop pc from my XDA/i-Mate over a BT link.
The HDD on my desktop is shared out across the network, and the shared drives can be accessed by the PDA, using resco you can map network drives to the PDA and voila the drives are there.

This took me about 3 weeks to get running. The problem is My solution will probably be no good to you as it involves using my server which has Win Server 2003 on it and the solution involves using network address translation to the bluetooth network.....

I can hope fully give you some pointers though.

You need The widcomm stack on your mobile device as the pathertic MS builtin stack does not support the required profiles.

Get the widcomm stack installed and working ok, install the BT dongle and software on your desktop pc as well, you may get a network connection error icon on your desktop pc system tray. this is because the bluetooth network is off.

we are interested in the 'Network' profile (not the PAN profile), make sure the network access profile on the Desktop is enabled, create a paring to the desktop using widcomm stack, and the 'connect to a network' icon, the desktop pc will probaby ask for permission to connect. ( here is a major annoyance - you can select a checkbox that says ' always allow this connection' (or similar) this only works until the desktop pc is rebooted, after a reboot you will need to give permission again!! Since my server is very rareley rebooted it does not cause me a major problem - but if you find a way round it please let me know!)

Your desktop pc should report that the bluetooth network is now connected.
disconnect the connection, but you should now have a shortcut on your PDA in widcomm connection manager to the network connection.

Now for the tricky bit. If your Desktop is part of a network it gets difficult. if not it's easier...

We need to setup some ip addresses for the BT Lan. Decide on some ip addresses. you need one for the desktop and one for the PDA. (eg 192.168.0.50 & 192.168.0.51 mask=255.255.255.0)

On the desktop configure the ip address on the 'Bluetooth network' lan connection as you would any other lan card

On the PDA goto start/settings/connections (TAB)/connections/advanced (TAB)/network card - in the box labelled 'tap an adapter to modify settings' select Bluetooth PAN user driver' (if this is not here, your widcomm is not installed correctly) .This is where you put in the ip config for your BT network on the PDA

Now connect the BT network link again (Widcomm BT manager)

You should be able to ping your PDA with it's BT ip from your desktop, if it works, your BT LAN is now working. ( you can also get some free ping software for the PDA too, to test the other direction do a search for vxutil)

if the pings work ok, load up Resco and tell it to map a drive, hopefully the Desktop and it's shared disks should appear.

Let me know how you go...

[some0NE]

You need The widcomm stack on your mobile device as the pathertic MS builtin stack does not support the required profiles.


where do I get it? http://nubira.info/forum/images/smiles/hmm.gif

[icarusbop]

The widcomm stack has been posted several times in these forums: Do a search on widcomm, and you should be able to find them.

[Underworld]

The widcomm stack has been posted several times in these forums: Do a search on widcomm, and you should be able to find them.

Thanks for your explanation!!!
hmm but i think it's to many work :? i've got BT finally workt on my M500 for a few weeks now and don't wanna mess up with the widcomm drivers

maybe in the future with another Rom and maybe WM5 there's a better solution

[duke911]

The widdcom stack does not work on the mini.
U can try the bluesoleil stack... it has many profiles ( PAN, OPP, SYNC, LAP, DUN, FTP, FAX, HID, SPP, HCRP, BIP, Headset, AV ).. and it works on the mini.


http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=18537&sid=889e812b8178ab1d0dc8740a39dffb43

very nice icarusbop... :wink:

cheers

[duke911]

i've got BT finally workt on my M500 for a few weeks now and don't wanna mess up with the widcomm drivers




does the M500 has a widdcomm bluetooth stack???

[Underworld]

i've got BT finally workt on my M500 for a few weeks now and don't wanna mess up with the widcomm drivers




does the M500 has a widdcomm bluetooth stack???

huh? what do you mean?
no i don't think that it's standard if you mean that.
i mean if i set up the widcomm drivers maybe my BT is going to failure, it cost to many work to get it back on again... :?

it workt on my M500 in combonation with the Sitecom BT stick and the new drivers, so no wiodcomm drivers are been used