Tethered N900 to Ubuntu 9.10 via Bluetooth
Lars’ comment inspired me to give Bluetooth tethering a shot – again, something I have never tried before with any device. Sure enough, it is possible and thanks to Ubuntu, extremely easy. No command line required. All that is needed is:
- Bluetooth Dial-up Networking for the N900 and
- blueman on Ubuntu 9.10
The blueman front-end is optional but it makes the process simple. Right-click device -> Serial Ports -> Dialup Service. Once the N900 is connected, select the Broadband connection from the Network Manager. My MobileVikings connection worked flawlessly.
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Thanks for the instructions! I’m wondering are you using this regularly? I can’t quite get it to work, after I click Dial Up service I get an error
The device Eoin’s N900 does not appear to support GSM/CDMA.
This connection will not work.
any ideas, please?
It’s working – I’m using that connection now.
After I see the error message, I just dismiss it, then (after a minute or so) click on the Network Manager icon up by the time & date. In that list, there is a new network for me to select under the Mobile Broadband category. I select it, disconnect my wireless connection and then I’m mobile!
It’s a great money-saver to be able to use the data allowance that comes with the phone to tether, previously I wasn’t able to do that with my iphone. (that’s without even mentioning the frustration that itunes doesn’t exist for Ubuntu)
Farewell iphone, hello open road! Thanks mustali
glad you got it to work Eoin! sorry couldn’t reply sooner.
Tethering is such a joy! What I would like to do is to share my N900 data connection over wifi. The only thing required is a custom kernel which is available in Maemo Extras. just need the time to tinker. 🙂