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I forget how to pair devices, so this article is woefully lacking!!! I'm no expert, but this page is to help people who want to setup a TCP connection from a Palm Pilot or other bluetooth device to their Arch Linux box. This is useful for browsing the Internet and/or performing a Hotsync operation. I have no idea what really works, but this system is working for me right now! Hardware: ``` bluetooth dongle Palm T5 ``` Packages Installed: ``` bluez-utils bluez-libs ``` Modules Loaded: ``` hci_usb rfcomm l2cap sco ``` Daemons Running: ``` dbus hcid sdpd ``` Devices Loaded: ``` hci0 (bring it up with hciconfig hci0 up) ``` Extra Settings Needed: ``` # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward ``` PPP Settings: ``` $ cat /etc/ppp/peers/palm noauth # we require no authentication local # local connection asyncmap 0 # charmap idle 1000 # disconnection after 1000 idle seconds noipx # disable novell ipx passive # the client (palm) initiates the connection silent # no info needed 192.168.10.191:192.168.10.192 # Server:client ip address ms-dns 192.168.10.191 ``` Command to run to start the dial-up networking server: ``` # dund --nodetach --listen --persist --msdun call palm ``` Command to run to start the dial-up networking server in daemon mode ``` # dund --listen --persist --msdun call palm ```