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Re: [ecs] a more general bluetooth question Mark Gilmore Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:44:12 -0400

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hi dario,
thanks for the response.
i could periodically test COMx to see if it is open (but that would 
only work for serial port adapters).
perhaps you have heard of some kind of generic BT sniffer pgm that 
simply reports what devices are online ?
looking now ...

At 08:37 PM 4/14/2006, you wrote:

>Mark Gilmore wrote:
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>>when a BT device comes within range,
>>is there a *generic* way by which that device "appears" on the PC 
>>(perhaps as a folder entry of some kind) ?
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>afaik, not:
>I used them as remote serial port on PocketPC, and to send/receive 
>picts and ringtones and sms, and I haven't seen any kind of 
>notification, outside of the client software (stack) provided by bluetooth app.
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>I'd be happy to find it out!
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>I guess it won't "appear", you have to PAIR them before, then 
>probably pair won't be needed any longer, and if it is, say, COM6, 
>then COM6 will simply be openable/not available depending on the 
>device reachability.
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