Automatic Client Serial Port Connection (p800)

"Funk" <Funk@casadelfunk.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have gotten Bluetooth to work with my computer and p800 through the
Client
> Application Serial port. The trouble is ofcoarse that I must manually
> connect the serial port (double clicking on an icon) everytime i wish to
use
> the device.
>
> What I want is for as soon as my p800 gets within range of the computer
for
> the serial port to connect and it to begin synchronisation.
>
> It seems all would be solved if i could just select the 'Startup
> Automatically' checkbox in 'Client Applications' -> 'Bluetooth Serial
Port',
> but alas it is greyed out. I have scoured the internet looking for a
> solution to this problem, but have been unable to... its very annoying.
>
> Anyone got a solution?
>
> Thanks.
>

This is not a problem - it works like this.

That box is not for automatic connections, but for automatic start of a
service. The client on your computer is always on, hence greyed out. On the
Service tab the box is not greyed out, but this is not what you need.

When you connect a P800 there are few things happening there:

1.double-click the icon: your CLIENT port connects to the P800 SERVER port
2.P800 wakes-up and disconnects
3.P800 CLIENT port connects to your SERVER port.

The mRouter program on your computer will obviously be looking for incoming
connections on the port assigned as SERVER, because this is the ort used by
incoming connections.

I agree with you - would be good to have an automatic connection. There's a
solution though: someone wrote a program that keeps looking the Bluetooth
logs for newly discovered / in range devices. As soon one is seen, the
program does a connection attempt. This would work for your P800. You have
to set your computer to look for new devices every minute, and set the log
on (which can use some space, be warned).

I can't remember the name of this program, but you should be able to Google
it.

--
Mauricio Freitas
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Bluetooth guides: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=449

"Funk" <Funk@casadelfunk.com> wrote in message
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> Bugger it. I got fed up with this program so wrote a really quick and
nasty
> VB.Net program that does it for you.
>
> Every second it attempts to connect to whatever COM port you want. This
has
> the effect of trying to start the Bluetooth Serial service for that COM
> port. If this is of interest to you, I'll send it to you, just post here.
>
>

I'd like a copy of that, very useful. Could you email it to me at rachael at
badrats dot co dot uk ? Many thanks indeed.



Rachael

Hi,

Sorry I havent checked back here in a while... The program i wrote works
sort of, but not fully. I need to play with it a little more. Once its
working I'll post a link to it.


"Rachael of Nex, the Wiccan Rat" <none@badrats.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bpdng6$1l8q3n$1@ID-117055.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
> "Funk" <Funk@casadelfunk.com> wrote in message
> news:3fb9aff6$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> > Bugger it. I got fed up with this program so wrote a really quick and
> nasty
> > VB.Net program that does it for you.
> >
> > Every second it attempts to connect to whatever COM port you want. This
> has
> > the effect of trying to start the Bluetooth Serial service for that COM
> > port. If this is of interest to you, I'll send it to you, just post
here.
> >
> >
>
> I'd like a copy of that, very useful. Could you email it to me at rachael
at
> badrats dot co dot uk ? Many thanks indeed.
>
>
>
> Rachael
>
>

"Funk" <Funk@casadelfunk.com> wrote in message
news:3fcab08b$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> Hi,
>
> Sorry I havent checked back here in a while... The program i wrote works
> sort of, but not fully. I need to play with it a little more. Once its
> working I'll post a link to it.
>
Okey dokey.


Rachael