Bluetooth woes

[Joint Chiefs of Staff]

For the last 4 days I've been busting my brain trouble shooting my bluetooth network.

Here's my setup.

I have a HP iPaq Pocket PC 1945 (http://www.shopping.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpdirect/shopping/scripts/product_detail/product_detail_view.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0628151902.1064446609@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccckadcjhgmhkkgcfngcfkmdfondfgf.0&product_code=FA163A%238ZP&cat_level=1&browse_link=true), a Kensington Pocket Hub (http://uk.kensingtoneurope.com/mobility_products/product.asp?subsection=23&id=1556) which is connected to my Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop. Specs for the laptop are as follows.

WinXp Pro, P4 2.2 ghz, 64mb GeForce4 440 go video with 512 DDR ram or just read my profile for a complete listing for specs.

Connected to the external hub is my Olympus 560Z digital camera, , USB adapter cable for the iPaq and a 512mb Verbatim jump drive. My Veo web cam is connected to the second USB internal port of my laptop.

On the the last port of the external pocket hub I have the AmbiCom Air2Net Bluetooth USB Wireless Adapter (http://www.ambicom.com/products/air2net/bt2000cusb.html). All devices are shown in the device manager with no conflicts.

Here's my problem. After loading the drivers that Ambicom provided on CD (the latest 2.0) I can't seem to find "Discovery Services" for the laptop via the ipaq. The Bluetooth Neighborhood shows both the ipaq and the laptop with ID's but when I try to open the laptop icon in windows explorer it crashes the program and from the ipaq it shows "Discovery Service Not Found" each and every time. I've checked and rechecked the configurations over and over again.

The strange thing is that I can send a file to my ipaq from the laptop via the file server-ware in the BT Manager but I can't see the network from the ipaq.

I've trouble shot here (http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=c00030574&cc=us) and here (http://www.ambicom.com/support/troubleshooting/tsbt2000/tsbt2000cf_pda.htm) to no avail.

I'm feed up with it. I know I could just use the cradle or infrared to active sync or for file transfers but that defeats the whole wireless process deal. I want to be able to kick back in my hotel and not be confined to the laptop at the desk.

Any and I mean any help will be very appreciated.

TIA

Patrick

[ScottE]

Sounds like a protocol issue, but I've never had any experience with Embeded Windows.

[Joint Chiefs of Staff]

Originally posted by ScottE
Sounds like a protocol issue, but I've never had any experience with Embedded Windows. Could you please elaborate?

Thanks :)

Any other takers at the problem?

[Ghosthunter]

Wish I could help


I did get my Sony Clie Palm using Bluetooth to talk to my desktop with a USB Belkin BT adapter


but that is different from Pocket PC I think

[ScottE]

Originally posted by Patrick K
Could you please elaborate?

Thanks :)

Any other takers at the problem?


Alright I'm confused now as to what you are talking about here.

I read this

Here's my problem. After loading the drivers that Ambicom provided on CD (the latest 2.0) I can't seem to find "Discovery Services" for the laptop via the ipaq. The Bluetooth Neighborhood shows both the ipaq and the laptop with ID's but when I try to open the laptop icon in windows explorer it crashes the program and from the ipaq it shows "Discovery Service Not Found" each and every time. I've checked and rechecked the configurations over and over again.


Now are you talking about opening up Exploreron the Laptop or the IPAQ or what? Browsing Network Neighborhood? I'm confused. Are you using some seperate program to browse? Need more info with respect to what you are actually trying to be able to do.

[Joint Chiefs of Staff]

Originally posted by ScottE


Now are you talking about opening up Exploreron the Laptop or the IPAQ or what? Browsing Network Neighborhood? I'm confused. Are you using some separate program to browse? Need more info with respect to what you are actually trying to be able to do. Browsing with my Bluetooth neighborhood on my desktop or windows explorer.

When I right click on my local device....laptop while using windows explorer the programs crashes.

While using the bluetooth manager from the desktop it only shows the property option and the other options "Paste, Find Service, Trust Service, Exchange vCards" are grayed out.

I've tried everything. I tried contacting Ambicom the maker of my USB bluetooth adapter 4 times today to no avail. I even left messages at their request and no call back. *sigh*

I'm going out of my mind figuring this out. I love the words "plug and play" sheesh

Thanks for helping out. ;)

[ScottE]

Yeah I really have no Idea. Sounds like poor coding, or the Ipaq and the Notebook aren't playing nice. I've never been a big fan of USB network devices. Although in this case the only other option would be a PCMCIA card and I'm not sure that would solve anything.

[Joint Chiefs of Staff]

Originally posted by ScottE
Yeah I really have no Idea. Sounds like poor coding, or the Ipaq and the Notebook aren't playing nice. I've never been a big fan of USB network devices. Although in this case the only other option would be a PCMCIA card and I'm not sure that would solve anything. Thanks Scott. I knew I should have purchased the PCMCIA Compact flash card.

Can you say refund! lol

First I might just hit some forums dedicated for bluetooth technology. I'm not a quieter and I don't go down easily without a fight. ;)