Comments on: Access Mac's Internet on Palm via Bluetooth

By: Doogie

Doogie — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:59:20 +0000

Thank you so much for this tip. Works perfectly with Palm Tungsten T3 and Mac OS X 10.4.10. The only difference is, that the Bluetooth Serial Utility isn't there any more. You can add a serial port directly in SystemPreferences -> Bluetooth (its optional anyway).

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:06:12 +0000

Why wont it connect??

Katie, did you read the "alert" at the top of this ancient post?

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:52:09 +0000

I did every step and I have tried connecting to the internet since I have had the Palm.. It wont connect! It is saying "Error: Serial: timeout. Could be bad cable or faulty Modem (0x0305). Why wont it connect??

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:02:23 +0000

Finbarr, I'm not sure what exactly you mean. If you're referring to Internet access on a Palm via an SE phone this post may help. If you're referring to using Mac OS X with a SE phone see this post.

By: Finbarr

Finbarr — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:02:32 +0000

I know this is a long shot but does anyone think the tools used above could be used / changed to work with a Sony Ericsson mobile phone or if this is even possible?
Thanks.

By: Internet Sharing with Palm PDA - MacNN Forums

Internet Sharing with Palm PDA - MacNN Forums — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:38:12 +0000

[...] I've been trying to share my broadband Internet connection with a Palm PDA over Bluetooth using this guide. I can get it to connect, but when I try to browse the web on the Palm's Web Pro application, I get the error: "DNS lookup timed out. Please check coverage, and try again. [Comm. 8]" My Mac connects to the Internet via AirPort and the AirPort Express base station is connected to a router. The Palm is a Tungsten T3. The guide says that this error is caused by not having ICS enabled, but it definitely is enabled. I've tried it with AirPort to AirPort and even Ethernet to Ethernet/AirPort, with no success. What settings exactly should I be using? __________________ iMac G5 17in 2.0GHz , 512MB RAM , ATI Radeon 9600 128MB , Mac OS X Tiger / FCE HD / Soundtrack Pro [...]

By: harry

harry — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:05:26 +0000

the "tutorial" is great, i can run internet on my palm e2 now with the use of bluetooth

the sudo output din't come out as what was shown, (as complained by others) but i think its just a matter of know how, use some comon sense :)

ex. the 192.xxx.xxx.xxx is changed to 10.xx.x.xx.xx

the "done" dint even appear on my sudo/terminal but the promp returned

so i think some thinking should just be done

password was not asked from me either :P

By: luke

luke — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:15:33 +0000

Wont work for me... I dont know why.. I did EVERYTHING, but still wouldnt work. Thank you anyways.

By: dsl Internetverbindung des mac mini uber bluetooth mit palm teilen - Apfeltalk

dsl Internetverbindung des mac mini uber bluetooth mit palm teilen - Apfeltalk — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:37:24 +0000

[...] permalink Hallo, Es stimmt. ein internet connection sharing ist wirklich im System ( ganz sicher in Panther s. link http://www.bioneural.net/2003/10/12/mac-internet-on-palm-via-bluetooth/ nicht vorgesehen - Eigentlich unglaublich - oder Sicherheitsaspekte ??? Vielleicht geht man auch davon aus, dass der User es nicht sicher konfiguriert kriegt. Der link enthlt aber auch 2 Alternativlsungen . Eine mit 'the missing sync und Avant go', falls das hier jemand was sagt ? Gru caesar __________________ mac mini 1,5 Ghz , Mac OS 10.4.7, Pioneer Superdrive, Bluetooth, WLAN [...]

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:28:12 +0000

You can't include your password within an AppleScript (see http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/as_unix/index.ws). However, see "Privileged Exec" (http://oakandapple.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/software/PrivilegedExec.html). This freeware Applescript, in conjunction with Key Chain, promises to make it "extremely easy create applications that run Unix commands as root without prompting the user for an administrator password every time". I tried replacing the demo code in the handler "theCommands()" with this:

on theCommands(thePassword)

do shell script "sudo /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/tty.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync 115200 noauth local passive proxyarp asyncmap 0 silent persist :10.0.1.201 &" with administrator privileges
do shell script "sudo -k" --timeout our sudo ability for security

end theCommands

...but didn't manage to get it working under Panther 10.3.2 (I kept getting the "first time run" message, no Internet sharing). I'll ask the author if he knows why.