Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a good way to establish a wireless connection. Here is how you can do it with Linux.

Make sure your hardware works

tweedleburg:~ # hwinfo --bluetooth --short
bluetooth:
                       Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
tweedleburg:~ # hcitool scan
Scanning ...
        00:16:4E:62:BE:31       Nokia 6230i

Transfer files

To transfer a file from your mobile phone to your computer, start the obex push daemon on your computer:

obexpushd -B

Then, on your mobile phone choose that you want to transfer a file to your computer.

Future reference

If you still have problems, have a look at the commands

• obexftp

See also

• http://blog.mypapit.net/2007/10/howto-send-and-recieve-files-over-bluetooth-with-ubuntu-linux.html