[GRLUG] Bluetooth Serial Linux

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Fri, 2008-12-05 at 11:18 -0500, Colin Vallance wrote:
> I've found myself in a place where I have several Linux devices that I
> occasionally need a serial connection to but no longer have a portable
> device with a DB9.  I know there are usb->serial devices out there
> that are much cheaper but that again requires a dongle connection and
> drivers for each OS I could be coming from (OS X, Linux, Windows).
>  I'm considering just going with a bluetooth->serial that would be
> driverless (for the most part) and would keep my somewhat cable free.
>  Does anyone have any experience with these and/or any
> pro/con analysis?  Here is the little guy I'm looking at:

> http://www.lemosint.com/bluetooth/bluetooth_lm048_adapter_details.php

I've never used one of these.  But I've setup PPP connections over
Bluetooth serial on several occasions.  I've used the "Cirago BTA3210
Class 2 Micro Bluetooth Adapter".