IPAQ and Bluetooth

[BOAC]

Anyone know exactly what a 'bluetooth serial port' is (IPAQ 3870) and how I can get to see its settings? Widcomm USB dongle in use.

I can access files and 'contacts' on the IPAQ from the desktop via BT, (which presumably access via this 'serial port'), but every time I try to connect to the 'Bluetooth Serial Port' I am told that the Ipaq 'closed the connection'. The 'start up' settings on the IPAQ are all 'greyed out' when accessed via 'properties' on the BT controller.

Until I get this *** thing to work I cannot even try to 'activesync' via BT which will be another saga!

[ORAC]

Might help:

1 (http://www.ipaqhq.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-7964.html), 2 (http://www.ppcw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5136).

[BOAC]

Ta muchly, Orac - '1' I had seen already, '2' I had not! I'm off to the IPAQ site to check for Rom updates. It seems from '2' that the 3870 does not give access to the bluetooth serial port.

[Keef]

Not sure if I'm missing the point, but I have a 3870 which talks happily to my BT cellphone and to my laptop via the BT dongle on the laptop. I can synch with no problems via that route.

I did have to download several updates (the day the 3870 arrived!) before it would work properly. I wasn't best impressed with the quality control on the product, but it works OK now.

What exactly won't it do that you want to?

[BOAC]

Thanks, keef, onto PMs.