Re: gnome-bluetooth integration

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel holtmann org>]

Hi Dan,

> >         > NAP means that the iPhone would access the Internet using
> >         your computer,
> >         > not your computer accessing the internet through your
> >         iPhone...
> >         
> >         
> >         no, if the phone tells you NAP, then this means that the
> >         iPhone acts as
> >         Network Access Point. The computer connecting to the phone
> >         would be the
> >         PANU. This patch is 100% correct.
> > 
> > Anyhow it works flawlesly for me with gnome-bluetooth 2.27.8, 
> > bluez 4.46 and current git versions of NM and nm-applet and
> > iPhone 3G OS 3.0.
> > Thanks for that - it makes my life a whole lot easier.
> 
> Awesome, great to know!  I just pushed the fix to the GUI bits that
> should fix your original problem.  We got everything right in NM, but
> the gnome-bluetooth plugin wasn't checking the right capability bit.

I still don't understand why gnome-bluetooth is involved in the PAN
support for NM? To be honest NM could pick up paired devices that allow
PAN connection directly without the round-trip via the UI. I must be
missing something here since I don't get it.

Regards

Marcel