bluetooth pairing on ipaq 2210/familiar 0.8.4

Hi,

I have problems pairing my nokia 6230i with my ipaq 2210.
The cellular says something like "pairing /conection denied for security reasons"
whenever I try to do rfcomm connections after entering the pins.

The problem also exists with pocketpc. After some searching in forums I found out that
the ipaq supports only unit keys and the cellular accepts only combination keys (saying
that unit keys are too unsecure).

Some citations:

from: http://www.ppc-welt.info/community/archive/index.php/t-45005.html
"This is a Hardware issue and not a software issue related to the
WIDCOMM BTW-CE Product. The reason for this problem is as follows:

There are two types of keys that can be used for pairing:
- Combination keys
- Unit keys

The key type that is used is pre-set in the Bluetooth Radio Firmware. The WIDCOMM BTW-CE Bluetooth software does not control this setting. The radio on the iPaq 1940 uses unit keys by default. The Nokia 6820 phone rejects the use of unit keys in pairing because it is not as secure as combination keys.

This issue has been reported with Nokia 6820 and 6230 phones when attempting to pair with the iPaq 1940 or 2210 PDA."

On:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=0&prodSeriesId=322898&swItem=PSG_I21093-105126&prodNameId=296099&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=0

"Adds support for Combination Key. Some Bluetooth devices require
Combination Key support in orde to pair with the handheld device."

This patch solves the problem on pocketpc. But that's not enough for me.
Of course I want to work with linux. So how can I enable these combination
keys on linux?

Greetings
Andreas Kemnade
Received on Sat Jul 21 2007 - 12:49:33 EDT