taxus
10-24-2004, 09:20 PM
Be wary of what you buy.
I upgraded my iPAQ h2210's ROM yesterday with version 1.10 (as per HP's recommendation), and now it won't connect with my PC by Bluetooth.
Why? Probably because on my PC I'm using the 1.2.2.15 Widcomm driver, and I can't upgrade to 1.4.x. (The 2210 is now using the 1.4.1 Widcomm driver, while ROM version 1.0 had Widcomm driver 1.3.x.)
I have seen many complaints about the D-Link DBT-120 (and others) in forums. The problem is that many manufacturers like D-Link still ship Bluetooth adapters with hopelessly outdated Widcomm drivers, because they don't want to pay the license for a newer version.
When I try to install the latest driver (retrieved from the D-Link web site), I get asked for a "software key" that was supposedly written on the CD (according to the online instructions), package or whatever. It never was included. No matter what I try (including copying the license.dat file from my CD, as suggested to another poster in another forum), nothing works because I don't have that software key.
There is supposed to be a web form (http://66.45.42.85/dlink/) for D-Link customers who "lost their software key". That form reports that my MAC address is not legitimate. Well, it worked for a full year. How can it not be legitimate?
All D-Link support could do was to refer me to Widcomm (Broadcom actually) email support. I just sent a message. We'll see if they answer.
If you buy a Bluetooth USB dongle, make sure that it comes with the latest Widcomm Bluetooth driver (1.4), or that you will be able to upgrade.
Obviously, you should stay away from D-Link. (Problem is, in my area the D-Link DBT-120 is the only available Bluetooth USB dongle.)
Spam Target (http://home.comcast.net/~spam-target/) suggests on his web site buying a Belkin F8T001 second generation Bluetooth USB dongle. (Many retailers still sell the first generation one. The latest model does not have the antenna sticking up. Check on the Belkin site (http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=200583&pcount=&Product_Id=126336).)
I upgraded my iPAQ h2210's ROM yesterday with version 1.10 (as per HP's recommendation), and now it won't connect with my PC by Bluetooth.
Why? Probably because on my PC I'm using the 1.2.2.15 Widcomm driver, and I can't upgrade to 1.4.x. (The 2210 is now using the 1.4.1 Widcomm driver, while ROM version 1.0 had Widcomm driver 1.3.x.)
I have seen many complaints about the D-Link DBT-120 (and others) in forums. The problem is that many manufacturers like D-Link still ship Bluetooth adapters with hopelessly outdated Widcomm drivers, because they don't want to pay the license for a newer version.
When I try to install the latest driver (retrieved from the D-Link web site), I get asked for a "software key" that was supposedly written on the CD (according to the online instructions), package or whatever. It never was included. No matter what I try (including copying the license.dat file from my CD, as suggested to another poster in another forum), nothing works because I don't have that software key.
There is supposed to be a web form (http://66.45.42.85/dlink/) for D-Link customers who "lost their software key". That form reports that my MAC address is not legitimate. Well, it worked for a full year. How can it not be legitimate?
All D-Link support could do was to refer me to Widcomm (Broadcom actually) email support. I just sent a message. We'll see if they answer.
If you buy a Bluetooth USB dongle, make sure that it comes with the latest Widcomm Bluetooth driver (1.4), or that you will be able to upgrade.
Obviously, you should stay away from D-Link. (Problem is, in my area the D-Link DBT-120 is the only available Bluetooth USB dongle.)
Spam Target (http://home.comcast.net/~spam-target/) suggests on his web site buying a Belkin F8T001 second generation Bluetooth USB dongle. (Many retailers still sell the first generation one. The latest model does not have the antenna sticking up. Check on the Belkin site (http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=200583&pcount=&Product_Id=126336).)