[ILUG] Re: Laptops & IR support

[Paul Mc Auley]

On Thu, 18 May 2000 13:52:09 +0100 
Dave Rynne <dave at esat.net>  wrote:
| Looking at getting some laptops -- most likely Dell or Compaq but possibly
| IBM or whatever. I'd like to be able to use an IR connection to my mobile
| for dialup access. Anyone played with IR support in Linux ? ... and gotten
| it working ?

Um, yeah. I got IR working with a Toshiba Portege 3020.
Pretty straightforward, kernel 2.2.15, irda-utils 0.9.9, some minor 
configuration and Bob's yer whotsit. I have had the whole machine lock up 
on previous kernels though, usually as a result of a dodgy link and/or some 
misconfiguration. I really wouldn't want to try and do the dial-up access 
via IR thing though, and instead would say to go with a Xircom CEM56-100 
and a GSM cable to your phone. That would also mean you can move the mobile 
around to get a better signal.

The other thing I got caught out by is that the IR interface on the
Nokia 61[15]0 isn't much use for talking to non-Nokia kit.
	Paul.