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Ok so after some more digging, I've made some progress. I though I would post. Hopefully it will help others. If anybody can get PDANet working through Activesync & Bluetooth, all my problems are solved.

First, the Toshiba Bluetooth stac is problematic. I was able to finally establish a PAN partnership but only when I clicked 'Connect' in Internet Sharing on the PPC first. I couldn't get connected to the web using the phones EVDO though. IE on the computer timed out. Also, Activesync was never listed on either the computer or the PPC as a service.

Many sites suggested dumping the Toshiba Bluetooth driver and use the MS driver instead so I gave that a shot. Right click on My Computer and go to the device manager. Right click on the main bluetooth driver and select 'Update Driver.' You should have two options...MS and Toshiba (or other Manufacturer). Select the MS driver.

The new driver installed and the laptop saw the PPC & paired on the first attempt. However, in order to get Activesync to work, I had to follow these steps from another website (they used a Treo in the example but it worked for my Mogul; you have to do the pairing from the phone exactly as described):


1. Ensure BT is on on both PC and Treo 700w and each is in discover mode.

2. In BT setup on Treo. DELETE any existing partnership with the PC.

3. In Activesync on the Treo, choose Connect via Bluetooth. Of course, Activesync will say it cannot, but will ask if you want to set up a new partnership. Choose yes.

4. When the Treo BT app comes up and presents the Devices tab, click new partneship. Go through the normal pairing process when it finds your PC (entering passcode on treo, accepting connection on PC, entering passcode on PC, etc.). It will probably not show "Activesync" as a service on the PC yet.

5. In ActiveSync on the PC, go to Connection settings. Verify that allowing connections via com ports (combo box) is checked and you can see a list of available com ports.

6. Here's the trial and error part. Start by selecting the first COM port in the list, clicking OK. If Activesysnc gives you an error, start Step 5 over again and choose the next COM port on the list until you get one that does not produce an AS error (cannot connect to COM port). NOTE: DO NOT select "Bluetooth" from the drop down list. Don't forget to click OK each time, to close the Connection Settings dialog box.

7. On the Treo click refresh. If "Activesync" shows up as a service from the PC, check it and you should be OK to select "Connect via Bluetooth" on the Treo and start synchronizing. If "Activesync" still does not show up as a service, go back to Step 5 and just keep moving on to the next COM port in the list. One of them should work eventually.


Now, I'm trying to get PDANet to work through Activesync but no luck yet. PDAnet doesn't see the connection.

Any suggestions?