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P Hoberg - 14 Apr 2006 06:25 GMT

Ok you guys, getting all wrapped up in some esoteric discussion about
bluetooth distance in my 4/8/2006 "USB to Bluetooth cellphone speed?"
discussion.

I started this new topic so I could ask my security question and another
question.

1. When I first tried the install of my IOGear gbu221 (re:
http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GBU221 ) I let XP wizard try
to do it. No success, but it did get to a point where it offered to
generate an 8 or so digit security number, that the phone then asked me to
enter. My phone rejected the answer I entered. So per your suggestions, I
used the CD that came with my device, and with a lot of help got bluetooth
working, but answered a laptop question with some "0000" pin code that the
guy at Cingular says is hard coded into my V551. What kind of security is
that? Can it be improved? What is my risk? Someone getting into my phone
or laptop without my knowledge? Or am I safe, because I would have to give
permission for them to connect to either?

2. Whenever I plug my USB device into the USB port, the XP wizard tries to
start an install. How the #&!^# can I make that thing shut up?

TIA,
Paul

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dold@XReXXMoreX.usenet.us.com - 14 Apr 2006 18:20 GMT

In alt.cellular.cingular P Hoberg <nospamphobergnospam@att.net> wrote:

> working, but answered a laptop question with some "0000" pin code that the
> guy at Cingular says is hard coded into my V551. What kind of security is

USB headsets sometimes, maybe always, have a PIN of 0000. That might be
the only Bluetooth that your Cingular source has any experience with.

The phone pairing to the PC should use the number that you key in.

> 2. Whenever I plug my USB device into the USB port, the XP wizard tries to
> start an install. How the #&!^# can I make that thing shut up?

It is recognizing the device as something other than the device that
already has a driver installed, which is odd. You can abort that install,
go to device manager, and locate the device with a yellow exclamation point
caused by the lack of driver, and "disable in this profile". I presume
that you do actually have another driver attached to the working device,
and want to keep it that way.

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John Navas - 19 Apr 2006 06:12 GMT

>Ok you guys, getting all wrapped up in some esoteric discussion about
>bluetooth distance in my 4/8/2006 "USB to Bluetooth cellphone speed?"
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>generate an 8 or so digit security number, that the phone then asked me to
>enter. My phone rejected the answer I entered.

Too bad you didn't try again.

>So per your suggestions, I
>used the CD that came with my device, and with a lot of help got bluetooth
>working, but answered a laptop question with some "0000" pin code that the
>guy at Cingular says is hard coded into my V551.

It's not.

>What kind of security is
>that?

Not really an issue, since it only applies to the pairing.

>Can it be improved?

No need.

>What is my risk?

Same as any other Bluetooth.

>Someone getting into my phone
>or laptop without my knowledge?

Probably not.

>Or am I safe, because I would have to give
>permission for them to connect to either?

Yes, but wireless is *never* completely safe.

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