[TriLUG] BlueTooth dongle purchase

Neil L. Little nllittle at embarqmail.com
Sun Aug 12 15:00:47 EDT 2012


Bluetooth hacking?

Most bluetooth devices will not enter promiscuous mode unless they are 
one of the uber expensive network/development tools
However

http://hakshop.myshopify.com/products/ubertooth-one
http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/

73,

Neil Little, WA4AZL

Chris Merrill wrote:
> On 8/11/2012 1:23 PM, Steve Litt wrote:
>   
>> My one worry would be security, given that this Bluetooth goes
>> 300 meters, meaning the guy in the hotel next to yours can pick it up.
>> But if I could solve that, wow!
>>     
>
> Bluetooth has security built in.  You have to "pair" the devices the first time they connect to
> allow the connection.  Don't ask me how good the security is...I don't know.  But I don't hear much
> about bluetooth hacking, so I assume it is reasonably good for most users.
>
> Another example of the uses of bluetooth: many cars now support bluetooth phones. Once they have
> been paired, calls to the phone are routed (locally via bluetooth) to the car audio system. My car
> mutes the audio when the phone rings and I can answer by pushing a button on the steering wheel. I'm
> then on a speakerphone via the car audio and phone integration. I don't use the phone much, but it
> is pretty slick on those few occasions I've used it. I'd use bluetooth audio integration MUCH more
> often, but for reasons I cannot fathom, the car doesn't support that :(
>
>
>   



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