From owner-freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Sun Jul 9 03:14:44 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bluetooth@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7704BDA9F52 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 03:14:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+m@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 33A8675B38 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 03:14:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+m@aldan.algebra.com) X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=Aa3zJDfG c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=lGUdY1O6J9NpztYPi32J9g==:117 a=lGUdY1O6J9NpztYPi32J9g==:17 a=gH2l33NO9zgA:10 a=Fdkxr_5KmFUA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=xFB0rkRPqLwgOVx6JB4A:9 a=pvA44qeTxYYA:10 a=6kGIvZw6iX1k4Y-7sg4_:22 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: YW5hdEByY24uY29t Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.mail=mi+m@aldan.algebra.com; spf=neutral; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com header.from=mi+m@aldan.algebra.com; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.user=anat; auth=pass (PLAIN) Received-SPF: neutral (smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com: 108.53.87.28 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of aldan.algebra.com) Received: from [108.53.87.28] ([108.53.87.28:64857] helo=[192.168.1.171]) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.6.23.54417 r(Core:3.6.23.0)) with ESMTPSA (cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) id 02/2F-53214-1AF91695; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 23:14:41 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: How to listen quietly for other Bluetooth devices? From: "Mikhail T." X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (14F89) In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 23:14:40 -0400 Cc: "Mikhail T." , "freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <085c77b2-9f40-5a1f-0b49-86a24e561fce@aldan.algebra.com> To: Maksim Yevmenkin X-BeenThere: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Using Bluetooth in FreeBSD environments List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 03:14:44 -0000 Doesn't "inquiry" imply activity? I'd like the computer to listen passively.= .. I assume, if a phone nearby is communicating with something (like headpho= nes), other Bluetooth devices hear it - even if they typically ignore it. Is= that a valid assumption? Can a Bluetooth dongle be placed into some sort of "promiscuous" mode instea= d? --=20 Sent from mobile device, please, pardon shorthand. 8 =CC=C9=D0. 2017 =D2. =CF 22:58 Maksim Yevmenkin =CE=C1=D0=C9=D3=C1=D7(=CC=C1): > Hi Mikhail, >=20 >> I'd like my FreeBSD computer to detect the presence of other >> Bluetooth-devices nearby. >=20 > you probably look for inquiry command. i.e. hcidump inquiry. please be > aware that remote device may not answer inquiry, i.e. "not > discoverable". apart from inquiry, there is not a whole lot you can do > with standard hci interface >=20 > thanks! > max