****when its not bound. localhost bluetooth # rfcomm connect 0 00:16:20:53:60:E2 1 Can't create RFCOMM TTY: Address already in use localhost bluetooth # rfcomm release channel 1 localhost bluetooth # rcomm connect 0 00:16:20:53:60:E2 1 bash: rcomm: command not found localhost bluetooth # rfcomm connect 0 00:16:20:53:60:E2 1 Connected /dev/rfcomm0 to 00:16:20:53:60:E2 on channel 1 Press CTRL-C for hangup Disconnected localhost bluetooth # wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: No such file or directory --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: No such file or directory --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: No such file or directory ***When its bound. localhost bluetooth # rfcomm bind 0 00:16:20:53:60:E2 1 localhost bluetooth # rfcomm show rfcomm0: 00:16:20:53:60:E2 channel 1 clean localhost bluetooth # rfcomm connect 0 00:16:20:53:60:E2 1 Can't create RFCOMM TTY: Address already in use localhost bluetooth # wvdial --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0 --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Cannot get information for serial port. --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Input/output error --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Cannot get information for serial port. localhost bluetooth # rfcomm show rfcomm0: 00:16:20:53:60:E2 channel 1 closed ****dmesg output Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8 Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.7 rfcomm_tty_ioctl: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported rfcomm_tty_ioctl: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported rfcomm_tty_ioctl: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported rfcomm_tty_ioctl: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported rfcomm_tty_ioctl: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported *****************rfcomm.conf # # RFCOMM configuration file. # rfcomm0 { # Automatically bind the device at startup bind yes ; # Bluetooth address of the device device 00:16:20:53:60:E2; }