Howto: hciconfig

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Contents 1 Name 2 Synopsis 3 Description 4 Commands 5 Basic Usage

Name

• hciconfig - Configure Bluetooth devices.

Synopsis

hciconfig -h hciconfig [-a] hciconfig [-a] [command [command parameters]]

Description

• hciconfig is used to configure Bluetooth devices. hciX is the name of a Bluetooth device installed in the system.
• If hciX is not given, hciconfig prints name and basic information about all the Bluetooth devices installed in the system.
• If hciX is given but no command is given, it prints basic information on device hciX only. * Basic information is interface type, BD address, ACL MTU, SCO MTU, flags (up, init, running, raw, page scan enabled, inquiry scan enabled, inquiry, authentication enabled, encryption enabled).

Commands

up      Open and initialize HCI device.    
down    Close HCI device. 
reset   Reset HCI device.

Basic Usage

hciconfig
hciconfig hci0 up
hcitool scan
rfcomm connect 0 00:11:22:33:44:55

pitfalls: If you own a bluetooth mouse/keyboard hub <Human Interface Device> run hid2hci to swap modes and use hcitool etc

• Note : Not all commands and usage configurations are shown here, more info can be found here.