Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Can you spoof/forge Bluetooth Devices/Address? From: Marcel Holtmann To: Xavier Garreau Cc: David Mackie , BlueZ Mailing List In-Reply-To: <015f01c44c68$0a24a520$b67ba8c0@zaz1> References: <20040606162154.GA94074@rucus.ru.ac.za> <015f01c44c68$0a24a520$b67ba8c0@zaz1> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1086596922.12811.39.camel@pegasus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:28:42 +0200 Hi Xavier, > > Does anyone know if you are able to spoof or forge a Bluetooth Device > > Address? I am wanting to pick up Bluetooth comms at one point and > > forward it on to another device but I am wanting the repeating > > devices to act like the original sending devices. Eg. If I have a > > phone that wants to communicate with my PC, I can have 2 repeaters, > > one spoofed as the PC and one as the phone. > > > > phone <-BT-> Repeater(spoof PC) <-Not BT-> Repeater(spoof phone) > > <-BT-> PC > > As far as i know you can change the BD Address of a CSR BT chip by using CSR > vendor specific commands. At least, you can use an application they've made > to achieve this. you can change the BD_ADDR of almost every Bluetooth dongle, but as Michael correctly pointed out, you must reset the dongle after it. So changing the address on the fly is not possible. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users