Iphone tethering Ubuntu

When trying to tether your iphone 3GS phone you'll want to add in the ubuntu blueman PPA


Blueman is a GTK+ Bluetooth Manager.Blueman is designed to provide simple, yet effective means for controlling BlueZ API and simplifying bluetooth tasks such as:

* Connecting to 3G/EDGE/GPRS via dial-up

* Connecting to/Creating bluetooth networks

* Connecting to input devices

* Connecting to audio devices

* Sending/Receiving/Browsing files via OBEX

* Pairing

Blueman also integrates with Network Manager 0.7, so any Dialup/Network connections will be made available (via HAL) to Network Manager.

Install Blueman in Ubuntu

Go to System—>Administration—>Software—>Sources.Now click on Third-Party Software tab, Click on add one of the following sourcelist which is suitable for you

For Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) Users

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

For Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10) Users

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

For Ubuntu hardy (8.04) Users

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu hardy main

Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10) Users

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu gutsy main

Now download the OpenPGP key from here and follow this instructions on how to add a OpenPGP key to a PPA 3rd party repository.

Once this is done Open synaptic from System—>Administration—>Synaptic and and click reload.

or from the command prompt run the following command

sudo apt-get update

Install blueman using the following command

sudo apt-get install blueman

Blueman will remove and replace the default bluetooth manager that came preinstalled with ubuntu.

If you want to access bluetooth manager go to system—>preference—>bluetooth manager


Now MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE the system to the LATEST blueman in the repo

sudo update-manager

install all updates

now pair your iphone using the bluetooth manager icon in your system tray

In your iphone under general settings bluetooth click on connect to your computer which is listed, thus I found it better to connect via my phone then the bluetooth manager.

Once connected open your bluetooth manager icon in ubuntu and click on devices

right click your iphone and left click the NETWORK option

now enter these into /etc/resolv.conf for your dns


nameserver 208.67.220.220
nameserver 208.67.222.222
#nameserver 172.16.145.103
#nameserver 172.16.145.103


now you should be able to pull up google.com webpage