Make sure the dongle is connected, check with dmesg.
If the bluetoothdongle is not working try restarting the service
sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
look at Ubuntu bluetooth if he dongle does not work after restarting the service.
#Uncomment this to let network manager do the configuration auto lo iface lo inet loopback #auto eth0 #iface eth0 inet static #address 144.41.176.69 #gateway 144.41.176.1 #netmask 255.255.255.0 #nameserver 144.41.5.20 #Only use this if eth0 is not working. With this enables you cannot connect via wireless #auto eth1 #iface eth1 inet static #address 144.41.176.68 #gateway 144.41.176.1 #netmask 255.255.255.0 #nameserver 144.41.5.20
#Armadillo Frobobox 144.41.176.69 froboboxcable #eth0 gigabit cable 192.168.0.2 frobowireless #eth1 connect to wireless router in frobobox