Networking Bluetooth Personal Area Networks
The Bluetooth specification supports the use of Bluetooth for networking between devices. If you have a PC with a Bluetooth adaptor and a Bluetooth enabled PDA, laptop, or other device that supported networking, you should use the following information to set up a network connection. Network connections between a PC and another device can be used for file and print sharing, and also for Internet access. A typical example of a Bluetooth PAN would be if you have a Bluetooth enabled desktop PC with broadband access, and a laptop with Bluetooth support you can turn your desktop PC into a W.A.P. (wireless access point) and use the Internet access on your laptop without a need for wires.
The setup of a Bluetooth PAN is dependent upon your existing configuration, below are several options...
- Bluetooth networking for file and print sharing only
- Providing Internet access to another device from a PC with a direct Internet connection
- Providing Internet access to another device from a PC that has Internet access through another network (e.g. a corporate LAN)
If you need more detailed or specific information than I have provided, there are some other excellent guides for specific platforms available
- If you have a Palm, you can go to Whizoo.com
- If you have an iPaq, you can go to PC-Counselor.com
- If you are networking between 2 PC's there is more information available at GeekZone.co.nz