Sharing Internet Connection via Bluetooth?

[pwaldo]

Hi all,

I just got a fancy new Precision m6300 laptop that has Bluetooth, and I want to play!

I have a Windows desktop machine that is connected to the Internet and also has Bluetooth. I want to get to the Internet from the laptop via Bluetooth. Unfortunately, I have no clue as to how to set this up in KDE.

I know Bluetooth is working, as I can use my BT Mouse. "sudo pand --search" returns immediately with no ouput and I have no bnep device.

Thanks in advance!

[gnowak]

Re: Sharing Internet Connection via Bluetooth?

Hmm is this possible? Didn't know that?

[pwaldo]

Re: Sharing Internet Connection via Bluetooth?

Hmm is this possible? Didn't know that?

Sure is. From http://bluez.sourceforge.net/contrib/HOWTO-PAN:

The Bluetooth PAN feature offers (amongst other features) IP support over
Bluetooth (i.e. L2CAP), (more or less) comparable to Wireless LAN on a PC.
Participants in a BlueZ PAN can take on the following roles (see [1]):
[...]
- Network Access Point (NAP):
Acts as proxy, router or bridge between an existing network infrastructure
(typically LAN) and (up to 7 active) wireless clients (PANUs).

+====================+
| LAN Infrastructure |
+====================+
|
|
|
+---------+
| NAP |
+---------+
/ | \
/ | \
/ | \
/ | \
/ | \
/ | \
+------+ +------+ +------+
| PANU | | PANU | | PANU |
+------+ +------+ +------+