SMC Networks SMCBT-EDR manual Computer with PAN acting as a TCP/IP Gateway

SMC Networks - IVT BlueSoleil™ User Manual

Figure 3.9: Stop the PAN service on Computer A

Advanced Usage:

♦Computer A is now the center node. Other computers, for example, Computers C, D and E, can connect to Computer A with BlueSoleil™ following the same steps as those for Computer B.

♦Computer A, B, C, D and E can access each other using the Windows Network Places. This forms a Bluetooth ad-hoc networking environment.

Note: Computer A can currently only support up to 7 connections.

Also it takes about 1 minute before an IP address can be obtained on the client side (Computer B) unless a DHCP server is running on the server side (Computer A).

3.3 Computer with PAN acting as a TCP/IP Gateway

The following sections outline how to enable Computer B to access the Internet through Computer A.

Computer A:

Notebook/ Laptop, PIII, 800MHz, 128M

A Bluetooth USB dongle

Windows 2000

IVT BlueSoleil™

Network Adapter connecting to the

Internet

Computer B:

Desktop, PIII, 600MHz, 128M

A Bluetooth USB dongle

Windows 2000

IVT BlueSoleil™

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