Possible to Share a internet connection over bluetooth?

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Hello, I've got a little setup, 3 pc's to one router using cables, and I
have a bluetooth connection from my main pc to transfer stuff from my mobile
phone to the pc. So here is my question, I have just aquired a laptop, and
it is all setup to connect to the last cable connection on my router, but
what when I wanna use my laptop upstairs, in bed for example. If I buy a
wireless PCI card for my pc (WinXP) or the machine that the main router is
connected to (Win98). Will the machine send out internet from the card? will
I have to go down the Bridging options? or could i just buy a bluetooth
dongle for the laptop, and activate the networking option on the bluetooth
on my main machine (MSI BToes Bluetooth USB 1.1 Adapter) ? or could I buy a
bluetooth PCMCIA card (if they exsist) and have the same thing...

Sorry for all the questions, but I wanna get it right b4 I start spending
money.

Regards.
Paul.

 

[Jack]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Hi
You best solution would be buying an Access Point and plug it to the Router.
Jack (MVP-Networking).



"Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message
news:OeHHAzFHFHA.4060@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hello, I've got a little setup, 3 pc's to one router using cables, and I
> have a bluetooth connection from my main pc to transfer stuff from my
mobile
> phone to the pc. So here is my question, I have just aquired a laptop, and
> it is all setup to connect to the last cable connection on my router, but
> what when I wanna use my laptop upstairs, in bed for example. If I buy a
> wireless PCI card for my pc (WinXP) or the machine that the main router is
> connected to (Win98). Will the machine send out internet from the card?
will
> I have to go down the Bridging options? or could i just buy a bluetooth
> dongle for the laptop, and activate the networking option on the bluetooth
> on my main machine (MSI BToes Bluetooth USB 1.1 Adapter) ? or could I buy
a
> bluetooth PCMCIA card (if they exsist) and have the same thing...
>
> Sorry for all the questions, but I wanna get it right b4 I start spending
> money.
>
> Regards.
> Paul.
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

just use a bluetooth USB device on the laptop.
or , as you say,
use the XP machine & a NIC card just enable ICS either way.

mike

"Kardon Coupé" <prefer.to@readon.newsgroups> wrote in message
news:OeHHAzFHFHA.4060@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hello, I've got a little setup, 3 pc's to one router using cables, and I
> have a bluetooth connection from my main pc to transfer stuff from my
mobile
> phone to the pc. So here is my question, I have just aquired a laptop, and
> it is all setup to connect to the last cable connection on my router, but
> what when I wanna use my laptop upstairs, in bed for example. If I buy a
> wireless PCI card for my pc (WinXP) or the machine that the main router is
> connected to (Win98). Will the machine send out internet from the card?
will
> I have to go down the Bridging options? or could i just buy a bluetooth
> dongle for the laptop, and activate the networking option on the bluetooth
> on my main machine (MSI BToes Bluetooth USB 1.1 Adapter) ? or could I buy
a
> bluetooth PCMCIA card (if they exsist) and have the same thing...
>
> Sorry for all the questions, but I wanna get it right b4 I start spending
> money.
>
> Regards.
> Paul.
>
>