Palm/wireless question

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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't seem to discern this issue
from reading various sources:

If you have "Bluetooth," can you connect to an 802.11g router?

I am looking to upgrade from a Visor, and I'm torn between buying a Tungsten
E, or waiting for the anticipated E2, which may have wireless built-in. The
main complaint against the E is that you can't use a cradle, but I think I
can live with that shortcoming, especially if I could buy an SD card that
could connect with my WiFi router. I can find Bluetooth palm SD cards, but
I haven't found any 802.11/WiFi cards for a palm

If you can't connect a bluetooth device to an 802.11 access point, how do
you connect Bluetooth to the Internet?

(Also, if anyone knows of some good tutorials or explanations, show me
where!)

Thanks in advance!

Mark

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"Mark Rathgeber" <alvamark@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:18Rxc.5489$bz1.4220@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com...
> Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't seem to discern this issue
> from reading various sources:
>
> If you have "Bluetooth," can you connect to an 802.11g router?
>

no, Bluetooth is a different protocol to wi-fi

> I am looking to upgrade from a Visor, and I'm torn between buying a
Tungsten
> E, or waiting for the anticipated E2, which may have wireless built-in.
The
> main complaint against the E is that you can't use a cradle, but I think I
> can live with that shortcoming, especially if I could buy an SD card that
> could connect with my WiFi router. I can find Bluetooth palm SD cards,
but
> I haven't found any 802.11/WiFi cards for a palm
>
> If you can't connect a bluetooth device to an 802.11 access point, how do
> you connect Bluetooth to the Internet?

via a bluetooth adaptor in the PC or via a mobile (cell) phone

>
> (Also, if anyone knows of some good tutorials or explanations, show me
> where!)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mark
>
>

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[I wrote]
> There are some WiFI SD cards but they're pretty new and I don't
> know whether any support PalmOS yet.

... and I've since stumbled across this:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=6264

Cheers,
Daniel.

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In <18Rxc.5489$bz1.4220@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com>, "Mark Rathgeber" <alvamark@swbell.net> writes:
>Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't seem to discern this issue
>from reading various sources:
>
>If you have "Bluetooth," can you connect to an 802.11g router?
>
>I am looking to upgrade from a Visor, and I'm torn between buying a Tungsten
>E, or waiting for the anticipated E2, which may have wireless built-in. The
>main complaint against the E is that you can't use a cradle, but I think I
>can live with that shortcoming, especially if I could buy an SD card that
>could connect with my WiFi router. I can find Bluetooth palm SD cards, but
>I haven't found any 802.11/WiFi cards for a palm
>
>If you can't connect a bluetooth device to an 802.11 access point, how do
>you connect Bluetooth to the Internet?
>
>(Also, if anyone knows of some good tutorials or explanations, show me
>where!)
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Mark
>
>

Consider a Tungsten C for WiFi and dump Graffiti too!

--
Best Regards,

David
C.M. Consultants,Inc

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"Mark Rathgeber" <alvamark@swbell.net> wrote in
news:18Rxc.5489$bz1.4220@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com:

> Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't seem to discern this
> issue from reading various sources:
>
> If you have "Bluetooth," can you connect to an 802.11g router?
>
> I am looking to upgrade from a Visor, and I'm torn between buying a
> Tungsten E, or waiting for the anticipated E2, which may have wireless
> built-in. The main complaint against the E is that you can't use a
> cradle, but I think I can live with that shortcoming, especially if I
> could buy an SD card that could connect with my WiFi router. I can
> find Bluetooth palm SD cards, but I haven't found any 802.11/WiFi
> cards for a palm
>
> If you can't connect a bluetooth device to an 802.11 access point, how
> do you connect Bluetooth to the Internet?
>
> (Also, if anyone knows of some good tutorials or explanations, show me
> where!)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mark

Mark,

as others have said, Bluetooth is a different kind of networking protocol
from WiFi, so you can't mix the two (without getting into bridging stuff).

There's no problem about getting on the internet with your Tungsten though.
I use a Bluetooth USB dongle on my PC (they start off at about £10UKP and
go up to £50 or so) to provide a network for my Tungsten T3. My PC is
connected to my ADSL router with a normal network card so I've enabled
internet connection sharing on that, then the Bluetooth dongle creates a
new network interface that uses that for it's internet connectivity. Then
you just create a new connection and network on the Tungsten, which is
fairly obvious stuff. I followed the example at http://whizoo.com/bt_setup/
'Bluetooth Adapter Setup for the Palm Tungsten /T series' and it's great.
The only problem is that it's *just* out of range from my couch (the PC is
upstairs) - it's fine if I stand by
the living room door, but the 3 feet to the couch pushes it over the edge
:-) I'll try a longer USB cable on the dongle though.

HTH

Ben