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Bluetooth PCI card for desktop system (bluetooth only card) ??

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  • Desktops
  • Compatibility
  • Bluetooth
  • Wireless Networking
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June 3, 2009 3:06:08 AM

I see that there are some really cheap combo cards that do 802.11 B/G (not N) and also do Bluetooth. I've read where those cards are CPU-intensive (they have a DSP and make the computer's CPU do all the work - ??). They also don't use (or are not compatible with) Microsoft's Bluetooth stack (what-ever implications or consequences that has - I don't know).

I was wondering if there was a good (high-performance, long-range) bluetooth-only PCI card?

A card that is compatible with an external, high-gain antenna?

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June 3, 2009 7:32:49 AM

This was the only Bluetooth PCI card I found online.

Have you considered getting a USB bluetooth adapter? In my experience, they're not system hogs, and some of them are small enough that they're nearly flush with the USB port once you plug them in.
June 3, 2009 1:24:00 PM

I want to set up something like a base station with as long a range as I can get.

For that, I would set up an external antenna.

I don't think there are USB adapters with an external antenna connection.

I'm also thinking that when you've got enough space for circuitry on a PCI card, that you can build a better-performing radio section on a PCI card vs usb.

And because it's a desktop system, the size of the adapter (or where it's plugged into) doesn't matter at all.
June 4, 2009 12:16:32 AM

I've since learned that the The Windows Bluetooth stack only supports external or
integrated Bluetooth dongles attached through USB. It does not support Bluetooth radio connections over PCI, I²C, serial, PC Card or other interfaces.

I guess that means that PCI bluetooth cards must come with their own TCP/IP stack ?

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