Help : Connecting to Broadband PC from a Bluetooth laptp

Desktop PC has :
Speedtouch 330 ADSL broadband access - always on
Belkin F8T001 bluetooth adapter
Belkin bluetooth software
Windows XP home

Laptop has:
3Com 3CRWB6096B bluetooth card
3Com bluetooth connection manager
Windows XP home

I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
connection?

AlnM

On 31 Jul 2003 05:39:00 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (AlnM) wrote:

>I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
>there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
>connection?

Internet Connection Sharing

try the network setup wizard "set up home or small office network" in
My Network Places off start menu.

Phil

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (AlnM) wrote:

> Desktop PC has :
> Speedtouch 330 ADSL broadband access - always on
> Belkin F8T001 bluetooth adapter
> Belkin bluetooth software
> Windows XP home
>
> Laptop has:
> 3Com 3CRWB6096B bluetooth card
> 3Com bluetooth connection manager
> Windows XP home
>
> I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
> there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
> connection?
>
> AlnM
>
You could try using ICS, but I found it a little flaky. Does the
bluetooth adaptor appear as a network interface in each machine, to which
you can assign a network IP address, say, in the range 192.168.0.x with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 I'm not familiar with the speedtouch 330,
does this present your adsl to the USB port or do you have it connected to
a NIC ?

Steve

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) (Steve) wrote:

> In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
> (E-Mail Removed) (AlnM) wrote:
>
> > Desktop PC has :
> > Speedtouch 330 ADSL broadband access - always on
> > Belkin F8T001 bluetooth adapter
> > Belkin bluetooth software
> > Windows XP home
> >
> > Laptop has:
> > 3Com 3CRWB6096B bluetooth card
> > 3Com bluetooth connection manager
> > Windows XP home
> >
> > I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
> > there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
> > connection?
> >
> > AlnM
> >
> You could try using ICS, but I found it a little flaky. Does the
> bluetooth adaptor appear as a network interface in each machine, to
> which you can assign a network IP address, say, in the range
> 192.168.0.x with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 I'm not familiar with
> the speedtouch 330, does this present your adsl to the USB port or do
> you have it connected to a NIC ?
>
> Steve
>
>
OKay, I just googled the modem, and yes it is USB. You can use proxying
software assuming the above is also true.

Steve

"AlnM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> Desktop PC has :
> Speedtouch 330 ADSL broadband access - always on
> Belkin F8T001 bluetooth adapter
> Belkin bluetooth software
> Windows XP home
>
> Laptop has:
> 3Com 3CRWB6096B bluetooth card
> 3Com bluetooth connection manager
> Windows XP home
>
> I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
> there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
> connection?

Have you tried "Bridging" the network connections on the desktop? Go to the
network Connections & then select the DSL & Bluetooth adapters, Right click
and select "Bridging"

rgds

I.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. The main problem is with the
Laptop Bluetooth; the software seems to create only Dial-up
connections through Bluetooth COM ports (and I can't bridge DUNs), so
I can't put in a subnet addr of 255.... ; it doesn't accept a number
as high as 255. Bizarre, but true.

I've set the ADSL connection to share with the host PCs Bluetooth LAN
connection, it's the laptop that can't connect with it. If anyone has
knowledge of the 3Com bluetooth software & knows how to manage it I'd
be grateful...

AlnM



"Iain Miller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<q%bWa.1919$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> "AlnM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > Desktop PC has :
> > Speedtouch 330 ADSL broadband access - always on
> > Belkin F8T001 bluetooth adapter
> > Belkin bluetooth software
> > Windows XP home
> >
> > Laptop has:
> > 3Com 3CRWB6096B bluetooth card
> > 3Com bluetooth connection manager
> > Windows XP home
> >
> > I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
> > there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
> > connection?
>
> Have you tried "Bridging" the network connections on the desktop? Go to the
> network Connections & then select the DSL & Bluetooth adapters, Right click
> and select "Bridging"
>
> rgds
>
> I.

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (AlnM) wrote:

> Thanks everyone for your suggestions. The main problem is with the
> Laptop Bluetooth; the software seems to create only Dial-up
> connections through Bluetooth COM ports (and I can't bridge DUNs), so
> I can't put in a subnet addr of 255.... ; it doesn't accept a number
> as high as 255. Bizarre, but true.
>
> I've set the ADSL connection to share with the host PCs Bluetooth LAN
> connection, it's the laptop that can't connect with it. If anyone has
> knowledge of the 3Com bluetooth software & knows how to manage it I'd
> be grateful...
>
> AlnM
>
>
>
> "Iain Miller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:<q%bWa.1919$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > "AlnM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > > Desktop PC has :
> > > Speedtouch 330 ADSL broadband access - always on
> > > Belkin F8T001 bluetooth adapter
> > > Belkin bluetooth software
> > > Windows XP home
> > >
> > > Laptop has:
> > > 3Com 3CRWB6096B bluetooth card
> > > 3Com bluetooth connection manager
> > > Windows XP home
> > >
> > > I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
> > > there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
> > > connection?
> >
> > Have you tried "Bridging" the network connections on the desktop? Go
> > to the
> > network Connections & then select the DSL & Bluetooth adapters, Right
> > click
> > and select "Bridging"
> >
> > rgds
> >
> > I.
>
does the laptop bluetooth adaptor appear as a network device in Control
Panel>Network ??

Steve

No, it doesn't feature itself, only as a 'dial-up' connection I
created for file sharing between it & the desktop PC via bluetooth.





(E-Mail Removed) (Steve) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
> (E-Mail Removed) (AlnM) wrote:
>
> > Thanks everyone for your suggestions. The main problem is with the
> > Laptop Bluetooth; the software seems to create only Dial-up
> > connections through Bluetooth COM ports (and I can't bridge DUNs), so
> > I can't put in a subnet addr of 255.... ; it doesn't accept a number
> > as high as 255. Bizarre, but true.
> >
> > I've set the ADSL connection to share with the host PCs Bluetooth LAN
> > connection, it's the laptop that can't connect with it. If anyone has
> > knowledge of the 3Com bluetooth software & knows how to manage it I'd
> > be grateful...
> >
> > AlnM
> >
> >
> >
> > "Iain Miller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:<q%bWa.1919$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > > "AlnM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > > > Desktop PC has :
> > > > Speedtouch 330 ADSL broadband access - always on
> > > > Belkin F8T001 bluetooth adapter
> > > > Belkin bluetooth software
> > > > Windows XP home
> > > >
> > > > Laptop has:
> > > > 3Com 3CRWB6096B bluetooth card
> > > > 3Com bluetooth connection manager
> > > > Windows XP home
> > > >
> > > > I can get a LAN connection running between the two machines, but is
> > > > there any way I can get the laptop to use the PC's broadband
> > > > connection?
> > >
> > > Have you tried "Bridging" the network connections on the desktop? Go
> > > to the
> > > network Connections & then select the DSL & Bluetooth adapters, Right
> > > click
> > > and select "Bridging"
> > >
> > > rgds
> > >
> > > I.
> >
> does the laptop bluetooth adaptor appear as a network device in Control
> Panel>Network ??
>
> Steve

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) (AlnM) wrote:

> No, it doesn't feature itself, only as a 'dial-up' connection I
> created for file sharing between it & the desktop PC via bluetooth.
>
>
Oh OK, sorry, I can't help any more, both my wireless adaptors appears as
NICs, so I can set up IP addresses etc.

- Steve