Wireless Bluetooth network success

igalan · 09-26-2003, 01:07 PM

After all it works! I have a wireless network using Bluetooth

. It consists on:

Main computer with DSL (Windows XP Home): Conceptronic Class 1 Bluetooth USB (up to 100m range)
Laptop: Conceptronic Class 2 Bluetooth USB (up to 10 m range)
Pocket PC iPAQ 3950: Bluetooth (Class 2)+Compact Flash jacket

All of them can see each other and surf the internet using the DSL from any place at home (even the bathroom

.) The hardware isn't too expensive (two USB Bluetooth), and the set up takes some time but it's not that difficult either. If someone wants to try, I can say that it's a good choice to connect a few computers. But don't expect fast speeds to transfer large files.

RipperRoo · 09-26-2003, 01:31 PM

that is well cool

what sort of transfer speeds do you get using bluetooth?

igalan · 09-26-2003, 02:35 PM

I can't give you numbers, but copying a mp3 took like three times more than with a 10 Mbps LAN. The Laptop was as far as I can go from the main computer, so signal strenght was poor, that also limits the max speed.

If I had two class 1 adapters I'm sure that would make it much faster. But nothing to complain! It's nice to surf the Internet sitting in the coach with the pocket PC

Or printing from the laptop without having to plug the printer.

09-26-2003, 01:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
igalan PCTT Articles Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Barcelona, SPAIN Posts: 1,018	Wireless Bluetooth network success After all it works! I have a wireless network using Bluetooth . It consists on: Main computer with DSL (Windows XP Home): Conceptronic Class 1 Bluetooth USB (up to 100m range) Laptop: Conceptronic Class 2 Bluetooth USB (up to 10 m range) Pocket PC iPAQ 3950: Bluetooth (Class 2)+Compact Flash jacket All of them can see each other and surf the internet using the DSL from any place at home (even the bathroom .) The hardware isn't too expensive (two USB Bluetooth), and the set up takes some time but it's not that difficult either. If someone wants to try, I can say that it's a good choice to connect a few computers. But don't expect fast speeds to transfer large files.

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09-26-2003, 02:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
igalan PCTT Articles Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Barcelona, SPAIN Posts: 1,018	I can't give you numbers, but copying a mp3 took like three times more than with a 10 Mbps LAN. The Laptop was as far as I can go from the main computer, so signal strenght was poor, that also limits the max speed. If I had two class 1 adapters I'm sure that would make it much faster. But nothing to complain! It's nice to surf the Internet sitting in the coach with the pocket PC Or printing from the laptop without having to plug the printer.