PEPPE's BLUETOOTH GUIDES
A bridge should only be used to allow the bluetooth network to connect to the rest of your network (a router or other server). Do not use a bridge directly on a cable/dsl connection (this puts the PPC in a direct connection with the cable modem, which most providers only allow if you pay for more IPs), use ICS instead.
While setting up a network connection it is highly recommended you disable all firewalls and anti-virus software until you have a working connection.
| First Set defualt connecting Rules |
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| 1. Start->Settings |
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| 2. Connections Tab->connections |
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| 3. Advanced Tab->Select Networks |
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| 4. Set Both Drop downs to Work Settings, and click ok/x. |
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| 5. Open Network Card |
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| 6. Change drop down to work. |
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| Bridging |
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| 1. Click Start->settings->double click network connections. |
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| 2. Hold Control and single click each LAN connection. |
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| 3. Right click on one of the connections and click bridge connections. |
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| 4a. If you use static settings, right click on the network bridge and click properties and open up tcp/ip properties. If not skip to step 5. |
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| 4b. Static IP settings with my router as 192.168.1.1, adjust your settings according to your network (keep the same first 3 digits as your router). |
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| 5. If you use DHCP the bridge is already set to obtain automatically, you can reboot or in a command prompt (Starts->run "cmd") type "ipconfig /release" and "ipconfig /renew". Verify your computer can connect to your network with the bridge. |
| 6. Right Click on the bluetooth icon and click advanced configuration. |
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| 7. Click local services tab, Select network access, and click properties. |
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| 8. Change the drop down to internet/lan. Click ok. Click OK as many times as it takes to get back to the desktop. |
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| 9. Now on the PPC, Open Bluetooth Manager and click new->connect. |
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| 10. Select Explore and click next. |
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| 11. Click "tap here to choose." |
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| 12. Select the computer you paired with earlier. |
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| 13. Select the network Access and click next. |
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| 14. Click Finish. |
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| 15. Use this shortcut to connect to network access/internet. |
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Defualt the PPC is set to DHCP client mode if you wish to set the IPs manually follow the table below:
| Static IP, only works connected to a 1.3.2.7 adapter |
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| 1. Click Start->settings->connections tabs->connections. |
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| 2. Click Advanced tab then network Card. |
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| 3. Select the bluetooth pan user driver. |
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| 4. Check Use specific IP and populate the fields according to your network. |
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| 5. Click name servers tab also, and populate the DNS field if you want internet to work. |
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| 6. Click ok/X and ok to the window that pops up, close everything/save anything you don't want to lose and do a soft reset. |
IP chart for a Bridged setup.
| Device | IP Address | Defualt Gateway | Primary DNS | Subnet Mask |
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| Router | 192.168.0.1 | Set By router | Set By router | 255.255.255.0 |
| Wired Lan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bluetooth Lan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Network Bridge(Wired+Bluetooth) | 192.168.0.2 | 192.168.0.1 | 192.168.0.1 | 255.255.255.0 |
| Pocket PC | 192.168.0.20 | 192.168.0.1 | 192.168.0.1 | 255.255.255.0 |
| Typically its easier to leave the PPC on DHCP if your router is giving out Ip's. It will get an IP from the router based on the range set in the router. | ||||
| It is ok to change the final digit in the IP Addresses. If you change the IP of the router be sure to adjust the gateway and primary DNS of the Network Bridge accordingly. And if you change the first three digits of any of the connections be sure to move the other ones in kind, so they remain on the same subnet and can communicate. | ||||