PEPPE's BLUETOOTH GUIDES
The 1.2.2.16 Drivers do not play well with firewalls. It is best to disable firewalls until you get your setup working.
The 1.2.2.16 Drivers do not work with network bridging (an XP feature), so you must use ICS to give your bluetooth device access to the computer with the dongle. You will not be able to connect to PCs on the Lan (only the one with the bluetooth dongle).
ICS requires IP 192.168.0.1 and to be the only dhcp server on the 192.168.0.xxx subnet. If you have a router on the same subnet most setups require you to move it to a different subnet (192.168.1.xxx). What to look for in your router to move its IP can be found here: Router Reconfig.
To share dialup just select the Dialup connection instead of the lan connection in step 2, all remaining steps are the same. If prompted for a share target select the bluetooth dongle. If you also want the computer to dialup automatically when a internet request comes in check the second box, "establish a dialup connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the internet" in step 4.
| Network Access and Internet over bluetooth. |
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| 1. Click Start->settings->double click netowrk connections. |
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| 2. Right Click your wired/internet source connnection, if you don't know which is which look under device column. |
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| 3. Click properties |
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| 4. Check allow other network users to connect, and if given an option select the bluetooth connection as the target |
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| 4a. Drop Down to select a target if you have multiple networks. |
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| 5. Click ok. |
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| 6. Now on the PPC, open bluetooth manager and click new connect. |
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| 7. Select Connect to the internet |
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| 8. Click next. |
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| 9. Click the choose a device area and select your PC. |
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| 10. Finsih |
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| 11. Username/password, this is based on the user accounts on the computer, use the same one you login to XP with. Leave domain blank unless you know you need it. |
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| 12. BT Null modem pops up and authorizes you. |
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| 13. Use this green icon to connect to network access/internet |
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Only use static IP's if you know you need them or want them.
Recommended Static Ip Chart For Bluetooth Network ICS setup.
| Device | IP Address | Defualt Gateway | Primary DNS | Subnet Mask |
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| Router | 192.168.1.1 | Set By router | Set By router | 255.255.255.0 |
| Wired Lan | 192.168.1.2 | 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | 255.255.255.0 |
| Bluetooth Lan | 192.168.0.1 | Set by ICS | Set by ICS | 255.255.255.0 |
| Pocket PC | 192.168.0.2 | 192.168.0.1 | 192.168.0.1 | 255.255.255.0 |
| Typically its easier to leave the PPC on DHCP. ICS will give it an IP from 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.254 | ||||
| The grey highlighted bluetooth lan is hard coded by ICS and cannot be changed, but it is ok to change the final digit in the other IP Addresses. If you change the IP of the router be sure to adjust the gateway and primary DNS of the Wired lan accordingly. | ||||
IP chart for a dialup setup.
| Device | IP Address | Defualt Gateway | Primary DNS | Subnet Mask |
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| Dialup Connection | Assigned By ISP | Assigned by ISP | Assigned by ISP | Assigned By ISP |
| Bluetooth Lan | 192.168.0.1 | Set by ICS | Set by ICS | 255.255.255.0 |
| Pocket PC | 192.168.0.2 | 192.168.0.1 | 192.168.0.1 | 255.255.255.0 |
| Typically its easier to leave the PPC on DHCP. ICS will give it an IP from 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.254 | ||||
| The grey highlighted bluetooth lan is hard coded by ICS and cannot be changed, but it is ok to change the final digit in the other IP Address. | ||||