BlueTooth

tolosenc · 09-10-2005 7:47pm #1

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I was wondering; if I had two PCs with BlueTooth adaptor Dongle-thingys, could I share files(or even an Internet Connection) between them?

Karoma · 09-10-2005 7:53pm

Typically, yes.
What OS?
Check up/for: Personal Area Network.

802.11 is much better suited to this task tbh.

tolosenc · 09-10-2005 8:24pm

Karoma wrote:

Typically, yes.
What OS?
Check up/for: Personal Area Network.

802.11 is much better suited to this task tbh.

Both using Win XP
What do you mean by Check up/for: Personal area Network
what is 802.11?

lau1247 · 09-10-2005 8:30pm

802.11 is a number used to call for a wifi card..

wifi card at the moment comes in
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g

'a' being the slowest and 'g' being fastest..

as for the bluetooth..
If should work.. but it is much slower when compare to wifi even though both are wireless type of connection

Karoma · 09-10-2005 8:37pm

lau1247 wrote:

802.11 is a number used to call for a wifi card..

wifi card at the moment comes in
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g

'a' being the slowest and 'g' being fastest..

as for the bluetooth..
If should work.. but it is much slower when compare to wifi even though both are wireless type of connection

802.11a is not the slowest! It operates on 5GHZ (b and g use ~2.4GHz) and is not as widely used/available outside of the U.S.A.

802.11 technologies is more commonly referred to as WiFi or simply and innaccurately "Wireless"..
I recommend Wireless over Bluetooth as it is faster, operates better over greater distances and handles obstacles better (g in particular).

Back to bluetooth: ensure Service Pack 2 is installed on both machines, and plug in the dongles = no hassle or fuss.

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wireless80211/a/aa80211standard.htm for more info (*Although, you should note that Bluetooth will work over further distance if you employ class I adaptors - but as stated(and previously) - the speed drops significantly..and the whole thing becomes a mess.)

lau1247 · 09-10-2005 9:00pm

check out this link to wikipedia and check the speed table..
a is only 11mbp

see the others??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wifi#Specifications

Malafus · 09-10-2005 9:02pm

lau1247 wrote:

check out this link to wikipedia and check the speed table..
a is only 11mbp

see the others??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wifi#Specifications

For you...

lau1247 · 09-10-2005 9:04pm

sorry my bad.. a is faster..
it was b.. my fault..
but still there's a speed difference is what i'm trying to say

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