Re: [NTLK] Sharing a Mac's internet connection over Bluetooth

From: Steven Frank <stevenf_at_panic.com>
Date: Tue Sep 12 2006 - 18:38:57 EDT

Hi Giulio,

On Sep 12, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Giulio Marchi wrote:

> I was aiming to use the Bluetooth to share the internet connection of
> my Mac but I could not figure out how. Now I see why: actually I can
> barely follow your instructions...

It's definitely not an easy process, by any measure. It took me
several hours of Googling and experimentation to get it to work at all.

> By any chance you may have some enlightenment in this direction? Could
> a serial connection be somehow more "direct" than the Bluetooth one?

I've never tried it, but I think the process would be pretty
similar. Only one command should change. Instead of running the PPP
server on the Bluetooth-PDA-sync port, you'd have to run it on the
Keyspan serial port instead. Everything else would be the same, I
think.

So, the short answer is no, I don't think it would be any easier. :)

It would be a nice feature to put into NewTen or any other Newton
connectivity utilities that are developed. Just a couple of buttons:
Share [airport/ethernet] connection to [bluetooth/serial] port.
Start / Stop.

Can anyone buy me a few more hours in a day? :)

Steven
http://panic.com/
http://stevenf.com/

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