Hello,
I'm new here, I got a Nokia N800, I'm still learning how to fully use it.

My Question here is simple:
I dont have a Wifi connection at home, and I would like to connect the N800 to my Desktop computer with bluetooth.

The goal is to be able to sync some applications (gpe callendar, garnetvm..), and if possible to access the internet through bluetooth(my computer being connected to a internet by lan), and maybe (if i'm not dreaming) share my printers with the N800 through bluetooth

I really dont know where to start, any help will be appreciated, and I would like to hear from you if this is possible or not.

I'm using both XP and ubuntu.
Please lets keep the wifi out of this discussion ;-)

keep wifi out? meh. my first suggestion is to get a wifi usb dongle for the desktop and set up connection sharing

beyond that, i dont think one can use bluetooth on the tablet for what your asking, at least not out of the box. though i think i spotted something in app manager that may allow it, but i have not tested it...

USB networking I think is the way to go with this.. not bluetooth...

But I haven't done either. I know I tried to setup a PAN with my XP before it didn't go so well.. just straight obex transfers worked for me.

hello, thanks for the fast answers
well usb should be excluded too

I'm not looking for an "out-of-the-box" answers.

I came across some intersting threads in this forum wich treat bluetooth networking:
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...t=12666&page=5

I'm still looking, and I will post if I will get something working.

I finally managed to get this working on Windows XP
Probably I will write later a full guide

meanwhile, here is how I did it:
*I'm using widcomm bluetooth v 5.0, and I have Network access enabled with "allow other devices to access the internet/lan via this computer" selected

*I paired the computer with the n800

*Instead of Internet Connection Sharing in windows, I made a bridge between my lan connection and the bluetooth connection, I'm not even sure at this point if its necessary.

*on N800, I installed rootsh(to gain root access) and used the script from http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...8&postcount=42
make sure you change the mac adress and name
(windows users beware of file encoding, the script should be in unix format (i have no idea), I used notepad++ to change it's encoding)

*you neead maemo-pam 1.0.1 wich unfortunately is unavailable in maemo garage, just add this repository http://www.gronmayer.com/it/dl.php?id=243 and you should be able to install maemo-pam 1.0.1

*now, just connect to the dummy connection, and start the script

I'm still looking for an easy and automated way to get this connection done

As someone who's workplace doesn't have WiFi, I'm looking forward to trying this out.
Can you provide a link for "widcomm bluetooth v 5.0"?

The bridge was necessary to get this to work, but I think "Internet Connection Sharing" should be ok too.

As an easy way to start the script, I'm using "personal menu".
The script takes about 1 min to get connected, (even if a notification in windows appears almost instantly when the script starts)

For Widcomme bluetooth, it must be part of your bluetooth drivers, if not, you have to figure out where to find it
I can upload mine (41 MB) if you cant find any ....

just some more notes:

* The script works instantly with Internet connection sharing, but takes some time with the bridge :S

* For some reasons, my bluetooth dongle MAC address keep changing, leaving it connected to the same port can be helpful

* Upon reboot, the bluetooth tray icon may dissappear, closing BTTray.exe from the task manager then lunching "C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BTTray.com" should work



Goodluck