[BTM] Share mac internet via bluetooth step-by-step

[Ben Cheng]

On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 05:31 AM, Graeme Challis wrote:

> At 12:11 AM -0500 4/3/03, Stephen Jonke wrote:
>>  On Monday, March 03, 2003, at 06:24PM, Ben Cheng <kenshin at mac.com> 
>> wrote: > I mean if you're already that close >to your computer, why 
>> bother surfing the web with your Palm?
>
> what if you're working on someone's else Mac... fixing it up, 
> installing stuff etc etc. Grab their network cable & read some of your 
> backlogged Bluetooth-Mac e-mail.

Well this probably isn't that feasible since the only way a Palm can 
latch onto the Internet through a Bluetooth connection with a computer 
is if that computer is running a PPP service.  So unless you're gonna 
go around installing PPP on every computer you come across....  I'm not 
saying that websurfing on the Palm is useless.  I just think doing it 
this way (over Bluetooth to a computer that's online) is more hassle 
than its worth.  I know there are Bluetooth base stations out there 
(works like an Airport base station except through Bluetooth) that 
could be pretty interesting but you don't see those too often if at all 
these days.  And once GPRS data pricing goes down, being able to go 
online through your cell phone will be pretty nice indeed.

-Ben