Return-Path: To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net From: Michel Brabants Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:23:56 +0100 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] PAN vs. RFCOMM/PPP speeds? Reply-To: michel.brabants@euphonynet.be, BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Hello, setting up PAN isn't difficult if you know how. I can post some small how-to here somewhere in the week. I get around 1Mbps with my bluetooth 2.0-EDR-devices. Maybe I should get higher speeds, which I may ask about in the future. Greetings, Michel Raymond Ingles wrote: > I've got my Treo 650 connecting to my computer over Bluetooth by > following guides like: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8185 > > It works and the speed is acceptable. However, from what I understand > it's basically using PPP over RFCOMM over Bluetooth - which seems like > a bit much in terms of overhead - and appears to be limited to > 115,200Kbps. I wonder if trying to use a PAN connection (perhaps the > NAP configuration in the PAN HOWTO) would bypass some of the overhead? > > I couldn't find anything directly commenting on this. My tinkering > time is limited (three kids, one on the way, etc.) so I'm reluctant to > play with PAN unless I was reasonably sure it would be worth it. > > Thanks in advance for any information y'all can provide. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn > cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users