I am having problems getting my computers to communicate using bluetooth
PAN.

My configuration is:
(1) A BT LAN Access Point.
(2) A laptop, running XP, with a USB BT adaptor.
(3) A brand new Netbook, running XP, with a different brand of USB BT
adaptor.


The laptop (2) can make a PAN connection to the Access Point (1) and browse
the network
The laptop (2) can make a PAN connection to the Netbook (3) and browse its
files.

The Netbook (3) can find and pair with both the laptop (2) and the Access
Point (1) but is unable to get a list of services from either of them.
[The Netbook can locate, pair with and locate the seriel services of my
BT-enabled mobile phone]
When the Netbook (3) is connected to the laptop (3) as a result of
connection from the laptop then it can see the laptop's files.

So the bottom line is that the Netbook cannot determine that the Access
Point (1) and the Laptop (2) have any services to offer and certainly not
PAN so is unable to connect to them. Looks to me like a problem with
settings on the Netbook. Where do I start to resolve the problem?

Any advice welcome.

TIA
Chris

"Chris Watts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am having problems getting my computers to communicate using bluetooth
>PAN.
>
> My configuration is:
> (1) A BT LAN Access Point.
> (2) A laptop, running XP, with a USB BT adaptor.
> (3) A brand new Netbook, running XP, with a different brand of USB BT
> adaptor.
>
>
> The laptop (2) can make a PAN connection to the Access Point (1) and
> browse the network
> The laptop (2) can make a PAN connection to the Netbook (3) and browse its
> files.
>
> The Netbook (3) can find and pair with both the laptop (2) and the Access
> Point (1) but is unable to get a list of services from either of them.
> [The Netbook can locate, pair with and locate the seriel services of my
> BT-enabled mobile phone]
> When the Netbook (3) is connected to the laptop (3) as a result of
> connection from the laptop then it can see the laptop's files.
>
> So the bottom line is that the Netbook cannot determine that the Access
> Point (1) and the Laptop (2) have any services to offer and certainly not
> PAN so is unable to connect to them. Looks to me like a problem with
> settings on the Netbook. Where do I start to resolve the problem?
>
> Any advice welcome.
>
This NG is not a good resource for help with mobile networking; you might
try asking BT for help or to point you where to ask.

--
Allan

"Allan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Chris Watts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:emn$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I am having problems getting my computers to communicate using bluetooth
>>PAN.
>>
>> My configuration is:
>> (1) A BT LAN Access Point.
>> (2) A laptop, running XP, with a USB BT adaptor.
>> (3) A brand new Netbook, running XP, with a different brand of USB BT
>> adaptor.
>>
>>
>> The laptop (2) can make a PAN connection to the Access Point (1) and
>> browse the network
>> The laptop (2) can make a PAN connection to the Netbook (3) and browse
>> its files.
>>
>> The Netbook (3) can find and pair with both the laptop (2) and the Access
>> Point (1) but is unable to get a list of services from either of them.
>> [The Netbook can locate, pair with and locate the seriel services of my
>> BT-enabled mobile phone]
>> When the Netbook (3) is connected to the laptop (3) as a result of
>> connection from the laptop then it can see the laptop's files.
>>
>> So the bottom line is that the Netbook cannot determine that the Access
>> Point (1) and the Laptop (2) have any services to offer and certainly not
>> PAN so is unable to connect to them. Looks to me like a problem with
>> settings on the Netbook. Where do I start to resolve the problem?
>>
>> Any advice welcome.
>>
> This NG is not a good resource for help with mobile networking; you might
> try asking BT for help or to point you where to ask.
>
> --
> Allan

Thanks Allan. BT=Bluetooth not British Telecomm!

Chris
>