Linux 2.6.x Bluetooth PAN Network HOWTO
Introduction
This document describes how to setup a PAN network between Linux hosts
using Bluetooth.
Setup (Linux PC side)
Testing the setup
On both hosts (accesspoint and client), do this:
root@osiris:~# modprobe bnep
root@osiris:~# modprobe hci-usb
root@osiris:~# hcid
Then check that your Bluetooth device is found:
blip@osiris:~$ hcitool dev
Devices:
hci0 00:60:57:xx:xx:xx
On the accesspoint (master), do this:
Networks between Linux PCs
Network for Linux PC <--> Linux PC (doesn't work with Palm !)
# on master side
modprobe bnep
pand --listen --master --role=NAP
ifconfig bnep0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
#use some kind of NAT for example
#on slave
modprobe bnep
pand -c <bt_addr_of_master>
ifconfig bnep0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
route add default gw 192.168.1.1