can Linux forward a wireless connection ?

riccisit · 10-15-2005, 04:12 AM

Dear Linux users,

I've got a doubt : My Linux box take internet connection via a DWL-650+ wireless card from a Windows XP host with an ad-hoc connection (no access point). Now, can my Linux box (mandrake 10.1) forward its connection to a third device (in this case, Nokia N-gage qd through Bluetooth, but it's not important what is) ?

Thanks,
Fabio

Agrouf · 10-15-2005, 10:10 PM

I don't think so.
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11x are different protocols. Not the same frequency range.
I don't think DWL 650+ can do Bluetooth.

Edit :
Wait. Do you have a Bluetooth device? Because in that case, I think you can forward the connection to the Bluetooth interface (for instance with iptables).