From owner-freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 1 20:54:57 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E37C1065698 for ; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:54:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from plunky@rya-online.net) Received: from smtp6.freeserve.com (smtp5.freeserve.com [193.252.22.151]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E368E8FC1A for ; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:54:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3544.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 2CF401C00098; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:54:55 +0100 (CET) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3544.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1A2051C00099; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:54:55 +0100 (CET) Received: from rya-online.net (unknown [89.194.203.165]) by mwinf3544.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id E8E6A1C00098; Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:54:52 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20100201205452954.E8E6A1C00098@mwinf3544.me.freeserve.com Received: (nullmailer pid 6604 invoked by uid 1000); Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:54:24 -0000 Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:54:24 +0000 (GMT) To: lovelyting88 In-Reply-To: <27401421.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <27401421.post@talk.nabble.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (NEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-Id: <1265057664.840883.13472.nullmailer@galant.ukfsn.org> From: Iain Hibbert Cc: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bluetooth Adapter-Connect the World by Wireless Network X-BeenThere: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Using Bluetooth in FreeBSD environments List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:54:57 -0000 On Mon, 1 Feb 2010, lovelyting88 wrote: > I want to know the different from bluetooth adapter and wireless network "Bluetooth adapter" is a radio device that plugs into your computer and provides access to other Bluetooth radios using Bluetooth protocols. "Wireless network" is a network that doesn't use wires for connectivity So, you can operate a wireless network over various transports (Bluetooth, WiFI, IrDA, pigeon carriers, sound waves, laser beams, ...) but a Bluetooth link does not necessarily imply a wireless network. iain