Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth compatibility

[Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>]

> > > I'm reading now that bluetooth uses the 2.4Ghz band which is just
> > > about tapped out around here.
> >
> > tapped? do you mean people tap into it?  It is fairly easy to "tap"
> > into a bluetooth headset - the standard passwords for simple devices
> > are usually 0000, 1111, and that sort of thing.
>
> I think he means "maxed out". And he apparently doesn't realise how much
> bandwidth is available around 2.4Ghz: for example between 2.4 and 2.5
> there's 5 times more bandwidth than the *entire* FM radio spectrum, or
> enough space for about 20 TV stations

I did mean maxed out, and I said that because I seem to be having
interference problems currently.  One of the two systems that connects
to my 802.11g router stops the services that depend on net.ath0 after
awhile, and I can't connect reliably at all on some channels.  Also,
when I'm transferring a big file across the network, my (2.4Ghz)
wireless keyboard really struggles.  The keyboard and three systems
are all within an 8 foot radius of each other.

> > >   My wireless keyboard and wireless
> > > network use it, and since I'm in an apartment there's no telling
> > > how many other people are doing the same, along with their
> > > microwaves and phones.  Has anyone used a bluetooth headset in an
> > > environment with other devices utilizing the 2.4Ghz band?
> >
> > I use bluetooth in our office, with 2 802.11 b/g access points, and a
> > handful of laptops / pda's and I haven't noticed any interference.  I
> > doubt the bandwidth is "throttled" though...
>
> Similar around here. With an effective range of about 2m, it will take a
> lot more than a typical office or apartment building to cause
> consistent interference over bluetooth

2 meters?  So you're pretty much at your computer.

- Grant
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