i have a tapwave zodiac palm with 128mb and bluetooth. i have another
desktop computer with bluetooth and i want the palm to be able to
access the shared folders (mainly for mp3's) and the internet from my
desktop (win xp). how do i setup the devices?

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Clarification of Question by space_cowboy-ga on 19 Jul 2004 17:55 PDT

well then i guess i want to turn my computer into a bluetooth access point.

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Request for Question Clarification by tisme-ga on 19 Jul 2004 18:09 PDT

Would you be satisfied with an answer recommending an access point
with instructions? If you have already purchased an access point and
need instructions only, can you give me the model number and brand of
the hardware?

tisme-ga

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Clarification of Question by space_cowboy-ga on 19 Jul 2004 18:14 PDT

i have a usb adaptor that lets my computer be bluetooth capable. i
just want to know how to turn my computer into an accesspoint.

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Clarification of Question by space_cowboy-ga on 19 Jul 2004 18:17 PDT

in addition to knowing how to setup my palm to use the bluetooth to
access the internet

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Request for Question Clarification by tisme-ga on 19 Jul 2004 18:31 PDT

I am unable to find any way to use a usb bluetooth cable to share an
internet connection. Hopefully another researcher will be able to help
you solve your problem.

tisme-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by tisme-ga on 19 Jul 2004 20:42 PDT

I just couldn't give up! I may have found a way to make this work after all... 

Can you tell me if the desktop computer is directly connected to your
internet connection?

With your Bluetooth USB adapter plugged in, do you see a Bluetooth
Network Icon inside Network Connections (in the Control Panel)?

I hope to hear from you soon,

tisme-ga

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Clarification of Question by space_cowboy-ga on 20 Jul 2004 03:02 PDT

yes there is a bluetooth icon in the network window, and my computer
is directly hooked up to the internet.

Hello space_cowboy,

I was unable to find instructions for accessing the internet from your
desktop, although you should be able to access folders on your desktop
by using the USB port.

From the official site: 

"If you want to use your Zodiac console to get on the Internet, you'll
also need to have a compatible Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone or
Bluetooth access point with Internet access."
Source: http://support.tapwave.com/cgi-bin/tapwave.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=113&p_created=1063760968&p_sid=SNBWEOgh&p_lva=&p_sp=

It seems accessing the internet can only be done using a mobile phone
with bluetooth. Please let me know if you want me to submit this as an
official answer. In the meantime, I will let other researchers have a
shot at answering this question in case I missed something.

All the best,

tisme-ga

PS: You can set up what you are looking for if you have a bluetooth
access point like this one:
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Product_Id=134669
but I suspected you do not already have one of these because they
usually come with instructions on how to set them up with popular palm
models.

tisme-ga