It worked, but don't expect the kind of range you get from a router (I used a USB WiFi adapter): the connection was only marginally better than typical Bluetooth ranges.

Ah, so I was right about the range? I was kinda wondering how that turned out for you.

Not that this relates to the original problem, but someone mentioned bridging two network cards in Linux.

I use a free firewall program called Firestarter. It's GUI based and makes bridging cards in Linux a point-and-click experience. I use it to get my 770 on the internet thru a USB Bluetooth device on a Linux box that's hard wired to a LAN.

slax nokia # cat ./dinoBluecomputer.sh
#!/bin/sh
hciconfig hci0 up
sleep 5
pand -s -r NAP
echo "Start the Nokia and hit a key to continue."
read key
./dinoBluecomputer2.sh
echo "Now run firestarter."

slax nokia # cat dinoBluecomputer2.sh
#!/bin/sh
ifconfig bnep0 192.168.2.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.2.255

slax nokia # cat ./dinoBlueUp.sh
#!/bin/sh
# use gainroot to become root and relaunch itself
if [ `id -u` != 0 ] ; then
#if not already root, call itself as root
sudo gainroot <<EOF
$0 $*
EOF
exit
fi
# real script follows
BTADDR='xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx'
IP=192.168.2.2
GW=192.168.2.1
NS=192.168.2.1
IFACE=bnep0

#insmod just to be sure
insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/current/bnep.ko
#start PAN Bluetooth connection
pand --connect $BTADDR

# wait for the interface created by pand
s=60
echo -n "Waiting $s secs for $IFACE"
while [ $s -gt 0 ] ; do
ifconfig $IFACE >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
s=$((s-1))
echo -n "."
sleep 1
done
echo
if ifconfig $IFACE >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
# bring it up
echo "OK, bringing $IFACE up"
ifconfig $IFACE $IP up
route add default gw $GW
echo "nameserver $NS" >/tmp/resolv.conf.lo
else
echo "Error: $IFACE not available."
fi

slax nokia # cat ./dinoBlueDown.sh
#!/bin/sh
# use gainroot to become root and relaunch itself
if [ `id -u` != 0 ] ; then
#if not already root, call itself as root
sudo gainroot <<EOF
$0 $*
EOF
exit
fi
# real script follows
echo -n '' >/tmp/resolv.conf.lo
pand -K
sleep 1
rmmod bnep

Originally Posted by Karel Jansens

The reason is probably that WiFi cards/USB sticks are geared towards reception, as uploads are generally less important to the typical user.