I've been trying for months to set up bluetooth access between my PCs and
iPaq 3970 - i'm beginning to wonder whether this is actually possible! (and
if it isn't, why not?!) :

My set-up is as follows:

Machine A : WinXP "server" - running ICS. Has a LAN card and MSI USB
bluetooth key (with latest drivers). Network connections (bluetooth and
ethernet) are bridged.

Machine B : Connected via wired lan to machine A. Runs ActiveSync.

Machine C (laptop) : Also has an MSI bluetooth key - running winxp, i can
browse the internet and have full network access from this machine using
bluetooth. (This works beautifully!)

iPaq : This is where i have problems! I want to be able to connect to the
bluetooth network access on machine B, just like i can with the laptop, so
that I can get access to network drives and use the shared internet
connection. Ideally, i'd also like to then be able to activesync with
machine A, over the network. Is this possible with the iPaq?  It seems that
bluetooth networking is not a problem with the usb bluetooth adapters,
because the WinXp laptop has no problems connecting to the network via
bluetooth. (I'm actually sending this message over bluetooth network
now!)....

The iPaq has no problems finding machine B, and has been paired. I can
"connect to network access" - and it comes up on the iPaq saying it's
authenticated and then "connected" - but doesn't seem to have access to
anything! I've tried disabling firewalls on each machine, which has made no
difference. Although the iPaq is supposedly connected, it doesn't seem to do
anything, and can't be seen from any other machine on the network either.
Could this be anything to do with the network WorkGroup name? I haven't
found anywhere on the iPaq to specify a workgroup (all i can find is the
"device name").

I've also tried manually specifying the ip address of the server
(192.168.0.1) in each of the (very confusing) "network adapter" properties
under iPaq "connections" but this didn't seem to make any difference... Why
must the config on the iPaq be so confusing!? Is this any better in ppc2003?

Does anyone know how/if this can be done? I've read various "guides"
already, including those at geekzone, but can't seem to find anything that
helps.

The iPaq is a 3970, running PPC2002 (still waiting for my upgrade that i
ordered ages ago... ;(

Any help greatly appreciated - this is the last time i'm going to struggle
with this. I've tried it so many times before without luck... I just can't
believe that if the laptop can do it, then why should the iPaq have so many
problems?! grrr

John.