Connecting to the Internet
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)


HP does not recommend setting up a Bluetooth-enabled device as a host and using it as a gateway through which other devices may connect to the Internet. When two or more devices are connected using Bluetooth, and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is enabled on one of the devices, the other devices may not be able to connect to the Internet using the Bluetooth network.

The strength of Bluetooth is in synchronizing information transfers between your device and wireless devices including cellular phones, printers, cameras, and PDAs. The inability to consistently connect two or more devices to share the Internet through Bluetooth is a limitation of Bluetooth and the operating system.