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    Any future in Bluetooth gaming?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hwaforumtk, Jan 18, 2008.

  1. hwaforumtk

    hwaforumtk Notebook Guru

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    Something that struck my mind on my way home today. Is there any future for bluetooth multiplayer gaming in laptops? It would be incredibly convenient especially for games like CS or WC3 on the go with friends.

    Speed for one should not be much of a problem because my phone can effortlessly transmit ~80kb/s when its 20 feet away from my computer. On the other hand I can see battery use being a problem.
     
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    Bluetooth is useless...
     
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    hwaforumtk Notebook Guru

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    Think about it. It wouldn't require ethernet cables and whoever does drag their wireless routers around to game wirelessly with friends wouldn't have to anymore.
     
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    Thats the reason why everyone have Wifi on their laptop... no?
     
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    hwaforumtk Notebook Guru

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    But if for example someone hosts a game in Warcraft 3 wouldn't the person who wants to join have to connect through a wireless router? It's not like your laptop can radiate a WiFi signal for everyone to see, its not a router.
     
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    yea... just set up a wireless ap from your lappy... any computer with wifi can do it
     
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    hwaforumtk Notebook Guru

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    Wirelass ap? Can you post a link please I really want to know how to host wirelessly.
     
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    isnt that what ad hoc networks are for?
     
    nizzy1115, Jan 18, 2008
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    Go into the properties of your wireless adapters, go in the "wireless network" tab. Click on "add" preferred network enter how you want to call it and set up encryption if you want and check the "this is an ad-hoc connection"... I suggest that every one of you set their adapters to a fixed ip....
     
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    yeah you dont need a router to to a wifi network... just do an ad-hoc one...
     
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    All card can act ad-hoc, but most of them CAN'T be an AP. You need special chipsets that only some cards have (like the ones made by Atheros). I know this from personal experience when i made a Wi-Fi hotspot with my lappy and found out my Intel pro wireless was no good for it.
     
    leo_s, Jan 18, 2008
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