On Bluetooth PAN

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AIM

For sharing the internet connection from working PC to Surface Pro.

Setup And Configuration

SurfacePro

Install bluez/bluez-libs/bluez-utils:

$ sudo pacman -S bluez bluez-utils bluez-libs

Modprobe the bnep kernel module:

[root@surfacepro ~]# modprobe bnep
[root@surfacepro ~]# lsmod | grep bnep
bnep                   20480  0
bluetooth             450560  6 bnep,btbcm,btrtl,btusb,btintel
[root@surfacepro ~]# modprobe btusb

Start the bluetooth.service via:

$ sudo systemctl start bluetooth.service

bluetoothctl will give access for configurating bluetooth equipment, following steps shows how to connect to a bluetooth keyboard:

[root@surfacepro ~]# bluetoothctl 
[NEW] Controller xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx surfacepro [default]
[bluetooth]#
[bluetooth]# agent KeyboardOnly 
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# default-agent      
Default agent request successful
[bluetooth]# power on
[CHG] Controller xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Class: 0x00011c
Changing power on succeeded
[CHG] Controller xx:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Powered: yes
[bluetooth]# scan on
Discovery started
[bluetooth]# pair D0:13:1E:11:F5:45
Attempting to pair with D0:13:1E:11:F5:45
[bluetooth]# connect D0:13:1E:11:F5:45

Now try to connect to the keyboard, yes you could use keyboard for typing.

PAN

Network Aggregation Point - NAP