Bluetooth - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

to use WPA, read /usr/share/doc/packages/wireless-tools/README
.prism2.
WPA
WPA support is quite new in SUSE Linux Enterprise and still under development. Thus,
YaST does not support the configuration of all WPA authentication methods. Not all
wireless LAN cards and drivers support WPA. Some cards need a firmware update to
enable WPA. If you want to use WPA, read /usr/share/doc/packages/
wireless-tools/README.wpa.
29.1.7 For More Information
The Internet pages of Jean Tourrilhes, who developed the Wireless Tools for Linux,
present a wealth of useful information about wireless networks. See
http://www
.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Wireless.html.

29.2 Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wireless technology for connecting various devices, such as cellular
phones, PDAs, peripheral devices, laptops, or system components like the keyboard or
mouse. The name is derived from the Danish king Harold Bluetooth, who united various
warring factions in Scandinavia. The Bluetooth logo is based on the runes for "H" (re-
sembles a star) and "B".
A number of important aspects distinguish Bluetooth from IrDA. First, the individual
devices do not need to "see" each other directly and, second, several devices can be
connected in a network. However, the maximum data rate is 720 Kbps (in the current
version 1.2). Theoretically, Bluetooth can even communicate through walls. In practice,
however, this depends on the properties of the wall and the device class. There are three
device classes with transmission ranges between 10 and 100 meters.
Wireless Communication 573