How can I share my internet connection via bluetooth?

Question

I'm running ubuntu 12.04 I have a hp laptop brand and I would like to share my internet connection via bluetooth

I searched on google but I found nothing serious

Can you help me please ?

Solution

I am not sure if there is any good way using native bluetooth app that ships with ubuntu but I am going to use a pretty old app called blueman.

install it using

sudo apt-get install blueman

Now from untity search for blueman and you will get bluetooth manager click on that and you will get window and blueman service will be enabled.

now you can see two bluetooth icons on top panel of unity. one will be native and other will be blueman's

click on blueman's icon and click local services.

Now from the window click network. and enable Network Access point, click apply and save it.

Now you can access internet using bluetooth of your computer after pairing them and connecting.

Comments

[Rohith Raveendran]

Also I am able to route android phones audio and media audio using this app :), ofcourse internet access too :)

[naXa stands with Ukraine]

Don't work for Nexus 5 running Android 6

[Jaime M.]

Just one note: Apply button only is enabled when you modify the IP Address field (even you repeat the same IP).

[Kasun Siyambalapitiya]

@RohithRaveendran Doesn't work on Marshmallow, is there any fix

[MadMad666]

I could make it work! But, any Idea why is quite slow compared to wifi ?

[Soheil Paper]

@Kasun-iyambalapitiya, I have also that problem and i checked the phone bluetooth setting and seen i t have not enabled internet access on the PC paired ...