siftyy Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I had posted a thread some time ago about using bluetooth with the Pineapple as a means of tethering to free up both wifi antennas and still have wireless tethering. I hadn't even received my Pineapple back then and was a bit of a noob (I still am) and was wondering how that could be done. Foxtrot mentioned something about kmods? I tried to look at them on the wiki but nothing came up, could someone explain them to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 You seem to think that bluetooth doesn't require a radio or an antenna. Why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyy Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 You seem to think that bluetooth doesn't require a radio or an antenna. Why is that? Sorry, I didn't include that I THINK the usb port could be used to add a bluetooth adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwed Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 You can connect a usb-wifi card in the usb and use that, and use the the built in how ever you like... Why use Bluetooth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Sorry, I didn't include that I THINK the usb port could be used to add a bluetooth adapter. Hi siftyy, Personally, I can not recommend using Bluetooth as a means to supply Internet to the pineapple as it would be complicated to set up and has a few unknowns. I would just get a third wireless and and plug that in over USB. We are releasing a list of compatible USB dangles / chipsets that will work out of the box with the WiFi Pineapple MKV. Greater range and throughput that Bluetooth has (and also takes up the USB slot). Best regards, Sebkinne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringes Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) Why use Bluetooth? Personally, I can not recommend using Bluetooth as a means to supply Internet to the pineapple as it would be complicated to set up and has a few unknowns. I would just get a third wireless and and plug that in over USB. We are releasing a list of compatible USB dangles / chipsets that will work out of the box with the WiFi Pineapple MKV. Greater range and throughput that Bluetooth has (and also takes up the USB slot). While I can't think of a use case preferring a Bluetooth dongle over a third WiFi, having options is still nice. I'm curious, has anyone actually done this? Or has anyone used BT as an axillary connection to their pineapple? Edited May 18, 2014 by fringes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyy Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hi siftyy, Personally, I can not recommend using Bluetooth as a means to supply Internet to the pineapple as it would be complicated to set up and has a few unknowns. I would just get a third wireless and and plug that in over USB. We are releasing a list of compatible USB dangles / chipsets that will work out of the box with the WiFi Pineapple MKV. Greater range and throughput that Bluetooth has (and also takes up the USB slot). Best regards, Sebkinne Is there a set date for when the list of compatible dongles will be released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYTechnolust Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Maybe tomorrow with the 1.4.0 release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Maybe tomorrow with the 1.4.0 release. Exactly. We will post it in the 1.4.0 release thread and discuss it on the live stream. It will also be added into the FAQ. Best Regards, Sebkinne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Live stream? Am I about to miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Kitchen Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Supported WiFi adapters: https://forums.hak5.org/index.php?/topic/32638-supported-high-throughput-client-mode-radios/ Supported 3G/4G adapters: ...coming really soon... Information on Bluetooth support in OpenWRT: http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/usb.bluetooth Successful Bluetooth Tethering: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=21211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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