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Turn the computer into a Bluetooth PAN Internet server (for an iPad)


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I have a Windows 7 computer that is connected to Internet using a cable.

I also have an Apple iPad.

The iPad has a SIM-card (cellular 3G/4G connection), but the carrier's limits on the data usage are not very loyal. So I would like my iPad to use my computer's wired Internet while I'm at home.

The computer is a desktop machine with the Asus P8P67 motherboard. It has a built-in Bluetooth (model Atheros AR3011), but it doesn't have a Wi-Fi.

Can I turn the computer's Bluetooth into an Internet server for my iPad?

I can only use the standard Windows PAN (Bluetooth Personal Area Network / Access Point) only for the opposite task: Get the iPad's cellular Internet onto the computer (by turning the "Modem" feature of the iPad on).

What I need it is the opposite: get the Internet FROM the computer ONTO the iPad.

I now the iPad can get the Internet from the iPhone via Bluetooth. I have read on some forums that it is also possible with Apple MacBook computers. But I have a regular Windows computer.

I know that I can purchase and install a Wi-Fi router for my wired Internet but I'm curious if it is possible to use the Bluetooth as a server like a Bluetooth on a iPhone or a MacBook can act.
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