[Solved] Bluetooth and wi-fi

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Wi-fi and Bluetooth aren't the same although both are forms of wireless communication between devices.

The term wi-fi is usually used to refer to wireless networking when a router is involved as the hub of a network to which computers, Pads and mobile (cell phones) can connect. This is known as a WLAN or Wireless Area Network and not to be confused with a WAN or Wide Area Network which includes and links you to your Internet Service Provider.

Bluetooth can form the hub of a network - known as a PAN or Private Area Network but is more frequently used to link just one device to another. Both have to have a Bluetooth radio device - and your laptop may not have one, so go buy a dongle - it has to be enabled and also to be Discoverable. Once you've set up your network, turn Discovery off on your devices before going to a public place or some joker might start to interfere with your notification sounds or steal your data.

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