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Re:Show HN: Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetoot... by trklausss on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @09:29AM (#42126373)
Well, you need a frame converter that sends it to an IP address/DNS server, and on the receiving side something that receives that packet on a specific port and translates it to a BT command.

I would say the most complicated part would be the TCP/IP stack, and binding/publishing your address, but if you are running something with Embedded Linux it is doable :)

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Re:Show HN: Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetoot... by mtucker502 on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @09:39AM (#42126437)
ESPHome has this feature (called btproxy). It works well with BTLE devices. I use it for remote temperature sensors and a few other IoT btle devices.

https://esphome.io/components/bluetooth_proxy.html

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Re:Show HN: Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetoot... by g1sm on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @04:41PM (#42130319)
This seems to be specific to Home Assistant:

> Note that while this component is named bluetooth_proxy, only BLE devices (and their Home Assistant integrations) are supported.

One specific use-case I have in mind is controlling a Chromecast over the internet. So a smartphone should have its bluetooth signal relayed over an IP network. I haven’t found anything that would allow me to do that yet.

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Re:Show HN: Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetoot... by sciencesama on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @10:22AM (#42126803)
Hp had a wifi mouse !!

https://www.techspot.com/review/420-hp-wifi-mouse/

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