AKU version:AKU 3+, MS BT stackPre-AKU3, MS BT stackANY AKU version with a Widcomm / Broadcom-based BT stack
BT PAN-related: Multiple connections at the same time?- (only one)n/a (no PAN at all)+
BT PAN client / server- / + (server only)n/a (no PAN at all)+ / +
Real PAN (with local addresses)? Do games etc. needing local addresses run? Does for example multicasting work?+ (this means one (and only one at a time if there are more than two players) AKU 3.2 device can (also) participate in gamingn/a (no PAN at all)+
Internet connectionless BT PAN?- (Internet connection MUST be active in order for the BT PAN network to work)n/a (no PAN at all)+
Dialup-related: How can other devices connect?BT PAN only (not so widely supported as DUN)DUN (the most widely supported)BT PAN (no built-in ICS support!), DUN
Modem usable via IrDA?- on Wizard (if Modem Link will be gone); + on devices with WModem (if the latter stays)+ (only via Modem Link / WModem!)See pre-AKU3
Server-like apps (RealOne streams, IRC DCC, FTP active mode etc.)+ on client, - on phone while Internet sharing is active; + on phone otherwise++ (via DUN, not via PAN sharing)
Manual intervention needed for (re)connection?+ (Internet Sharing (with IrDA connections, Wireless Modem) must be manually started and Connect chosen)- (you don’t need to touch the device if you want to use it as a BT DUN modem)-
Internet sharing-related: does everything work?+ (really!)-, only HTTP with my free HTTP proxy server or HTTP / Socks / POP3 / IMAP / SMTP with commercial (!) ToonelSee pre-AKU3
What kind of connections can be shared?Cellular ones (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA etc) only with the Internet Sharing utility (and with Wireless Modem if present)Anything (the already-present connection is shared) with a third-party app (either my HTTP proxy or Toonel)See pre-AKU3