Build a Bluetooth/Ethernet gateway

Hi,

I have a .Net Micro framework board in my basement and need to receive strings from a Bluetooth barcode reader that is in my kitchen. There is too much distance between these for direct Bluetooth to microcontroller to work so I though I’d build a Bluetooth/Ethernet gateway with the following items:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=8495

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/produc … ts_id=9476

  1. What about mating the Bluetooth transceiver to my barcode reader. Is there a utility included that can show all relavent Bluetooth devides in range and mate my reader to this dongle?

  2. How is the Bluetooth dongle powered?

Thanks…

Oops I should have read further. I see the dongle has a power connection on the side. I wonder if one transformer could power both the Wiznet and the Bluetooth dongle?