An electronic device for receiving data packets in a Bluetooth environment is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuitry configured to support a Bluetooth protocol. The wireless communication circuitry is configured to establish a first link with a first external electronic device, synchronize a secret key generation scheme with the first external electronic device based on information obtained while establishing the first link, receive page information transmitted from a second external electronic device, based on Bluetooth address information of the first external electronic device, the Bluetooth address information being obtained while establishing the first link, generate a link key used for a second link between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, based on the synchronized secret key generation scheme, and receive an encrypted data packet transmitted over the second link from the second external electronic device using the generated link key.