Creating a wifi hotspot on OSX with a connected USB wifi adapter instead of airport (OSX Lion)

Question

I am using a USB wifi adapter on my Lion imac. I am trying to use that connection to create a working wifi hot spot with the imac's internal airport.

I tried following these instructions: http://maketecheasier.com/create-wifi-hotspot-using-mac-os-x/2009/10/20

It didn't work, though. It feels like i need to do one more step to get the connection bridged between the usb adapter and the airport.

Thanks, zeem

Answer 1

I think this will only work on wifi adaptors that support bridged mode wireless. Not all of them do. The internal Airport does which is why it can be turned into a hotspot.

I think you'll be able to go this way

Share your connection from : [usb wifi adaptor] 
To Computers using : [airport] 

Setting up all security features as per normal.