the use of a device with Internet access to act as an access point for other devices
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Is there a way to configure Mac OS X Snow Leopard server as an Internet gateway with bandwidth tracking per user?
I'd like to use Mac OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Server as an Internet gateway. My router would connect to the Internet facing NIC on my Mac Mini server and the internal NIC would connect to a WiFi ...
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1answer
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Internet sharing without DHCP
I'm trying to setup my iMac running 10.6 to be a wireless bridge. I have it working, but I need to disable DHCP and let my network's DHCP server provide an IP for the connected device(s). I can't seem ...
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Can I share my internet connection and redirect clients to my web server?
I often share my internet connection with other Macs and devices and want to know if I can redirect client's web requests to my local web server.
Is it as simple as having them use my client's IP ...
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1answer
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How do I emulate Internet Sharing from the command line?
I'm trying to set up my Macbook Air to share an OpenVPN connection for use while I'm on the road and don't want my iOS traffic to go over the open Internet. Sadly, Mountain Lion's Internet Sharing ...
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What is disabling internet sharing on my macbook?
I bought my computer from my school, where they had multiple locks and disabled functions. When I bought it they were suppose to delete all these locks, but I guess they didn't β now I am unable to ...
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Internet Sharing Issues (WiFi to Ethernet)
For some reason my internet sharing has decided to stop working. It was perfectly fine about a day ago, no issues, no hiccups, but today it differs. It won't work at all.
I'm connecting my MacBook ...
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1answer
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Mac OS X Mountain Lion cannot share internet connection because of 802.1X protection
My notebook is connected on Ethernet using 802.1X. When I try to share the internet via Wifi I get the error message Your Internet connection cannot be shared because its protected by 802.1X
I dont ...
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sharing wifi from OpenVPN
I can turn my Mac into a wifi AP with the system's Sharing. In this configuration I share my connection from Ethernet.
But how can I share my connection from OpenVPN?
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How to fix 10.8 internet sharing resulting in poor file sharing performance and no Time Machine server?
TL;DR - File sharing performance is extremely poor on a Mac Pro running 10.8.2 with file sharing enabled. Using it as a Time Machine server also no longer works in this setup.
I have been ...
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Enable Internet Sharing over Bluetooth PAN
I'm trying to share my MacBook Pro's internet connection with my iPad over Bluetooth. The MacBook is running Snow Leopard.
On the Sharing preference page, I can select Ethernet as the source, but ...
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Toggling internet sharing when ethernet cable dis/connected
The room where I'm staying has an ethernet connection, so when I'm there I turn on internet sharing so that my Kindle and phone will have a WiFi connection. But when I'm at work I have to use Airport ...
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How can I share an OpenVPN connection with the rest of my home network
I've signed up with an OpenVPN provider, and would like to share that connection across my home network (send all internet traffic out encrypted to a VPN server). I've tried this blog post and ...
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How can I disable SSID broadcasting for a wireless network created via Internet Sharing?
I want to share an internet connection from ethernet to airport wireless without broadcasting an SSID.
I realize that not broadcasting an SSID does not improve security, I'm mainly interested in ...
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0answers
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Wi-Fi Connection sharing on Macbook Air via USB dongle
In my room I can only connect one device to the wifi router. In order to connect all my devices, I thought of connecting my macbook air to the router, then have a USB dongle connected to the macbook ...
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Internet Sharing via Ethernet isn't working
I've setup Internet Sharing on my Macbook Pro to share my Mac's wifi over Ethernet port.
I've connected a Windows 7 PC to it via Ethernet but the PC is saying that the DNS isn't responding...
It was ...
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0answers
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How to share L2TP connection via ethernet port using Internet Sharing?
In System Preference/Sharing/Internet Sharing, under "Share your connection from:" I have selected "PTPP" and under βTo computers using:β I have selected "Ethernet" to share my VPN connection with ...
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How to define default route for Internet Sharing?
I've successfully been using Internet Sharing on a MacBook Air to share a wired connection via WiFi to local devices. As of yesterday this stopped working, which may or may not be related to the ...
