the use of a device with Internet access to act as an access point for other devices
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Start/stop internet sharing from a script?
Is there a way to start/stop internet sharing from the command line or maybe an apple script?
The thing is that I move around my laptop between home and work. At one place I get wireless internet ...
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2answers
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Turn Wifi Off via command line
I'm sharing my internet in work and forgot to turn it off! Does anyone know how I can do it via the command line? I have SSH access but thats it. D'oh.
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4answers
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How do I share a Wi-Fi connection via a Wi-Fi hotspot?
This question is an extension of this question. While my answer did answer the question, there was one part that wasn't answered: how do I share a Wi-Fi connection via a Wi-Fi hotspot?
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2answers
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Internet sharing through WiFi disconnects
I am currently using an iMac running Lion and am having problems sharing my internet through WiFi.
The iMac is connected to the internet through ethernet and I share that connection through WiFi to ...
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2answers
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Using a wi-fi and an ethernet connection at the same time thus having more bandwidth?
Is there a way on OSX or with a 3rd party software to use both a Wi-fi and an ethernet connection, thus having the sum of the connection speeds?
Or maybe making some applications connect to one ...
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3answers
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Sharing internet from macbook to iphone
I've got a problem with sharing internet connection from my macbook pro to iphone.
I've shared Ethernet connection in System Preference and managed to connect to the network from my iPhone but has no ...
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4answers
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Is it possible to configure Internet Sharing to allow the computer to sleep?
TL;DR: Internet Sharing is preventing my Mac from sleeping. I need to manually sleep the system on a regular basis. I want a way to configure Internet Sharing to stop preventing sleep.
I have an ...
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3answers
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Internet Sharing stuck on after 10.7.3 update
I use Internet Sharing at work to create a local WiFi network (sharing the GigE connection) for my various iOS and tablet devices to connect through. After the 10.7.3 update, I cannot turn sharing off ...
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2answers
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Internet Sharing failing on Mac OS X Lion Server
Before I upgraded to Lion Server, I was running 10.7.1
I setup Internet Sharing in the preferences
(Share from Ethernet 1 to Ethernet 2).
After the upgrade, sharing doesn't work unless I take the ...
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2answers
2k views
Internet Sharing supports WEP but not WPA?
I am trying to make a WiFi hotspot through my MacBook. It has Snow Leopard 10.6.7 on it.
The thing is that when I go to sharing and then configure internet sharing, it only gives the choice of using ...
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2answers
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Show Active Connections to “Internet Sharing”
How can I view a list of devices that are connected to my Apple laptop via Internet Sharing (when it's enabled)? If a list doesn't exist, does Internet Sharing log DHCP requests and if so, where? ...
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2answers
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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
509 views
Share internet connection over Wi-Fi
I am using MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard, and my system is connected to internet via wired broadband connection.
I want to share internet connection from my MacBook Pro via Wi-Fi, so I can connect ...
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1answer
449 views
Synching iPhone with internet calendar (.ics)
Looks like my issue has been around for a while (iOS 5.0.1 (iPhone 4s) unable to synchronize with Internet Calendar File (ics)) — has anyone come up with a fix yet? I am trying to sync my iPhone ...
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2answers
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Internet sharing over AirPort
In MacOS X 10.6, is Internet sharing over AirPort implemented as NAT or full-blown routing? The backing wired network is a corporate one, Ethernet with DHCP.
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1answer
853 views
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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4answers
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Can IPhone 4 share WIFI over WIFI?
I'm going to location where my 3G will be pretty expensive. Can I connect my iPhone 4 to WIFI in hotel and share it for my laptop thru WIFI as well? That way I could save some money to not have to buy ...
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3answers
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I am sharing my iMac's ethernet connection as a WiFi hotspot. Who is connected?
I would like to monitor who connects to my iMac's WiFi hotspot. I have protected it with a password, but WEP is easy to crack. Is there a utility for OS 10.7.3/Lion to see who is connected?
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1answer
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Can I use Macbook Pro as a wireless router?
The only internet connection point in my current apartment is PPPoE service(via cable). I can plug it into my Macbook Pro to get internet connection. The problem is how to bring the internet ...
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3answers
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Questions about how Internet Sharing works
A simple checkbox and a menu allow you to share your internet connection (no matter which interface you get it on) with any other interface (theoretically).
But, the guts of this is a little ...
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4answers
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How can I enable Internet sharing without using the GUI or AppleScript?
for some rather strange reason my sharing preferences tab crashes (it's a long story and there seems to be no good solution for it, it's looking for a ui object that no longer exists).
Anyway, I want ...
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2answers
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Sharing a VPN connection using Internet Sharing (via Airport)
Internet Sharing from my MacBook Pro (10.6.6) to other WiFi devices works fine.
But the moment I turn on the VPN connection (PPTP) on the Mac (which I would also like to share), the other devices ...
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1answer
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Which Macs support HDMI with ethernet?
Which Macs support HDMI with ethernet, either natively such as the 15" retina Macbook Pro, or via a Mini Displayport adapter?
My Samsung TV can connect to the internet, but has no Wi-Fi access. ...
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3answers
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How to fix internet sharing that doesn't route packets except DNS?
I have a Mac mini running 10.8.2. It connects to the internet over Wi-Fi and everything seems to work. I want to make this Wi-Fi available to another computer connecting to the mini's Ethernet.
My ...
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2answers
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How to share internet connection via thunderbolt?
I have a recent iMac and will buy a new MacBook Air.
And I'm finding fastest way to connect internet to the Air. Wi-Fi is still too slow and USB-Ethernet converter offers only 100-Mbit speed. But both ...
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1answer
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Personal Hotspot crashed, now unavailable
I was trying to connect up using my personal hotspot. I turned it on, and it seemed to start up normally. I turned to my computer, which saw the connection, but couldn't successfully make a ...
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2answers
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How can I see traffic from shared Wifi (Macbook AirPort)?
I want to see a log. Something like: 192.168.0.23 www.example.url 13:34 19 april 2011
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1answer
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Is there a way to use my iPhone 5's unlimited data on my iPad mini Wi-Fi without the expensive hotspot option?
I am grand-fathered in the AT&T unlimited data. I sometimes like to stream Netflix, Hulu, etc while on lunch break. Is there a way to airplay it over to my iPad mini, or do some type of internet ...
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1answer
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How do I find the IP addresses assigned to devices connected via Internet Sharing on Snow Leopard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Show Active Connections to “Internet Sharing”
Using the following scenario as an example:
I have a Macbook Pro connected to my LAN via its Airport.
I enabled Internet ...
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1answer
1k views
How can I enable internet sharing to work automatically in Mac OS X Lion?
After having upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion on my iMac and MacBook Pro, how can I get "Internet Sharing" to work automatically as it did in Snow Leopard? In particular, my iMac gets its internet ...
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0answers
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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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votes
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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0answers
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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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3answers
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Connection timeout when sharing internet with password
I have a MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion 10.8. I am connecting to the Internet via a USB Internet Key. I enabled internet sharing via WiFi.
My friend has a MacBook Pro with Lion 10.7.
When I enable ...
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2answers
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Internet Sharing from WiFi to Ethernet doesn't work in Mountain Lion
After upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion, it seems like internet sharing no longer works.
With the settings:
Share network from: WiFi
To computers using: Ethernet
When Internet Sharing is ...
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vote
3answers
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How to stop InternetSharing overwriting /etc/bootpd.plist
I set up a /etc/bootpd.plist so as to protect my wireless network,
and to manage statically attributed IP addresses.
Unfortunatly, when I start InternetSharing, this file is overwritten
by a plist ...
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1answer
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Share internet between iPad and PC
I've been searching for this for a while without satisfactory results.
One way to share internet from the PC to the iPad is by doing an ad-hoc network, if the PC allow us to do so. Otherwise, I have ...
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2answers
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If I am a member of multiple networks, how can I force my Mac to connect to the Internet through one specific network?
I have a Macbook and a Thunderbolt display. The Thunderbolt display is connected to a network with a very tight firewall. I also have a WiFi connection that is always connected at this location. The ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to jury-rig Internet Sharing to share an internet connection wirelessly, when my Mac already connects to the internet wirelessly?
I am trying to set up an internet sharing on my Mac so I can have a 'temporary hotspot' with lesser security so I can connect a DS to the internet when I want it, without changing my router's security ...
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2answers
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Internet Sharing is grey out
My system is Lion 10.7.x
My Internet Sharing is greyed out with:
Internet Sharing: Off
You cannot start Internet Sharing because you have not selected a port to share your connection.
How ...
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3answers
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Internet Sharing won't show under Share settings on OS X Server 10.6.8
I need to use the Mac Mini Server running 10.6.8 as an access point for my team at the office.
When I go under System Preferences>Sharing there's no Internet Sharing Option.
What to do?
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1answer
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My iPad is connected to my Mac's Wi-Fi, but can't connect to the Internet
I have a Mac which is connected to the Internet via Ethernet. I've used the "create network" facility on it to create a Wi-Fi network.
I opened up my iPad's settings and connected to that Wi-Fi ...
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3answers
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Lion won't give out DHCP addresses with Internet Sharing
Lion doesn't seem to be giving out DHCP addresses when I turn on Internet Sharing. My firewall is off, I create a shared network with no security sharing ethernet->wifi. In Network Preferences the ...
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vote
1answer
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Internet Sharing on Mountain Lion not working
I am trying to share an ethernet connection on a MacBook over Wi-Fi. I enabled Internet Sharing in the Sharing prefpane,
When I try to connect using an iPad, the iPad can see the network but cannot ...
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vote
1answer
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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 – now I am unable to ...
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0answers
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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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0answers
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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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1answer
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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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Is there a way to share iPad's (second generation) Internet with MacBook? (tethering)
I have searched endlessly on the Internet to find a solution, but haven't found a single useful thing. So I'll ask you guys. Is there any way to share iPad 2's 3G Internet with my MacBook ? If ...
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1answer
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How do I change the output power on the OS X internet sharing wifi network?
I'm on 10.7, and I want to alter the broadcast power (so my wifi network doesn't extend beyond 10 ft radius or so). Also, if there's a way to change the security to WPA, which windows 7 can do, I'd ...
