How to troubleshoot problems sharing internet connection via WiFi on Mac OS X
- by sprugman
I'm at a hotel, plugged into their network via ethernet on my MacBook. I want to share the connection via wifi to two other computers. I went to Prefs Sharing and set up internet sharing. I know it's working because my friend with a Mac access the net fine. My friend with the PC can see the network, but can't connect to it. In the sharing prefs, airport options, I chose these options:
Channel: Automatic
Enable encryption: yes
WEP Key length 40-bit
password length: 5 chars (as specified in the instructional text)
Update: I tried it with encryption turned off, and it works. Of course, I'd rather not do that...
Any ideas?
