On Mar 18, 2010, at 3:35 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > > It's known as an "ad hoc" network. There are two elements to this. You have > to create an ad hoc network and you have to share your IP connection to. > This is done through the System Preference "Sharing". You enable the Internet > Sharing service, select which network you "Share your connection from:" (the > one that is already connected to the Internet) then select "To computers > using:" (how you want to connect other computer. > > I've done it, it can be a touch confusing but once you get it set up it works > nice. I used it at a friends house with one computer connected to the > Internet via modem and sharing it via WiFi. >
Ok now that it's working like a champ, someone said earlier, maybe days earlier that if you have a slower card on the network that the connection will slow down to the a/b speed even though the other units are using g/n cards?? I assume that for e-mail and Internet surfing and such it's OK but large files, machine to machine would be kinda rough. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g-books+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
