Hi Josh, Devin, and Others, Yes, you can use your Mac to give your iPod Touch Internet access. And Dane is right in saying that it is more efficient to do it via Wi-Fi, but that's not an option, I think, if your Mac is connecting to the internet through Wi-Fi, as Devin describes. (Someone correct me here if I'm wrong.). If your Mac is on an ethernet connection,you can turn on its Wi-Fi and create an ad hoc network between your iOS device and your Mac. I think this is also described in one of the appendices of the Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network Guide.
To answer Devin's question, I think I read once that the HippoRemote app by RoboHippo LLC could act as a kind of wireless trackpad or mouse for your Mac, and that some of the functions were accessible, but you'd have to try this out. I believe there's a free, lite version you could try out to check, but I think this works via a Wi-Fi connection. This is only a vague recollection, from a post about a year ago, before the viphone list started using the Mail Archive. You have to install a setup program on your computer that works with the app. It's not something I've tried myself. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jun 19, 2013, at 9:15 PM, Josh Gregory <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh man that's awesome! I didn't know you could use your Mac to give Internet > to your iPod and stuff. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 19, 2013, at 8:15 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello all. For a long time now, I've been looking for a way to give my iPod >> internet from my mac. Today, I finally got it working. In system prefs, in >> the internet section, sharing, you can send your internet out through other >> ports, like bluetooth PAN, Ethernet, and all that. My wifi network, which my >> neighbors are letting me use since I gave them my router, the network is >> just beyond the reach of my iPod fourth generation. But my mac has a very >> good grasp on it. So, I have my mac sending the connection out through the >> bluetooth connection to my iPod, and it hasn't failed yet. Of course, I >> haven't tried putting skype to it yet, so it hasn't been totally tested. For >> now, I consider this a wobley situation, but hey, it works, and I'm very >> proud of my Angelique, Angelique is my mac, Locutus is my iPod. Now my >> question. Since I have my mac and iPod going on the network, is there a way >> to use my iPod as a trackpad for the mac? It'd be cool to see what that's >> like, to have a tr a > ck >> pad. >> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
