I had this working yesterday. It all looks correct on my system but for some reason now it isn't working. Strange,
Doug On 2011-12-09, at 4:15 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > I've used this before to do a quickie wireless setup where I used my Mac to > share out a single network connection via the airport in the machine. I just > navigate to Internet Sharing but have to pick the From and To before it will > let me turn it on. So in my case I chose Ethernet 1 from the "Share your > connection from:" popup. Next there is a table with destination rows. In > there you should find one row with AirPort in the Ports column. Each row has > a checkbox in the "On" column. So check the airport as on, stop interacting > with that table and go back to the Sharing Services table, interact with the > Internet Sharing row and you should be able to now check the checkbox in the > On column. It will then prompt you with the usual "are you sure..." dialog. > > CB > > On 12/9/11 5:37 AM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> Hello list: >> I've never had to use this since I got my mac. In fact, I've never had to >> share an Internet connection in the past 10 years or so from a computer. >> >> I know this should be quite simple. I go into Preferences, select sharing, >> and navigate through the table of sharing items until I see Internet >> sharing. I find this but the check box to turn it on is dimmed. >> What I want to do is share a 3g USB modem and use WiFi to connect my two >> iPhones. Anyone know why the check box for Internet sharing would be dimmed? >> Is something done in the software that is installed on your system for these >> USB modems to disable Internet sharing? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Doug >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
