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Benjamindaines
Aug 12, 2007, 06:09 PM
I can't seem to get Internet Sharing to work. I want to share a connection from my eithernet port over Airport for my hotel room, but after I set up the network no one can connect to internet from the wireless (they can connect to the network but can't browse any pages). Why is this? I have turned on Personal Web Sharing like the pop up message instructed me to, the firewall is off and my settings look like this...

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mad jew
Aug 13, 2007, 06:54 AM
Are the computers connecting directly to your machine's AirPort (ad-hoc) or are they connecting to a different wireless network?
Benjamindaines
Aug 13, 2007, 04:47 PM
They are connected to the network created by the MacBook (MacBook Internet).
mad jew
Aug 14, 2007, 03:28 AM
Weird. Is AppleTalk enabled on AirPort or ethernet for the MacBook? Enable it on AirPort if it's not already... :)
Benjamindaines
Aug 17, 2007, 07:27 PM
Weird. Is AppleTalk enabled on AirPort or ethernet for the MacBook? Enable it on AirPort if it's not already... :)

Yeah, it's turned on for Airport, no luck.
Heb1228
Aug 17, 2007, 07:33 PM
That's strange, I've used Internet Sharing a lot in the past and haven't had any problems like what you're describing. What does your network status say on your computers that are trying to connect? Do they have a green bubble indicating you should be able to connect?
Benjamindaines
Aug 17, 2007, 08:24 PM
That's strange, I've used Internet Sharing a lot in the past and haven't had any problems like what you're describing. What does your network status say on your computers that are trying to connect? Do they have a green bubble indicating you should be able to connect?

Green bubble next to Eithernet and Airport.
mad jew
Aug 18, 2007, 02:52 AM
This is really quite weird. Do you have any security apps installed that may include a firewall or some sort of block?
Benjamindaines
Aug 18, 2007, 08:11 AM
This is really quite weird. Do you have any security apps installed that may include a firewall or some sort of block?

Nope, nothing. Just the OS X firewall, but it's turned off.