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System Crashing when Internet Sharing Enabled

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xApexPredator

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 27, 2011
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Darlington, England
I've had this problem since the release of Lion that I cannot enable internet sharing via Wifi without all my windows crashing, and refusing to re-open. My iPhone is currently off contract at the moment so I use my Mac as a router for it so I can enjoy apps, but without this working its effectively useless. I'd like to stress that I had no problems whatsoever in Snow Leopard.

The crashes aren't immediate, they are usually around half an hour later, causing me to restart my mac

I have a 2011 iMac 27" i5 2.7GHz for anyone wondering.

Thanks for the help, been a reader for quite some time on this forum :)
-Jay
 
Bernard SG

Bernard SG

macrumors 65816
Jul 3, 2010
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It seems to be an issue that happens to many users.
- Try to change your TCP/IP settings in System preferences: in "Advanced" under WiFi Connection, change to 'Using DHCP with manual address';
- If that doesn't work, consider purchasing a second-hand Airport Express on eBay.​

Internet Sharing has always been a bit wonky, even with older OSes and apparently much worse now with Lion. A router is always a more stable solution.
 
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