I just acquired the latest iPod Touch (guess it's called 4G) and now want to access Internet via the wi-fi connection to my iMac (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) running the latest Snow Leopard.
The iMac currently has an ethernet cable directly to my DSL modem, so no problems accessing the net from there.
In System Preferences I went to Network, clicked on Airport and turned it on.
The Network Name field says No Network Selected. When I click the pop-up menu I see the names of lots of networks (probably elsewhere in my building, but locked). I know from the names that none of these is my iMac.
I went to Sharing and I checked Internet Sharing. At the right "Share your network from:" has Ethernet next to it, but it's grayed out. "To computers using:" has Ethernet, Firewire, and Airport listed with check boxes, but again everything is grayed out. I can't check Airport. Ethernet is checked, but I can't change that because it's locked out too.
BTW.. the padlock is definitely unlocked in both cases.
What hurdle haven't I jumped yet??? I'm excited to get started with the new toy!!
The iMac currently has an ethernet cable directly to my DSL modem, so no problems accessing the net from there.
In System Preferences I went to Network, clicked on Airport and turned it on.
The Network Name field says No Network Selected. When I click the pop-up menu I see the names of lots of networks (probably elsewhere in my building, but locked). I know from the names that none of these is my iMac.
I went to Sharing and I checked Internet Sharing. At the right "Share your network from:" has Ethernet next to it, but it's grayed out. "To computers using:" has Ethernet, Firewire, and Airport listed with check boxes, but again everything is grayed out. I can't check Airport. Ethernet is checked, but I can't change that because it's locked out too.
BTW.. the padlock is definitely unlocked in both cases.
What hurdle haven't I jumped yet??? I'm excited to get started with the new toy!!