MyWi

[thundermustard]

OK, I have been working on this issue forever.
I can only get my MacBook to use MyWi with the USB cable. If I make the hotspot it just won't connect to the Internet.
Yesterday I was at Best Buy and used my iPhone to tether a display iPad using my MyWi. Now I know that MyWi is working it is the Mac that is the problem.
I also noticed that the iPad connects like it is a normal wifi network while the MacBook shows it as a device rather than a network and when it connects it goes from the wireless icon on the MacBook to the ad hoc connection. Is that normal?
What can I do on the MacBook end to get this damn thing working?

 

[dhlizard]

OK, I have been working on this issue forever.
I can only get my MacBook to use MyWi with the USB cable. If I make the hotspot it just won't connect to the Internet.
Yesterday I was at Best Buy and used my iPhone to tether a display iPad using my MyWi. Now I know that MyWi is working it is the Mac that is the problem.
I also noticed that the iPad connects like it is a normal wifi network while the MacBook shows it as a device rather than a network and when it connects it goes from the wireless icon on the MacBook to the ad hoc connection. Is that normal?
What can I do on the MacBook end to get this damn thing working?

Shows up as a device on my MacBook

 

[thundermustard]

So what could possibly be keeping my MacBook from using the hotspot function while it worked on the iPad. Remember, this is on two different MacBooks.

 

[thundermustard]

Still trying to work this issue out. MyWi works as a wifi hotspot with my XP netbook but not with my MacBook.
I have to use a USB cable to get the MacBook to work. Any ideas?

 

[smh]

Any news!?

Hey, I just tried to connect my friends' macbook to the mywi hotspot and had the same issue as you described. I've been scouring the internet for an explanation and/or work around and have come up blank. Just wondering if you ever found a solution... much thanks in advance.

 

[terpolymer]

Same here

I'm having the same problem... WiFi works fine on my iPad and PC, but not on my MacBook.

Any ideas?

 

[polobreaka]

i dont have my mbp with me at the moment but i think you have to go into your network settings (preference/network) and enable something. maybe internet sharing? i dont remember.

 

[kronrenovations]

This is how I got my 2012 MBpro to work.

On MBpro:
System prefs>Network>Wifi>Advanced>TCP/IP tab>Use DCHP
You cannot use any form of manual ip (DHCP only)

In Mywi:
Under WIFI HotSpot tab, Security must be set to "None".

For hours I have been trying all sorts of combinations and this has been the ONLY way I can get somewhat stable performance.