Share wired connection from iMac

[antdawe]

Is the below possible.

I'm being a cheapskate and don't want to fork out on a wireless dongle for SKY HD box.

I want to get anytime+ and its nowhere near my router.

Can i plug a ethernet cable from my iMac to my SKY box so it can connect to the anytime+ service?

if so what do i need to do?

Thanks all

 

[Medic278]

I don't think so, you would have to connect the ethernet cable to your router. I don't believe that you can use your iMac as a router. So instead of connecting the ethernet cable to the iMac connect it to your router. Do that and you should be good to go.

 

[flatfoot]

System Preferences-->Sharing-->Internet Sharing.

 

[Medic278]

System Preferences-->Sharing-->Internet Sharing.

So you can use your iMac as a router? I didn't know that you could do so, I was under the impression that it was not possible.

 

[KylePowers]

I use my iMac as a router all the time when, ironically, my real router flakes out.

It's quite strange really. My MBA or iPad will have trouble connecting to my dLink router, but then I connect to my iMac's network (which is plugged into that very same router), and everything works just splendidly.

 

[Medic278]

Cool I learned something new today. This is a handy piece of information to have.