Tethering iPhone to MacBook (not the other way around)

[mac44]

I have a 3G modem card on my MacBook but do not have 3G on my iPhone 3GS running 4.2.1. Can I tether the iPhone to use the MacBook's 3G connection? I am in China and there is no 3G on China Mobile but I can use a 3G USB device from China Unicom.

Steve in Beijing

 

[nebo1ss]

I have a 3G modem card on my MacBook but do not have 3G on my iPhone 3GS running 4.2.1. Can I tether the iPhone to use the MacBook's 3G connection? I am in China and there is no 3G on China Mobile but I can use a 3G USB device from China Unicom.

Steve in Beijing

Yes very simple. It is a standard MAC feature, go to System preferences, and select Sharing then internet sharing.

Works really well.

 

[mac44]

Sharing

Went Sharing in System prefs and it gives a message "you've not selected a port for internet sharing. The options are Ethernet, Airport, MBBEthernet and Firewire. I want to share via Bluetooth. What is the solution?

 

[mac44]

Works

Airport sharing works. Thanks!

 

[mac44]

Kindle

Trying to connect my Kindle to the MacBook wifi. Kindle sees it but can't connect. Under connection type, it lists DHCP or Static. If I click Static, it asks for IP Address, Subnet Mask, etc. Any ideas?

 

[hayesk]

Select DHCP.

 

[mac44]

Dhcp

Chose DHCP, Kindle saw my network but failed to connect. Asked if I wanted to set up manually, but the only pref available to change is Security Type: none WEP WPA WPA2. I chose none but still cannot connect. Any thoughts?

 

[Mr. Chewbacca]

Chose DHCP, Kindle saw my network but failed to connect. Asked if I wanted to set up manually, but the only pref available to change is Security Type: none WEP WPA WPA2. I chose none but still cannot connect. Any thoughts?

This isnt a hack so you should be able to contact the apple helpdesk or check out the online FAQ pages to get the spicific answers you need.

Hope it helps