help on wireless network set up

[kagawa]

hi guys, is it possible to set up a wirless network to share internet via my powerbook like a host? i'm using a pb g4 which got a build in airport and dont want buy a wirless router. thx~~

 

[mad jew]

You can make an ad-hoc network between most computers with 802.11 (B or G) cards however you have to have them both on all the time and each time one of them loses a connection (like falling asleep in the PowerBook's case) then you have to reconfigure it.

Having said that, I don't quite follow what you're saying. Are you trying to share a connection in one machine with another machine that also has a WiFi card?

Maybe just buy a router, they're not very expensive if you keep away from AirPorts.

 

[840quadra]

IF you want to share your cabled (plugged in via Ethernet) connection via your WIFI network, then, yes.

This has been answered (in many forms) on these forums before.

Using Search Keywords;

"Internet sharing WIFI"

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/152052/

And on Apple

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107484

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=166669

Hope this helps somewhat!