I just got a new iMac 24" I upgrade from the G5 and I was using a wireless connection then but I switched to having a ethernet cable instead of using the airport and I was trying to get to share my ethernet with my airport so I could use my iPod Touch anywhere in the house...plus I have friends come over with their laptops. But I turned on the share internet in the sharing preference and it still doesn't work it says that my airport has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the internet...so if anyone has some ideas please just let me know I would appreciate the help
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Wireless internet through ethernet
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Okay, honestly, you aren't making much sense. Why don't you just use wireless internet for your iMac and your iPod touch? Maybe I'm missing something, but that seems like the simplest solution.
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It sounds to me like you selected to share your airport connection through ethernet. You need to make sure you have selected Share your connection using "Ethernet" to computers using "Airport" in the sharing system preference.
well... I would rather use my airport then going out a buying a wireless router because if my mac is suppose to do it then whats the point of spending the extra cash...
On my internet sharing my settings have internet sharing selected then on the side it says Internet Sharing: On (Sharing your Ethernet connection)
Internet Sharing allows other computers to share your connection to the internet.
Then greyed out it says Share your connection from: Ethernet
To computers using: Airport
On my internet sharing my settings have internet sharing selected then on the side it says Internet Sharing: On (Sharing your Ethernet connection)
Internet Sharing allows other computers to share your connection to the internet.
Then greyed out it says Share your connection from: Ethernet
To computers using: Airport
I think you need to change it to share your connection from AirPort. Think of it like you're sending the connection through your AirPort card, and others can connect to that through their AirPort cards. A full tutorial is here:
http://macapper.com/2007/07/22/tutorial-turn-your-mac-into-an-airport-base-station/
http://macapper.com/2007/07/22/tutorial-turn-your-mac-into-an-airport-base-station/
thanks...I did that tutorials but I didn't work because everytime I would select share internet connection from airport it would disappear from the list on to computers using..but I played around with the settings and somehow I got it to work with the same settings I had before..but I appreciate your help
make sure you have Internet Sharing set as below.
click the Airport Options button to change the SSID and add security if you wish, check the Internet Sharing box and then click Start!
click the Airport Options button to change the SSID and add security if you wish, check the Internet Sharing box and then click Start!
make sure you have Internet Sharing set as below.
click the Airport Options button to change the SSID and add security if you wish, check the Internet Sharing box and then click Start!
I know you probably get this a lot, but can you point me to a link that will give me iTunes buttons, check boxes, etc...
I have the iTunes style scroll bars, but not the other things...
Thanks,
I know you probably get this a lot, but can you point me to a link that will give me iTunes buttons, check boxes, etc...
I have the iTunes style scroll bars, but not the other things...
Thanks,
Not sure if its the same, but I use iLeopard from http://www.ileopard2.co.cc/index.html