Software base station internet access fix
Aug 30, '02 06:25:04AM
Contributed by: Anonymous
I discovered the hard way that if you intend on using a Jaguar system as a Software Base Station (aka Airport Internet Sharing), you have to either:
- Turn the built-in Firewall OFF
- If the firewall is on, turn Personal Web Sharing on as well
- Under Firewall settings, add a New Port set to Port 80 (just call it "Airport Internet Sharing" or whatever you'd like), and turn it ON. Basically, Port 80 has to be turned on in the Firewall.
If you don't do one of the above, you'll get an excellent wireless signal ... but will not be able to surf wirelessly no matter how strong the signal or how perfect the other settings are. This doesn't appear to effect file sharing, just internet access.
Easily fixable, but a stupid glitch to let get by -- even a simple note of explanation written in the Internet Sharing dialogue would've been enough!
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