Use Internet Sharing to enable wireless PC net access
Aug 05, '03 10:24:00AM
Contributed by: clabough
How to set up a PC with a wireless card to connect to the internet through a Mac with an Airport card and internet sharing turned on:
Mac Settings:
- Open System Preferences, Sharing Control Panel, Internet Tab. Once there, check only the 'Share your connection with Airport-equipped computers' box.
- Click 'Start' then click 'Airport Options...'. Give your Network a Name. Set the channel to some number. This will be the 'Key index (advanced)' value on the PC.
- Check the 'Enable encryption (using WEP)' box. Set the WEP key length to 40-bit.
- Get WEP Key Maker. This freeware app lets you create a reproducible hex code for a given password or phrase. Use the app to get your Hex key from WEP Key Maker; i.e. Apple -> 077495204A. You enter it with a $ in front like this>: $077495204A to make it a valid Hex password. Click OK.
PC Settings:- In your Network Connections folder, double click your "Wireless Network Connection." Select Properties and go to the Wireless Networks Tab.
- Select the Network that you created with your Mac and click Configure of Properties. Check the 'Data encryption (WEP enabled)' box and the 'Network Authentication (Shared mode)' box.
- Enter the Hex network key (password) you used to create the Mac network. You dont need the $ symbol in front.
- Set the 'Key index (advanced)' value to the value you used to set up the Mac Network.
- Make sure that 'Enable IEEE 802.x authentication for this network' is not checked under the Authentication Tab.
Upon restarting you should have a connection through your wireless card! Thanks to Bruce Thomson on the Apple Discussions Forums.
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