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Share wifi (not wired) using Macbook (connected to Wifi and want to share wifi)
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<blockquote data-quote="alchemy" data-source="post: 1676962" data-attributes="member: 361199"><p><strong>Option to share Internet from WIFI to WIFI on mac at the cost of external USB WIFI ad</strong></p><p></p><p>You cannot use same internal adapter since its kernel is not programmed for network virtualisation. You can share by using USB wifi modem.Connect to internet using USB wifi(not internal wifi if you want WIFI to WIFI).In settings->sharing configure sharing from USB wifi to internal wifi.Hotspot can only be created by internal wifi but not through USB wifi.</p><p>Make sure to turn off firewall if not your hotspot doesn't allow DHCP to assign IP to client devices. This worked on my Yosemite.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alchemy, post: 1676962, member: 361199"] [b]Option to share Internet from WIFI to WIFI on mac at the cost of external USB WIFI ad[/b] You cannot use same internal adapter since its kernel is not programmed for network virtualisation. You can share by using USB wifi modem.Connect to internet using USB wifi(not internal wifi if you want WIFI to WIFI).In settings->sharing configure sharing from USB wifi to internal wifi.Hotspot can only be created by internal wifi but not through USB wifi. Make sure to turn off firewall if not your hotspot doesn't allow DHCP to assign IP to client devices. This worked on my Yosemite.:D [/QUOTE]
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