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can Mac Mini transmit wifi?

  • 16-06-2010 11:05am
    #1
    waynegalway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Just bought a mac mini...my first ever mac, really looking forward to getting stuck into it. I bought one of the "old" ones before they sold out, as I think the price hike for the new one doesn't match the spec hike.

    Anyway....I have a wireless router that was connected to my PC. It was giving a bit of trouble so I pulled the plug on it and just put my broadband cable directly into the pc for the last year or so.

    Can the mac mini act as a router? I have an iphone, and it would be great if I could browse on it using the mac as the wifi provider.

    Is that possible?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    You can share an Ethernet connection via Wifi.


  • #3
    waynegalway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭waynegalway


    Great, so does that mean that when the mac mini is switched on and physically connected to my modem, I can access the web over wifi on my iphone? Is that straightforward to set up?


  • #4
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    waynegalway wrote: »
    Great, so does that mean that when the mac mini is switched on and physically connected to my modem, I can access the web over wifi on my iphone? Is that straightforward to set up?

    Yes, System prefs>sharing>Internet sharing. It should be straightforward.


  • #5
    john__long
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭john__long


    Yup.

    Very straightforward. I've had errors though if the number of machines connecting to the MacMini WiFi goes above 4 though.

    If you want it for yourself then it should be fine! Password protect it!


  • #6
    BrookieD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭BrookieD


    when you restart the mac it tends to drop the Wifi sharing option, there is a small hack however that corects this and keeps it open on restart.

    I will see if i can find it for you


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