Comments on: How To: Turn Your Mac Into an Airport

By: Chato

Chato — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:37:02 +0000

Hey Paul. I have a Mac OS X 10.4.11 running a PowerPC G5 and I’m also trying to create a wireless network with my Mac. When I go to “Sharing” in System Preferences and click on the Internet tab, there is no “Airport” option and the “Airport Options…” button is greyed out. I don’t know if it is because my computer is too old or I need some extra hardware. I just want to connect my iPod to the internet but I don’t have a wireless router. Any help would be great!

By: amplifiedcreations

amplifiedcreations — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:28:53 +0000

Every time I turn my computer off and then turn it back on the connection still says Ethernet is shared but it is not, so I turn sharing off and then back on again and it works again, anyway to fix this? Thanks for yout time.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:37:41 +0000

What version of OSX are you using? This is the second tutorial I’ve seen explaining how to transmit a wireless signal from a mac with an airport card, but I’m using OS X 10.4.11, and when I go to ‘System preferences -> Sharing -> Internet’ and select ‘Share your connection from Airport’, the option for transmitting to Airport disappears from the list under ‘to computers using:’. Some posts have implied that Apple cracked down on this in later versions of OSX, so is that what’s going on with me, or am I missing something else? Thanks!

By: c0n0r

c0n0r — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:34:04 +0000

sorry but it didnt work after my annoying dad stuffed it up can you help ???? PLZ!!

By: Weja

Weja — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:02:44 +0000

I am trying to connect to a wireless router and i dont understand what I need to do to allow the router to recognize my laptop (Mac Powerbook G4, version OSX 10.3.9) .. any hints?!
A friend asked me to check if I have an Airport card, and I guess I do have an AirPort card installed , because before I had no problem in connecting wirelessly at the office and in my friend’s house?!! Lately I noticed that I don’t see the AirPort icon in the toolbar and when I went back to the Network Port Configurations, the airport checkbox wasnt selected and the weird thing is that I cant even select it? I have no idea why?! I can select and unselect the rest of my network ports (internal modem, bluetooth, etc ) but not the Airport icon!!!! I’m so confused, it was working fine before !? Why I cant select the checkbox?! HELP ME

By: EoinF2

EoinF2 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:41:48 +0000

Is is possible to hide the airport signal from aUtomatic detection? So that you have to know the name of the connection and passwod.

By: AH64 Driver

AH64 Driver — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:13:09 +0000

I have configured my iMac as a router, but in the network prefs Status is ON, but it says that the Airport has a self-assigned IP address and may not be able to connect to the internet. Is there a way to fix this. My Apple TV says I am connected, it shows a strong signal, but the two do not talk to eachother?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:03:53 +0000

Glad this is working for you

By: Darwin Jr.

Darwin Jr. — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:41:42 +0000

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!!! All of the other sites I’ve seen with directions have not worked.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:45:55 +0000

Why can’t you turn it off? What is it showing you when you try to turn it off?