Q: Share Ethernet connection
Hi
I'm doing Erasmus and in my room I have internet via Ethernet.
I tried to share that connection in order to get internet on my phone, however it seems like it doesn't work with the native OSX "Share internet" option. For some reason my phone (and other phones) won't connect to it.
My friend is another room with internet via ethernet too, but he is using windows. He was facing the same problem when trying to share his internet with windows native option too. We then heard that he should install Connectify Hotspot in order to successful share his connection, what he did and it works now.
However that program doesn't exist for Mac, so does anyone knows any program that would allow me to successful share my internet?
Thanks
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Posted on Sep 19, 2016 10:40 AM
Connectify hotspot is used to add Router capability to the primitive interface offered by Windows. There is no Mac version because it is not needed. The Mac software Router is enabled when you enable Internet sharing. But there has always been controversy over how passwords are treated between Macs and PCs. So you should try it with no encryption and no password.
Once a connection is made, you need to do something that forces network traffic, such as visit a web site. At that point if your college requires an additional login, you will be directed to their login page.
Posted on Sep 20, 2016 3:36 PM