Can't create Network with Airport

I am having exactly the same problems with my mac mini. Can't create a network where I could before installing snow (poo) leopard! There are no drivers for my printer either so my mac is not much use to me at the moment! Bloody frustrating! Printing and networking are pretty basic requirements I would have thought...can anyone tell I'm upset?!

Ohhh... thank god, i'm not the only one. I've got the same problem with my macmini. I had a great network that i used at home with my iphone, so i had fast internet at home. After installing snowleopard that same network was dead (and still is). I called apple, but they told me that i had to call my internet provider... BULS&$%T!!! It worked perfect befor.

I tried many thing, but for now... no result.

Is apple reading these forums? Are they aware of this problem??

gr. patrick

Just adding another "me too" here. Cannot create ad-hoc networks and cannot enable sharing through Airport. In my case, when trying to enable internet sharing using Airport from ethernet, it appears to create the setup from within the Sharing control panel, but the airport icon in the menu bar does not show anything, and there is indeed no airport sharing enabled. All worked fine with Leopard. It's hosed with snow leopard.

same here

cant create networks, neither create internet sharing

logs indicate the following:
Sep 10 16:17:38 xdsl-195-14-220-39 airportd[307]: Apple80211Associate() failed -3905 (Timeout)
Sep 10 16:17:38 xdsl-195-14-220-39 Apple80211 framework[172]: airportd MIG failed (Associate Event) = -3905 (Timeout) (port = 79471)
Sep 10 16:17:56 xdsl-195-14-220-39 Apple80211 framework[172]: ACNetworkIBSSEnable() failed in Apple80211Set(APPLE80211 IOC_IBSSMODE) = -3900 (Parameter error)


even on 10.5 I had a few issues with network sharing..and ad hoc..now it simple wont work at all...
I hoped that SL would fix this issue 😟

This problem made me revert back to Leopard for the time being until this issue is fixed. Anyway I was just wondering if the 10.6.1 update has fixed this bug for anyone here. If it has I shall get out the Snow Leopard CD and have another go.

Sadly, the 10.6.1 update didn't resolve the issue for me. I'm still unable to enable internet sharing or to create a computer-to-computer network.

*10.6.1 update solves this issue for me!*

Its not documented by Apple...but hey...im happy, thx! 🙂

10.6.1 didn't fix it internet sharing from airport or ad-hoc network creation for me either. I've resorted to carrying my Airport Express around now when I want to set up sharing away from my office. That really garners some guffaws from my remote office, Windows-using colleagues since they have noticed that Apple's software is broken, and remains broken.

I've been a Mac user for more than 15 years and this is the single most pathetic lapse of Apple software quality that I have seen, particularly since it has persisted for so long with so many users and Apple has not responded yet with a fix.

update didn't help for me...

Don't work for me. Crap.

Same Problem also after 10.6.1...
I can't believe Apple didn't notice this. I'm unable to use my MBP wireless now 😟
Anyone with a WI-FI n compatible chipset have this problem?
I'm starting to believe it's related to the Airport firmware of my Mini (2008) that doesn't support WI-FI n

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Same problem...

Update don't work for me too...

I've tried all, thet was mentioned here, but with no result.

I tried Snow Leopard once again but 10.6.1 was of no use in solving this for me. I am now back with Leopard again and will wait and see if 10.6.2 will fix it.

Has anyone noticed a really bright display in Snow leopard and jerky DVD playback in front row too? I am starting to wonder why I bothered giving Apple my money for this 'upgrade'.

Have the same problem on my mac mini. Cant create a network and cant turn internet sharing on. It is ON but it wont switch to the arrow symbol.
Did try:
- repair permissions
- trashing all in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration + restart
- trashing all prefs related in ~/Library/Preferences + restart
- tried with the sharing off and on to setup new network
- tried all channels
- tried with removed wmvare fusion (someone here did mention a problem with it)
- did create new location
- tried deleting AirPort form interfaces in locations + restart then adding
- transferred preference files from my working MBP
but no positive result.

Yet to try:
- booting in safe mode
- zapping pram, vram

Does anyone have any idea where the problem may lay ?

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