Not able to start hotspot in macbook pro

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Not able to start hotspot in macbook pro

Hi all,

I have bought a new macbookPro and trying to create the hotspot using this link- https://www.howtogeek.com/214053/HOW-TO-TURN-YOUR-MAC-INTO-A-WI-FI-HOTSPOT/

But the point is when I choose -

Share your Internet Connection From - WiFi

then I go to

To computers using- Here, I can not find the wifi option. All I can see are two options- Thunderbolt Bridge and Bluetooth PAN

I want to share my internet connection using wifi so that other laptops can connect to this hotspot.

Is there any way to do this.

regards

Akhilesh Gangwar

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Aug 27, 2021 3:46 AM

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akhilesh147 Author

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Aug 27, 2021 9:11 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Sharing your Wi-Fi over Wi-Fi should not be necessary -- the other devices nearby should be able to pick up the original Wi-Fi signal for themselves.

I have an IoT device that needs to be debugged using wireshark. So to do that, I have to reroute all the packets through the laptop.

You can not share your Wi-Fi connection out over Wi-Fi.

Since windows provide this feature and this official link is saying the same way I wanted to do, I tried. https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mchlp1540/mac

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Answer 2

Aug 27, 2021 9:24 AM in response to akhilesh147

akhilesh147 wrote:

Since windows provide this feature and this official link is saying the same way I wanted to do, I tried. https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/mchlp1540/mac

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No they don't. If you are using your WiFi to connect to the Internet you can not also use it to connect your devices. If you are connected to the Internet using Ethernet you can then use your WiFi to share that connection to devices connected to your Mac through WiFi. Does not matter what computer brand you are using. WiFi/Ethernet can not have two separate networks at the same time.

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Aug 27, 2021 6:19 AM in response to akhilesh147

You can not share your Wi-Fi connection out over Wi-Fi.

If you had an Ethernet connection, you could share that over Wi-Fi (or the reverse). If you had an iPhone [cellular] Hotspot, you could share that over Wi-Fi (may require a USB connection to the iPhone).

Sharing your Wi-Fi over Wi-Fi should not be necessary -- the other devices nearby should be able to pick up the original Wi-Fi signal for themselves.

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akhilesh147 Author

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Aug 27, 2021 9:26 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

I think you are misunderstanding it. Please check into the windows 10. Even if you are connecting to some wifi, you can always turn your laptop into a hotspot. I have done it 100s of times. Since I am totally new to mac, I was expecting the same feature here too.

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Answer 5

Aug 27, 2021 11:11 AM in response to akhilesh147

If Windows 10 does that, then use Windows 10 to debug.

MacOS does not support the ability to both Share your Wi-Fi and Use your Wi-Fi.

As BobTheFisherman suggested, connect with Ethernet (you can use a ThunderBolt dongle) and then share out over Wi-Fi.

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Not able to start hotspot in macbook pro

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