I am trying to share my macbook air 2021's wireless connection to my windows pc, via a USB-C ethernet adapter.
When connected to my PC, it says that there is an Unidentified error and that the IPv6 and IPv4 both have no network connectivity.
My internet sharing settings on my mac are set to:
Share your connection from: Wifi
To computers using: Ethernet Adapter (en3)
Why do you need an adapter? Both Macs and Windows PCs, unless they are really, really old have built-in wireless capability.
macOS and Windows OS both have utilities to create wireless connections natively. No adapters needed unless they are old or maybe their internal network cards are malfunctioning.
I've used adapters and they usually work just fine. But you don't need to share from computer to computer, an adapter allows that computer to connect wirelessly all by itself.
Why were you using an adapter at all?
Say my Windows PC does not have internet access- or, I can't get reliable wireless internet to it. However, on my mac, I can get wireless internet. My problem is how I can share my mac's wireless connection to my windows PC, so both can have internet.
My solution was to connect the two via ethernet, but I got an error. Is there an easier way to do this?
Computers have a network card that when the user sets it up allows connecting to your ISP account. Have you created a Windows network using the built-in network card in the PC? You don't need an adapter unless that network card is broken.
The same exact thing can be said of the Mac.
All Windows PCs that are anywhere near new enough to have ever used the internet at all, came with a network card installed. Is the one in your PC broken? If not, why not use it?
OK, well ... If you were using an adapter and it broke, the simplest thing to do is replace the adapter and forget the sharing thing. Just like tires on your car, if you blow out a tire you buy another tire. You don't try and figure out how to share a tire on hubby's truck.
But, what I'm saying is the built-in network card in your PC IS an adapter of sorts, You already have a replacement right there. That is unless the Windows PC is running Windows 3.1 or something that old maybe.
If your PC operates poorly with respect to the internet, sharing a signal with the Mac is not going to improve things. If anything it will make matters worse because of sharing a limited resource and diluting signal strength.
Both can connect wirelessly to the internet independently. Is there are reason you don't do that?
My wireless internet adapter broke, and I still need internet on my PC. I already bought a USB-C ethernet adapter as well. Do you know if what I'm saying is possible?
Share Internet Access (Wifi) from Macbook to Windows PC Via Ethernet.
