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Under share your connection from, its seems to be gray and I can not select what I need.

Same for under in to computer using I can not check the item. Can you help please?

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Aug 18, 2023 6:18 AM

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Posted on Aug 19, 2023 7:37 AM

These choices suggest you are saying your Mac is already connected and working with an active Ethernet connection, and you wish to use your Mac as a limited Wi-Fi access point.


grayed out suggests it is not working, or not TOP-MOST.


The active Network connection is the one that is TOP-MOST AND Working in

System Preferences > Network


If this is what you want to do, use the gear icon under the list of networks to drag Ethernet Top-Most. When Ethernet is not connected, it will not be Working, so your Mac will use Wi-Fi instead.


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Aug 19, 2023 7:37 AM in response to samfrombrugge

These choices suggest you are saying your Mac is already connected and working with an active Ethernet connection, and you wish to use your Mac as a limited Wi-Fi access point.


grayed out suggests it is not working, or not TOP-MOST.


The active Network connection is the one that is TOP-MOST AND Working in

System Preferences > Network


If this is what you want to do, use the gear icon under the list of networks to drag Ethernet Top-Most. When Ethernet is not connected, it will not be Working, so your Mac will use Wi-Fi instead.


Note: This is the English-speaking community. if you post a PICTURE of a message in another language, Readers cannot easily translate with automated tools. If you instead post the TEXT of the massage we can translate the messages to better understand them.

Aug 18, 2023 7:56 PM in response to samfrombrugge

samfrombrugge wrote:

I wane share my internet / VPN on my MacBook for my Xbox. As my router is not compatible to configuratie VPN. At least not in the country I am currently staying. I follow the instructions for internet sharing on my MacBook until step 2. I am stuck as from point 3 as all selections are gray means unselecteble. Hope you can help.

Turn off your VPN and try to share your connection.

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