Can't change the network name or channel when sharing internet through MacBook Air's WiFI

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I'm trying to use my MacBook Air running latest Sequoia and share the internet connection.

These are the steps:

I connect my phone (which is connected to a cellular data network) via USB to Mac
I go to settings>general>sharing>internet connection
Set "share your connection from > iPhone USB"
Set "to devices using > WiFI"
I enter the name of the network, channel, and password for the new WiFi network
Start sharing

Mac indeed creates a network, but ignores everything that I entered in the setup window:

It creates an unsecured wifi (I selected WPA3)
The name is not what I entered in the settings, it just uses the default computer's name
It ignores the channel that I selected, and just uses default of 11.

Can anyone help me with this issue?

MacBook Air, macOS 15.0

Posted on Oct 5, 2024 6:30 AM

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Answer 1

Level 1

8 points

Hello.

I faced the same problem as you.

I did these 2 things but I'm not sure which worked. But you can start with point 2.

I noticed the name was the same as the device name in about at settings. I changed the name and after turning the sharing off then on the wi-fi name was changed but now it was even password protected but could not view the password so I was a bit stuck.
I went to the wifi icon on the menu bar. It showed the Wifi internet shared as connected. I clicked on the wifi name to disconnect the wifi shared. The wifi reconnected again to the wifi shared name. I then went to the wifi sharing settings and the password tab had returned and the changes I made was actually reflected after I turned on internet sharing (name, password and channel).

I'm not sure what fixed the internet sharing issue but you can try and see if it works.

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