10.7.4 Issues with sharing Internet Connection

umma, I am no fan boi. I'm just giving you the facts. Since Apple is now admitting there is an issue that needs resolving that is not to do with DNS directly, I can't deny that, since I wasn't there on the conversation. Let's hope for your case that you understood them correctly. By the same token please take away your bigotry of Mac users. We aren't all enamored of Apple's products, and you can't assume that we all are when we sound like we come to Apple's defense. A lot of us are professionals who work based on a true and proven scientific method eliminating computer problems one by one making sure the problem is not between the keyboard and chair. Until you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt something is fact, we can't just assume that it is because we have seen it only happen on a few machines.

Networking is a touchy issue, because there are so many interdependent parts. Anyway, let's see how the next few days play out. If Apple doesn't release some sort of update through its downloads support page, I would contact support with your case number, and inquire how the update is proceeding.

Brody,

yes i know how troubleshooting works and how networking is not a walk in the park... you shouldnt just assume that we do not know this!

I am a network manager at a large University in London, working with Macs and PCs all day long. your replys are in no way helpful and actually very patronising!

if you have a resolution or an update then im happy to read it, but your silly comments on "between the keyboard and chair" and "Networking is a touchy issue" is just a load of bollocks!

Umma, ok so its good that Apple have now realised a fault and are looking into resolving it. I'm glad its just my work Mac that is affected right now as im not in for the weekend, but i guess we will find out for sure the update on Monday.

Same issue here. Everything working fine on 10.7.3 until this morning when the OS 10.7.4 update came through. Now no shared internet connection or file sharing between computers - or at best, extremely slow and intermittent, then it stops entirely after a short while. It's odd that it sort-of works sometimes, I don't think its a settings issue. I went through everything and checked anyway, everything seems normal excpt that it doesn't work!

Hi all. Watching along to see if Apple comes back with any solution to this. Can't help but love how quick these support threads become flame wars...pity. Would otherwise be a very efficient way to announce a bug and work collectively on issues. That said, brody, unless I've misunderstood the issue (and I have run into this bug first-hand I might add), there is no router per-se involved. The Mac on which the internet sharing is activated stopped successfully sharing the internet connection after the 10.7.4 (or security) update was applied. In the most basic formation, a host computer shares the internet connection for other devices to attach over WiFi. I subscribe to your method of stepping through potential fixes one-by-one to get to a solution. Looking through the thread, it would appear that those steps have been taken and the ball is squarely in Apple's court.

Looking forward to a solution!! My data allowance is taking a hammering in order to keep my laptop online in the office... Thanks to umma08 especially for dealing with Apple.

Welp, in the meantime, I have reinstalled Lion and the 10.7.3 combo updater. Internet sharing works fine again—and so does Wi-Fi sync, so I think I will stick with 10.7.3 until I hear of a fix. A few friends with iMacs had the same problems as I did, but hopefully it'll get sorted out soon enough!

It's a ****** if you do, ****** if you don't situation. There were fixes in there that are advisable, but when a patch breaks something, it's counterproductive (for those affected). The symptoms I'm experiencing are exactly the same as yours though. I saw the update appear in my list for the laptop yesterday too, and even though I don't intend to use internet sharing from that particular machine, I've not yet run the update...

Hi all!!! Anyone tried this method of solving the problem: http://rys.pixeltards.com/2011/09/04/osx-lion-wifi.html ???

Thats the same thing i got from them:

Thanks for contacting AppleCare.

Attached to this email is the Capture Data application that we will need to run on your system to try and resolve your current technical query.

Attach outcome of Capture Data application to an email and reply to above email address.

Sincerely,

Steven

As i am too in a Uni i cant really send data that i cannot review before sending back

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Guys, this method really works. Testing for 3 hours - normal flight:))). I think it's a great temporary solution is better than nothing...

I am also having this problem: 10.7.4 update killed by Internet Sharing.

Internet Sharing is crucial to me and those that live with me. That's 5 devices taken out of action as a result (2 iPhones, 1 iMac, 1 AppleTv, 1 MacBook Air) of this update.

Please let me know how I can help pressure Apple to fix this quickly, I'm brand n00bian. They should certainly make it easier to restore a previous version of an operating system for those who don't Time Machine their whole machines.