Internet Protected by 802.1X

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Level 1

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Internet Protected by 802.1X

I have recently upgraded to Mountain Lion and I need to share my Wi-Fi connection to another Mac on my network using Internet Sharing. However, for the first time I received this warning and I can nolonger share. The message says: Your Internet connection cannot be shared because it is protected by 802.1X. Choose a different network to share or disable Internet Sharing.

I have never seen this before and what makes it even more strange is I shared with other computers this morning. I pushed applications to six machines using ARD over a local switch. However, right now, I get this error. Any help is appreciated.

Posted on Sep 20, 2012 4:07 AM

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Answer 1

Zack92

Level 1

8 points

Mar 12, 2014 5:17 PM in response to Kurt Lang

The specific reason is to create a local wifi network so that spotify recognises the phone on the network and you can sync local files... There is only access to the organisational wi-fi, not a personal home one.😐

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Answer 2

Kurt Lang

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Mar 12, 2014 3:12 PM in response to GGREENAZ

Open the System Preferences and click on the Sharing icon. Make sure the choice for Internet Sharing is off. Actually, unless you have some specific reason to have any of them on, turn them all off.

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