Dear all,
maybe it is just a stupid question, but may I share my MacBook Pro Wi-Fi internet connection with my iPhone 4S via Bluetooth? I explain you my problem. I am guest at a research center in the Netherlands and I have an account which allows me to connect only one device to the network. I would like to connect my iPhone as well using my MacBook Pro as a Bluetooth hotspot. Is that possible?
Thanks
Best regards
Raffaele
I believe that is possible through tethering the phone (via Bluetooth) to the computer. However, I have not done that but there are articles on this web site about the process.
Barry
I believe that is possible through tethering the phone (via Bluetooth) to the computer. However, I have not done that but there are articles on this web site about the process.
Barry
Thanks Barry. Do you any reference?
Rafa
I found this post by searching the site. There are probably more...
The Personal Hotspot feature disappeared from my iPhone, how can I get it back?
As I indicated, I have no requirement to do this myself. As I recall, the "personal hotspot" is also referred to as a personal area network (PAN).
Barry
Thanks Barry
But unfortunately it seems that the personal hotspot option in this case is used to allow the MacBook to share the phone's connection. I would like to know if the reverse is possible.
Rafa
Activate Internet Sharing in the Sharing preference pane. You can share a Wi-Fi connection to Bluetooth, but whether the phone will be able to connect to it, I don't know.
Many thanks. Actually the problem is this: I know how to share the connection, but I am not sure if the iPhone is able to connect to the MacBook and use its connection. After pairing the devices, I try to connect the iPhone to the MacBook and always get an error message: "Network not available".
Rafa
It seems that the possibility to add a Bluetooth serial port has been removed on Mavericks.
It doesn't work.
Rafa
By the way, sharing the connection from the iPhone to the MacBook seems to work correctly. The reverse is still impossible.
Rafa
No ideas at all?
Rafa
Internet sharing via Bluetooth
