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Q: My MacBook Pro (early 2012) will not connect with my new iPhone 6. I get an error that says "Network is unavailable. Make sure network access is enabled." How do I do that?

My MacBook Pro (early 2012) will not connect with my new iPhone 6. I get an error that says "Network is unavailable. Make sure network access is enabled." How do I do that?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on May 11, 2015 11:26 AM

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Q: My MacBook Pro (early 2012) will not connect with my new iPhone 6. I get an error that says "Network is unavailable. Make sure net ... more

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  • by Brett L,Helpful

    Brett L Brett L May 13, 2015 11:39 AM in response to Green_Leader
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    May 13, 2015 11:39 AM in response to Green_Leader

    Hey Green_Leader,

     

    It sounds as if you are trying to use your iPhone as a Personal Hotspot for Internet access for your MacBook Pro but are having difficulty getting it to work, is that correct?

     

    Use the steps in this article to set up and use Personal Hotspot -

     

    Share your Internet connection with Personal Hotspot - Apple Support

     

    If you are still having difficulty use the steps in this article to troubleshoot -

     

    iOS: Troubleshooting Personal Hotspot - Apple Support

     

    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

     

    Happy computing,

     

    Brett L 

  • by Marshall McLuhan,

    Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan Feb 3, 2016 11:04 AM in response to Brett L
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    Feb 3, 2016 11:04 AM in response to Brett L

    I'm having the same error message when "pairing" a bluetooth device with my MacBook Pro Retina.  I used to be able to operate with hand-off or continuity or whatever it's called.  But recently it stopped working when I updated both the MacBook Pro and the iPhone 4S.

     

    I'm going to continue to read around about this, but the Bluetooth utility in preferences gives me no clues about why the network (Bluetooth PAN) is not active.  I'm sure you're going to suggest checking this and looking at some other settings.  But I've been at this a long time.  If there is a reason why the MacBook Pro is not longer letting Bluetooth run then I'd like to figure out a way to make it go.

     

    Cheers.