Sharing Internet by Airport Extreme

Im running Windows on my Mac. I was wondering how I can share the internet connection running through the Windows to other computers using WiFi? I do this when I'm on Macintosh, but I've had trouble setting this up on Windows. Any suggestions?

What is your exact network configuration? I have been assuming that you have your PC connected to your Cable/DSL modem and want to share that Internet connection using the PC as a router. How is the router, you have now mentioned, configured? ...and is it wireless? Is it something like the following:
Cable/DSL modem > (Ethernet cable) > [WAN] Router [LAN] > (Ethernet cable) > PC?

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Problems sharing internet over Airport extreme

I have a PowerBook G4 (OS 10.4.11) with a USB wireless broadband modem connected to the internet. I bought each of my daughters a MacBook (OS 10.5), and the idea was for me to have my laptop connected to the internet, then use internet sharing via my airport extreme card so that the girls could access the internet from my connection across airport.
I have no problem using my wireless broadband to connect to the internet. I have no problem firing up my airport extreme and creating the network, and I have no problem creating the internet share. I all seems to be working at my end. On the girls MacBooks, we have no problem firing up airport and connecting to the airport network I created. However, when we fire up safari, all we get it "you are not connected to the internet".
I'm lost. Any ideas?

cdelahoy, Welcome to the discussion area!
On your PowerBook G4 do you have the firewall enabled? If so, try go to System Preferences-> Sharing preference pane and enabling Personal Web Sharing. That should open the ports needed to give Internet access to the MacBooks.
If that doesn't work, try disabling the firewall on the PowerBook G4.

Sharing Internet via Airport Extreme using a USB wireless modem

I have had to go to NextG access using a USB modem (only option). We previously succesfully had the second iMac sharing the internet connection on an ethernet-connected wireless service. Now, I cannot get the other iMac to share the connection, because there is no option to choose the USB modem.
Another problem is the USB modem is top-dog - it won't connect unless I turned off anything else using anything remotely looking like wireless (even when I have my bluetooth phone connected to another USB hub). I can connect to the NextG network after disconnecting everything else and THEN reconnect, but I just can't get the Internet sharing going. I have also had the iMac freezing, demanding a power-off-power-on (unheard of in my experience!).
Is there any remedy for the Internet sharing at all? Configuring a different channel or something on Airport? Using one of the other config options?
I think there are something like USB-to-Ethernet adaptors (pretty costly here in Australia) and don't want to shell out for one if it doesn't work. Same with a third-party router. I also wondered if I should just forget about using Airport completely and run a few metres of crossover cable?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Hi Steven, I know this question has been answered and is a couple of months old but I think you may be able to help with my set up? I have a Thomson speedtouch 510 v6 modem router provided by Karoo (UK). My other Belkin N modem router has just bust [again] so the Speedtouch is my old faithful backup device. Now, i've never been able to get on ichat with the Belkin as its a mimo n speed and this is apparently not compatible; So i'm now on ethernet with the st510 and have just set up ports for ichat thanks to a thread called http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2719419&#2719419.
What I want to know from you (because I really need a wireless router to get me off this ethernet support system and back on airport) is how you're getting on with the st510 / airport extreme combo now and can you use ichat on it? If so does your connection doctor say full cone in network settings or something else? As I say, I really want to use ichat and have never been able to in 3 years of owning my Macbook Pro. Hope to hear back from you Steven. Regards Steph

Internet Sharing problem with Airport Extreme

I can connect to the Internet with my iMac running 10.4.11 fine. The problem is that I can't share the connection with my laptop. When I go to System Preferences and select Sharing/Internet, Airport doesn't appear anywhere as a connection option. I tried running Airport Utility and I got the message, "AirPort Utility was unable to find an Apple wireless devices".
This all started when, originally, my laptop could connect to the Internet, but was unable to connect with the iMac. In System Preferences/Network I got a message that says "Your network settings have been changed by another application" and the only way I can get out of it is to force-quit system Preferences.

Hi,
Must ask, if you have an AE, why do you wan't to go through Internet Sharing?
When I go to System Preferences and select Sharing/Internet, Airport doesn't appear anywhere as a connection option.
You mean as a to: or a From: option?

Screen sharing greyed out - Airport Extreme

Hello all:
I'm trying to use screen sharing with another mac but my screen sharing option is greyed out. The setup is as follows:
- Computer 1 is a Quad Mac Pro, connected to an Airport Extreme (wireless).
- Computer 2 is a MacBook Pro (older one, but still plenty fast).
- Both computers are running iChat 4.0.7 and OSX 10.5.7
I can ask to share Computer 2's screen and am able to view/control their screen without a problem. The problem is I'm unable to share my screen at all (greyed out). I have scoured the web and this forum to see if I can find a solution, but so far no luck.
Here's what I've done so far:
1. Set Quicktime Streaming to 1.5Mbps on BOTH computers. Restarted iChat.
2. Connection Doctor/Capabilities shows green checks all the way down.
3. System Prefs/Security/Firewall: this is set to "access for specific services". In the list, File Sharing and Screen Sharing are both at top. I have also added the iChat application to the list just in case.
4. System Prefs/Sharing - File Sharing and Screen Sharing are both on.
5. iChat App: Screen Sharing is enabled here as well.
6. Both computers are using .MAC (or ME) accounts.
7. Have checked bandwith and both connections are plenty fast (20 down/8 up)
8. Airport Extreme on my end set to WPA2 Personal (could this be causing problems)?
I'm at my wit's end, not sure how to proceed. Anyone find a way to fix this? Again, i can screenshare Computer 2 just fine. It's Computer 1 (the faster of the two) that refuses to work.
Thanks for your help!

Hi,
From your end you can Offer to Share and Ask to Share (2 options)
The same is true of the Buddy (2 more options)
You only speak of this from one end.
Having said that In the Airport Base Station (Airport Utility) go to the Internet Icon pane and then the the NAT tab and set Port Mapping Protocol to be Enabled (there is no need to set ports)
10:32 PM Thursday; June 4, 2009
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

I cannot get past Gateway PING when connecting Samsung BD player to Internet via Airport Extreme?

I have now been trying for 2 days to get my Samsung 3d BD Player to connect to my wireless iinternet (via VIVID WIRELSS) in Australia. I am using an Airport Extreme Base Station WIRED to the BD Player and wirelessly connecting to the WiFi. The Network Test shows Ok for MAC and IP, Gatewy, DNS etc... but wont get to the Internet test because it stalls at Gateway Ping. I have tried all of the various setup changes - Auto, manual, changing the adresses but noting works. Sometimes it takes longer to fail the Gateway Ping (when I put in the WAN settings as opposed to the LAN settings but none work.I know I have the correct info in my WiFi setup with the password and security etc... Is this just an incompatibility between Samsung and Apple? It worked fine with my Pioneer player and also my Panasonic Player? Any help gratefully accepted!!!

I assume that these results are coming from the Samsung BD player's network administration interface ... correct?
When configured to join another wireless network, the Extreme is also reconfigured as a bridge. That means all IP address information must come from the upstream router that is providing DHCP server services ... so the Samsung is actually testing the upstream router's connectivity to the Internet, not the Extreme's.
I am venturing to guess that if you plug the BD player directly into the upstream router, it would not have any issues connecting. So, this would confirm my earlier statement that Ethernet ports on the Extreme are not enabled.
I would further guess that if you connected the Extreme directly to the upstream router by Ethernet and configure it for both Wireless Mode = Create an wireless network and Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode), that the BD player would get the proper IP addresses it needs for Internet connectivity.

Anyone have trouble with sharing internet by Airport from the iMac?

I was using my 20" iMac as a transmitter for our internet connection and we started to see the strangest problem. The iMac would continue to indicate that it was transmitting, but the signal would disappear on the end of the 12" powerbook, TiBook and iBook that were using it.
The iMac was not going to sleep - was set to never sleep - continued to have a working connection, continued to indicate it was transmitting, but the shared connection wasn't visible on the list of either powerbook.
Turning airport off and on in all the machines didn't help, stopping sharing and restarting it didn't help. But then suddenly the signal would show up again sometimes in 10 minutes, sometimes in an hour.
Tried using all different sorts of levels of encryption, including no password - same problem.
We're currently using an Airport Extreme base station with no problems, and have used a linksys router with no problems. The hardware test indicates no issue with the iMac airport and the iMac is capable of joining and maintaining a connection with the airport express base station or the linksys router without a problem.
It seems to only have a problem when it is hosting the wireless network. (This issue is in addition to the slowness of the iMac airport connection, but that's a different thread)

Never had an answer to this - just stopped using the Airport on the iMac. For now, I'll mark this as answered.

I can no longer connect to the internet via Airport Extreme. HELP!

Over the weekend my Macbook told me that my Airport extreme firmware needed to be updated, so I did that, now I have no internet connection from the Airport. I have no problem connecting to the Airport itself, but I have no actual internet connection. The connection is fine when I plug an ethernet cable directly into the computer.
I really hope someone can help with this!

Hi DaveX83 and welcome to the discussions.
A few things to try.
Press the reset button once on the back of your Extreme and let it restart. Check for proper operation.
If no help there, keep the ethernet cable connected, and open Airport Utility. Click on Manual Setup near the bottom of the pane. On the next screen click the Airport icon at the upper left of the pane, then click Wireless in the line just below that reads Summary - Time Capsule - Wireless - Access.
Check to see that your wireless is set up, security set up, passwords, etc. You may need to reconfigure your wireless settings again and update the Extreme to store them and restart.
Hope this helps.

Can't Connect to Internet using AirPort Extreme Card and DLink Router

I have tried just about everything, but I can't seem to connect my MAC OS X 10.3.9 to the internet. I am using the Airport Extreme Card and no networks show up. I am trying to connect to my DLink router. I was told by DLink that it is compatible with AirPort Extreme cards, but the guys at Best Buy were unable to connect to their wireless routers, other than their Mac Router. Please let me know if you have a solution! Thanks

dannabee, Welcome to the discussion area!
What Mac do you have?
Do you have iMac G5 or a Power Mac G5?
Did you install the AirPort Extreme card yourself?

Mac connected but PC can't connect to internet through Airport Extreme

When I was using a dial-up connection everything worked fine on both computers but since I changed to a PPPoE / Ethernet connection my PC using Windows XP can't connect to the internet although is connected to the Airport with excellent signal.
In System Preferences>Network I have Connect using PPPoE option checked so I can't see my airport in the Airport Admin Utility. Apple Talk is Inactive.
In System Preferences>Sharing>Internet: Internet sharing is Off and there's a text that it can't be turned on "because there are no ports available over which to share your connection"

I understand, but for some reason, that I'm trying to
figure out, when I uncheck the PPPoE option on my
computer and my base station appears in the Admin
utility, I loose my internet connection on the
macintosh although the Network Status says that I'm
connected to the internet via Airport...
You will need to configure the Airport to connect via PPPoE.
iFelix

Can't connect to internet via AirPort Extreme with Laptop running Vista

I've seen a lot of posts on this topic, and maybe I'm just out of luck, but anyway...
My PC running XP can connect to the internet through the AirPort Extreme, but laptop will not. I load the AirPort Utility on the laptop. Should I be able to see the base when I run the Utility? It does not see it. I can see the wireless network with excellent strength, but all I can do.
If I can't get this to work, I'm going to just return it and to back to the wireless router. I was enticed by the ability to connect the printer and external hard drive to the base. I would like to get rid of the PC and just use my laptop for everything.

Looking over your original post again, I think I might have misunderstood you the first time. If I understand you correctly, your Vista laptop can see the wireless network and connect to it (so you have access to the Internet), but you cannot see the Airport Extreme Base Station when using Airport Utility.
If your Internet connectivity is not an issue and it's just that you can't see the base station in Airport Utility to configure it, try using an ethernet cable to connect your Vista laptop to one of the LAN ports and see if the base station shows up in Airport Utility then.

Can't connect to internet through airport extreme but have full signal

I've seen a lot of posts but I still can't connect wirelessly via airport extreme.
Using a Powerbook running 10.6.4, I have updated the airport extreme's firmware and have a full signal strength, but I can't connect to the internet.
I get an error message that it can't find the server.
I can get online if I connect the internet cable directly to my computer.
so..
Airport is working
Internet is working
Wireless is not working
suggestions?

Robin Berman wrote:
I still can't connect wirelessly via airport extreme.
Using a Powerbook running 10.6.4
That's not possible. Do you mean "MacBook"?
I ... have a full signal strength, but I can't connect to the internet.
First try resetting your connection settings using the steps listed in this message:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10695921&start=1
They're not guaranteed to solve the problem, but they'll only take a minute or so to try.
If that doesn't help, connect to your wireless network, then open the Network panel of System Preferences. Select the AirPort connection item, click on the "Advanced" button, then on the "TCP/IP" tab. What do you see for the three values below "Configure IPv4"? Now click on the "DNS" tab. What do you see for "DNS Servers"?
Finally, type this URL in the address bar of your browser:
http://74.125.157.99/
and press "return". Does that take you to Google? If so, there's something wrong with the way your computer or router is handling DNS lookups.

Need help connecting to a shared drive on airport extreme

Connected to an airport extreme with a macbook and OS 10.5.8...can't seem to find where to see the USB connected to the back of the airport...any idea?

Welcome to the discussion area!
I am assuming that your drive is correctly formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or FAT 32. If it's formatted as Windows NFTS, the drive will not appear.
You'll also usually need to use a powered USB hub, even if your drive has it's own power supply because the available power at the USB port on the AirPort Extreme is quite low.
Open the Finder and look for your AirPort Extreme icon under the SHARED heading on the the left side of the window.
Click on the AirPort Extreme icon and a folder representing your drive will appear in the right hand side of the window.
Double click the folder to mount the drive on your desktop.

How to use iBook for sharing internet via airport card... can it be done?

The title says most of it all. I want to share the internet coming from the wall through the airport card in my iBook. I've made it work, however I'm concerned about doing it securely. Can it be done securely? If so, how? I've read in the help files about using the firewalls and such, but I'm having trouble making heads or tails out of it all. How about a primer on basic wifi security in the iBook's Airport card environment? I'm not as savvy as I used to be! Thanks in advance for your help.

ride a bike:
Requirements for wireless Internet access
To use AirPort to access the Internet wirelessly using Mac OS X, you need:
An Apple AirPort Card, AirPort Extreme Card, or a compatible third-party wireless card
An AirPort Base Station, Time Capsule, AirPort Express, or an AirPort-enabled computer acting as a software base station (if you are hosting an AirPort wireless network)
Internet access
Some Internet service providers (ISPs) are not currently compatible with AirPort.
If you’re setting up an AirPort Base Station, Time Capsule, or AirPort Express to connect to the Internet, you need an account with an ISP. When you set up your account with your ISP, you were most likely given account information (such as user or account name, password, phone number, and possibly other information). Have this information ready when you set up your device.
If you are connecting your base station to an Ethernet network that already has an Internet connection, you may need an account name and password to access the network. Check with the network administrator if you’re not sure.
(From the Help Menu)
Please post back with further questions or comments.
cornelius

Sharing Internet with AirPort

Hello
Okay to start my iMac here is connected directly to a DSL modem with no router through Ethernet. I saw that you can share Ethernet connections and use AirPort to create a Computer-to-Computer network and enable internet connection sharing. Would this work properly with a Windows XP computer with a wireless card in? I want to be able to get that computer on the net.

Okay to start my iMac here is connected directly to a
DSL modem with no router through Ethernet. I saw that
you can share Ethernet connections and use AirPort to
create a Computer-to-Computer network and enable
internet connection sharing.
System Preferences > Sharing > Internet
Share built-in-ethernet connection via Airport.
Would this work properly
with a Windows XP computer with a wireless card in?
Yes, but you won't be able to use a password with an XP PC therefore is not recommended.
I would recommend getting a wireless router.
iFelix

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