Sharing internet with Macbook from an XP machine?

I know on OS X that I can easily turn on internet connection sharing, and take my XP laptop and connect to that Wifi network, but can anyone tell me how to do this the other way around?
In other words, how do I configure XP to share a connection with an OS X machine? I tried the XP ICS thing, but it apparently will only work with other XP machines.
I know this is a Mac forum, but not many PC people know how easy internet sharing over wifi is on a Mac

Lol I just figured it out...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fac8708e-3762-4e78-b372 -8404eeb7f41a&DisplayLang=en

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When I reboot my Macmini, I cant access the shared folders from any Windows machine. On the Windows machine, I'm being prompted for my password, but event re-entering my password does help to get access.
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# Configuration file for dnsmasq.
# Format is one option per line, legal options are the same
# as the long options legal on the command line. See
# "/usr/sbin/dnsmasq --help" or "man 8 dnsmasq" for details.
# The following two options make you a better netizen, since they
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# to be up. Uncommenting this forces dnsmasq to try each query
# with each server strictly in the order they appear in
# /etc/resolv.conf
#strict-order
# If you don't want dnsmasq to read /etc/resolv.conf or any other
# file, getting its servers from this file instead (see below), then
# uncomment this.
#no-resolv
# If you don't want dnsmasq to poll /etc/resolv.conf or other resolv
# files for changes and re-read them then uncomment this.
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# You can control how dnsmasq talks to a server: this forces
# queries to 10.1.2.3 to be routed via eth1
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# 10.1.2.3 to 192.168.1.1 port 55 (there must be a interface with that
# IP on the machine, obviously).
# [email protected]#55
# If you want dnsmasq to change uid and gid to something other
# than root, you will need to have CONFIG_SECURITY_CAPABILITIES
# enabled in your kernel. The default uid and gid of nobody will
# be used if capability is available and this is not set.
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# specified interfaces (and the loopback) give the name of the
# interface (eg eth0) here.
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interface=eth0
# Or you can specify which interface _not_ to listen on
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# you use this.)
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# configure it as shown above, and then use the following line to
# disable DHCP on it.
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# On systems which support it, dnsmasq binds the wildcard address,
# even when it is listening on only some interfaces. It then discards
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# working even when interfaces come and go and change address. If you
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# service.
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# is needed for networks we reach the dnsmasq DHCP server via a relay
# agent. If you don't know what a DHCP relay agent is, you probably
# don't need to worry about this.
dhcp-range=192.168.20.100,192.168.20.149,255.255.255.0,12h
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# of valid alternatives, so we will give examples of each. Note that
# IP addresses DO NOT have to be in the range given above, they just
# need to be on the same network. The order of the parameters in these
# do not matter, it's permissble to give name,adddress and MAC in any order
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dhcp-host=00:E0:B8:9C:B7:2C,192.168.20.1
# Always set the name of the host with hardware address
# 11:22:33:44:55:66 to be "fred"
#dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66,fred
# Always give the host with ethernet address 11:22:33:44:55:66
# the name fred and IP address 192.168.0.60 and lease time 45 minutes
#dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66,fred,192.168.0.60,45m
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# 12:34:56:78:90:12 the IP address 192.168.0.60. Dnsmasq will assume
# that these two ethernet interfaces will never be in use at the same
# time, and give the IP address to the second, even if it is already
# in use by the first. Useful for laptops with wired and wireless
# addresses.
#dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66,12:34:56:78:90:12,192.168.0.60
# Give the machine which says its name is "bert" IP address
# 192.168.0.70 and an infinite lease
#dhcp-host=bert,192.168.0.70,infinite
# Always give the host with client identifier 01:02:02:04
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# Always give the host with client identifier "marjorie"
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# Enable the address given for "judge" in /etc/hosts
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# it asks for a DHCP lease.
#dhcp-host=judge
# Never offer DHCP service to a machine whose ethernet
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#dhcp-host=11:22:33:44:55:66,ignore
# Ignore any client-id presented by the machine with ethernet
# address 11:22:33:44:55:66. This is useful to prevent a machine
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# between PXE boot and OS boot.
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# Send extra options which are tagged as "red" to
# the machine with ethernet address 11:22:33:44:55:66
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# Send extra options which are tagged as "red" to
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# Ignore any clients which are specified in dhcp-host lines
# or /etc/ethers. Equivalent to ISC "deny unkown-clients".
# This relies on the special "known" tag which is set when
# a host is matched.
#dhcp-ignore=#known
# Send extra options which are tagged as "red" to any machine whose
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# Send extra options which are tagged as "red" to any machine one
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# Send extra options which are tagged as "red" to any machine whose
# MAC address matches the pattern.
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# on the ethernet-address/IP pairs found there just as if they had
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#read-ethers
# Send options to hosts which ask for a DHCP lease.
# See RFC 2132 for details of available options.
# Common options can be given to dnsmasq by name:
# run "dnsmasq --help dhcp" to get a list.
# Note that all the common settings, such as netmask and
# broadcast address, DNS server and default route, are given
# sane defaults by dnsmasq. You very likely will not need
# any dhcp-options. If you use Windows clients and Samba, there
# are some options which are recommended, they are detailed at the
# end of this section.
# Override the default route supplied by dnsmasq, which assumes the
# router is the same machine as the one running dnsmasq.
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# Do the same thing, but using the option name
#dhcp-option=option:router,1.2.3.4
# Override the default route supplied by dnsmasq and send no default
# route at all. Note that this only works for the options sent by
# default (1, 3, 6, 12, 28) the same line will send a zero-length option
# for all other option numbers.
#dhcp-option=3
# Set the NTP time server addresses to 192.168.0.4 and 10.10.0.5
#dhcp-option=option:ntp-server,192.168.0.4,10.10.0.5
# Set the NTP time server address to be the same machine as
# is running dnsmasq
#dhcp-option=42,0.0.0.0
# Set the NIS domain name to "welly"
#dhcp-option=40,welly
# Set the default time-to-live to 50
#dhcp-option=23,50
# Set the "all subnets are local" flag
#dhcp-option=27,1
# Send the etherboot magic flag and then etherboot options (a string).
#dhcp-option=128,e4:45:74:68:00:00
#dhcp-option=129,NIC=eepro100
# Specify an option which will only be sent to the "red" network
# (see dhcp-range for the declaration of the "red" network)
# Note that the net: part must precede the option: part.
#dhcp-option = net:red, option:ntp-server, 192.168.1.1
# The following DHCP options set up dnsmasq in the same way as is specified
# for the ISC dhcpcd in
# http://www.samba.org/samba/ftp/docs/textdocs/DHCP-Server-Configuration.txt
# adapted for a typical dnsmasq installation where the host running
# dnsmasq is also the host running samba.
# you may want to uncomment some or all of them if you use
# Windows clients and Samba.
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#dhcp-option=44,0.0.0.0 # set netbios-over-TCP/IP nameserver(s) aka WINS server(s)
#dhcp-option=45,0.0.0.0 # netbios datagram distribution server
#dhcp-option=46,8 # netbios node type
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# probably doesn't support this......
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# Send vendor-class specific options encapsulated in DHCP option 43.
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# options are sent only when the client supplied vendor class
# matches the class given here. (A substring match is OK, so "MSFT"
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# Send microsoft-specific option to tell windows to release the DHCP lease
# when it shuts down. Note the "i" flag, to tell dnsmasq to send the
# value as a four-byte integer - that's what microsoft wants. See
# http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/a70f1bb7-d2d4-49f0-96d6-4b7414ecfaae1033.mspx?mfr=true
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# Send the Encapsulated-vendor-class ID needed by some configurations of
# Etherboot to allow is to recognise the DHCP server.
#dhcp-option=vendor:Etherboot,60,"Etherboot"
# Send options to PXELinux. Note that we need to send the options even
# though they don't appear in the parameter request list, so we need
# to use dhcp-option-force here.
# See http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php#special for details.
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#dhcp-option-force=208,f1:00:74:7e
# Configuration file name
#dhcp-option-force=209,configs/common
# Path prefix
#dhcp-option-force=210,/tftpboot/pxelinux/files/
# Reboot time. (Note 'i' to send 32-bit value)
#dhcp-option-force=211,30i
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# a TFTP server; either dnsmasq's built in TFTP server or an
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#dhcp-boot=net:#gpxe,undionly.kpxe
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#dhcp-option=encap:175, 176, 1b # no-proxydhcp
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#dhcp-option=encap:175, 189, 1b # BIOS drive code
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#dhcp-option=encap:175, 191, pass # iSCSI password
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#dhcp-match=hammers, option:client-arch, 6 #x86-64
#dhcp-match=mactels, option:client-arch, 7 #EFI x86-64
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# alternative to dhcp-boot.
#pxe-prompt="What system shall I netboot?"
# or with timeout before first available action is taken:
#pxe-prompt="Press F8 for menu.", 60
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# Loads <tftp-root>/pxelinux.0 from dnsmasq TFTP server.
#pxe-service=x86PC, "Install Linux", pxelinux
# Loads <tftp-root>/pxelinux.0 from TFTP server at 1.2.3.4.
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# Use bootserver on network, found my multicast or broadcast.
#pxe-service=x86PC, "Install windows from RIS server", 1
# Use bootserver at a known IP address.
#pxe-service=x86PC, "Install windows from RIS server", 1, 1.2.3.4
# If you have multicast-FTP available,
# information for that can be passed in a similar way using options 1
# to 5. See page 19 of
# http://download.intel.com/design/archives/wfm/downloads/pxespec.pdf
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#enable-tftp
# Set the root directory for files availble via FTP.
#tftp-root=/var/ftpd
# Make the TFTP server more secure: with this set, only files owned by
# the user dnsmasq is running as will be send over the net.
#tftp-secure
# Set the boot file name only when the "red" tag is set.
#dhcp-boot=net:red,pxelinux.red-net
# An example of dhcp-boot with an external TFTP server: the name and IP
# address of the server are given after the filename.
# Can fail with old PXE ROMS. Overridden by --pxe-service.
#dhcp-boot=/var/ftpd/pxelinux.0,boothost,192.168.0.3
# Set the limit on DHCP leases, the default is 150
#dhcp-lease-max=150
# The DHCP server needs somewhere on disk to keep its lease database.
# This defaults to a sane location, but if you want to change it, use
# the line below.
#dhcp-leasefile=/var/lib/misc/dnsmasq.leases
# Set the DHCP server to authoritative mode. In this mode it will barge in
# and take over the lease for any client which broadcasts on the network,
# whether it has a record of the lease or not. This avoids long timeouts
# when a machine wakes up on a new network. DO NOT enable this if there's
# the slighest chance that you might end up accidentally configuring a DHCP
# server for your campus/company accidentally. The ISC server uses
# the same option, and this URL provides more information:
# http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/dhcp/authoritative.php
#dhcp-authoritative
# Run an executable when a DHCP lease is created or destroyed.
# The arguments sent to the script are "add" or "del",
# then the MAC address, the IP address and finally the hostname
# if there is one.
#dhcp-script=/bin/echo
# Set the cachesize here.
#cache-size=150
# If you want to disable negative caching, uncomment this.
#no-negcache
# Normally responses which come form /etc/hosts and the DHCP lease
# file have Time-To-Live set as zero, which conventionally means
# do not cache further. If you are happy to trade lower load on the
# server for potentially stale date, you can set a time-to-live (in
# seconds) here.
#local-ttl=
# If you want dnsmasq to detect attempts by Verisign to send queries
# to unregistered .com and .net hosts to its sitefinder service and
# have dnsmasq instead return the correct NXDOMAIN response, uncomment
# this line. You can add similar lines to do the same for other
# registries which have implemented wildcard A records.
#bogus-nxdomain=64.94.110.11
# If you want to fix up DNS results from upstream servers, use the
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# This alias makes a result of 1.2.3.4 appear as 5.6.7.8
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# See RFC 2782.
# You may add multiple srv-host lines.
# The fields are <name>,<target>,<port>,<priority>,<weight>
# If the domain part if missing from the name (so that is just has the
# service and protocol sections) then the domain given by the domain=
# config option is used. (Note that expand-hosts does not need to be
# set for this to work.)
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# ldapserver.example.com port 289
#srv-host=_ldap._tcp.example.com,ldapserver.example.com,389
# A SRV record sending LDAP for the example.com domain to
# ldapserver.example.com port 289 (using domain=)
#domain=example.com
#srv-host=_ldap._tcp,ldapserver.example.com,389
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#srv-host=_ldap._tcp.example.com,ldapserver.example.com,389,1
#srv-host=_ldap._tcp.example.com,ldapserver.example.com,389,2
# A SRV record indicating that there is no LDAP server for the domain
# example.com
#srv-host=_ldap._tcp.example.com
# The following line shows how to make dnsmasq serve an arbitrary PTR
# record. This is useful for DNS-SD. (Note that the
# domain-name expansion done for SRV records _does_not
# occur for PTR records.)
#ptr-record=_http._tcp.dns-sd-services,"New Employee Page._http._tcp.dns-sd-services"
# Change the following lines to enable dnsmasq to serve TXT records.
# These are used for things like SPF and zeroconf. (Note that the
# domain-name expansion done for SRV records _does_not
# occur for TXT records.)
#Example SPF.
#txt-record=example.com,"v=spf1 a -all"
#Example zeroconf
#txt-record=_http._tcp.example.com,name=value,paper=A4
# Provide an alias for a "local" DNS name. Note that this _only_ works
# for targets which are names from DHCP or /etc/hosts. Give host
# "bert" another name, bertrand
#cname=bertand,bert
# For debugging purposes, log each DNS query as it passes through
# dnsmasq.
#log-queries
# Log lots of extra information about DHCP transactions.
#log-dhcp
# Include a another lot of configuration options.
#conf-file=/etc/dnsmasq.more.conf
#conf-dir=/etc/dnsmasq.d
eth0 is set up for 192.168.20.1, netmask 255.255.255.0. I can get an IP from my client machine and ping 192.168.20.1, but cannot access the internet. resolv.conf on the client machine has a nameserver of 192.168.20.1. Also, Firefox time sout trying to access Google via it's static IP.
What should I do to grant the internet to my client machine?

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DNS_with_bind -> Did you try it too ?

Sharing internet with Windows over AirPort

My G5 tower is connected to typical home router via ethernet. This gives it flawless internet connectivity.
To give better wireless access to mobile devices that come to that room for a visit in the far corner of the house where the G5 is located, I got a used AirPort Extreme card for the G5 and installed it, making sure to attach the antenna connector and small t-shaped external antenna (provided with original G5) plugged in the back.
When I powered the G5 back on, it immediately saw the AE card and told me to review settings and press Apply. Under Network prefs, under "Location: Automatic", I chose "Show: AirPort." An AirPort ID is shown, along with the default setting below: "By default, join 'Automatic.'" I left all other network settings as they are--I am not trying to use AirPort to connect the G5 to the main wireless router, since it already has ethernet.
I went to the "Sharing" pref and chose the third pane under it, "Internet". I configured it to read: Share your connection from built-in ethernet . . . using (checkbox on) AirPort. I clicked on the AirPort options in this same pane, and typed in a network name: "ABC wi-fi". Channel is Automatic, and--to keep things simple for now--I left encryption off. I pressed OK to close that small dialog, then hit "Start" in the Sharing/Internet pane, which makes its status message change to "Internet sharing on: sharing your built-in ethernet connection." Success! Well, no.
The AirPort icon in the menu bar was a blank quarter-pie. So I clicked on it, and saw the "open internet sharing" option. A panel appeared where I could turn airport on. I did. The grayed-out Network line of the pane then showed the name of the network I had created back in the Sharing dialog: "ABC wi-fi." And the signal level indicator shows full power, all to the right. All set? Nope! When I go to my Windows laptop and find this new network, I see two new options: One, strangely, is the "Computer Name" shown in the Sharing pref panel, and clicking on it to connect doesn't work. The other option is the network I actually named and shared, "ABC wi-fi," but when I attempt to connect to it, Windows (actually Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi Connection Utility) insists on stepping me through a series of complex security settings, when it would seem that no security should be required since I didn't enable encryption on the AirPort connection.
Giving up on those security settings, I go back to the Sharing control panel and turn sharing off. I hit the AirPort options button and turn encryption on I leave on WEP 40-bit, which requires me to type in a five character string. I do so. I click OK and restart internet sharing. Again, I am given confirmation of "Internet sharing on: sharing your built-in ethernet connection." I try to connect from Windows again, but am not even presented with the complex security options. It just says "Unable to connect," even though it can clearly see the SSID. I try the same a few more times--no luck. I go get an iPod touch and select the new G5-based network--type in the five characters required for WEP 40-bit, and jump right on. Why can't my Windows 7 laptop connect?

Good advice from rccharles, do try that, but I'm wondering if it might be related to Digitally sign communications, even though this talks about server & connecting the other way...
http://allinthehead.com/retro/218/accessing-a-windows-2003-share-from-os-x

Restoring a second hand MacBook from a time machine backup of a seperate second hand MacBook

I just bought a second-hand macbook to replace the macbook my old employer took from me when I changed jobs. I have taken several time machine backups of my old system in the hope I can just setup the machine I just purchased to mirror the other one, including backing up my iPhone via iTunes.
I have the snow leopard installation disk and can get copies of all the software I had installed if necessary. The old MacBook that was returned to my previous employer is being wiped of everything and setup new. Can anyone explain if / how I can setup my (new) second hand MacBook from another machines time-machine backup?
Thanks,
Peter

Shouldn't be any problem.
Boot from your SL installer DVD (hold down the C key on startup or hold down Alt/option on start and choose the installer disc).
OK the language page (if present). From the installer screen, go to the menu bar and choose Disk Utility; depending on the OS version it may be in the Utilities menu or Tools menu.
In DU, select your internal drive in the sidebar (the top item with the makers name and serial no.). Run Repair Disk. If that comes up as disk OK, click the partition tab. Select the partiton from the drop-down above the graphic; 1 partiton is all you need. Go to the options button and ensure that the partition scheme is GUID (for Intel Macs) or APM (for G5 and earlier) and the file system to Mac OS Extended (Journalled). Name the partiton (usually Macintosh HD), click Apply.
When that's finished, select the new volume in the sidebar (indented to the right below the drive) and go to the Erase tab, select Security options and select zero data (one pass is more than sufficient). Click erase. That will take quite some time; probably measured in hours and dependant on the size of the drive.
When that's completed, close DU and continue with the installation.
Shortly into the installation process, you'll be asked if you want to migrate data from another source. Select 'from a Time Machine Backup' and follow the prompts.
See Pondini's FAQs;
http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/19.html
http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/SetupAsst.html
That should leave you with the same setup as you had on the previous MB.

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

Airport is on and working, but can't connect to internet with MacBook

I have a green light on my airport Extreme, my laptop can join my network fine and get 4 bars of connectivity.
But I cannot get on the internet with my laptop. Websites don't work.
What am I doing wrong?

Were you able to copy the DNS addresses to the MacBook? Were you able to delete the incorrect ones? Did you restart the MacBook before trying to access the Internet again?
How about the IP address for the MacBook? It should be in the address range of 10.0.1.2 - 10.0.1.200. Is it? Of course I'm assuming that you did not change the default DHCP range of your AEBSn. Your iMac should also be assigned an IP in this range.

Slow internet with Macbook Pro

My desktop connects fine in downloading and browsing, but my Mac BookPro is sluggish to the point where I have to refresh just to get it to do anything. Anyone have ideas on why this is? Or simple solutions?

I think this is related to the MBP and possibly 10.5.2. I have just tested my connection speeds on my APEBS on my iMac 10.4..11 and PowerBook G4 10.5.1 and all had reasonable good connection speeds (using speedtest.net). I'm Jupiter, FL and I tested to Jacksonville, FL, Portland, ME, Colorado Springs, CO and San Jose, CA. The download/upload speeds on the iMac were 2836/386; 2801/401; 2577/362; 2474/398. The download/upload speeds on the PowerBook were 1827/365; 1326/406; 1557/319; 872/399.
Compare those to the MBP 10.5.2 2111/45; 1124/46; 930/125; 533/7
You can see a real problem with the upload speed (which is why I keep getting the "Safari can't find server" message).
Now compare these speeds to these when I take out the APEBS and hook the MBP directly to the DSL modem (Westel 6100). 1147/382; 6134/413; 5005/388; 4388/498
Vast improvements in both the download and the upload speeds.
I'm now using my iMac because the MBP is not usable with the internet with the APEBS Wi-Fi (slower than the old dial-up)

Acessing home iMac with MacBook from remote location via internet????

Is there a way to access files on my iMac at home with my MacBook via the internet as I do when I'm at home through my network?
Thanks, Jason

Hi Jason,
Funny, we were just working on this topic. I'm assuming your iMac is behing a router, and it does NAT. An indicator would be if your iMac's IP address was something like 192.168.1.x or 10.0.0.x. In that case, the best way is to set up port forwarding in your router.
Assuming you want to share files using Apple File Protocol, you need to forward port 548 from your router to port 548 on your iMac. Other protocols use different ports, but you didn't specify. I don't know what router you've got, so I don't how to configure it. It's probably got a web interface.

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.

Sharing internet with 2 USB ethernet adapters?

Is it possible to connect the MBA via one USB Ethernet adapter to a LAN and share it with another USB adapter? Basically internet sharing from wired to wired.

...but the only way to know for sure...is to buy a 2nd USB Ethernet adapter which is a waste of money if it doesn't work
I didn't bring it up in the previous post, but since the discussion is going to continue...I would argue that getting a second USB wired ethernet adapter is a "waste of money." Why not get a router? OSX's Internet Sharing turns the Mac into a NAT device. This is the primary function of a typical home router. For about the same price as (or only a few dollars more than) the Apple USB ethernet adapter, you can get a router which will probably provide better throughput performance than Internet Sharing, especially if the machine you're sharing to is doing a heavy download, it likely slow down your machine even if you're not doing anything on the internet. (e.g.: Your Word Processing may will slow down if the other computer starts streaming Netflix.)
You can get small routers, if portability is needed and the 4-port wired switch is not essential. (i.e.: the Macbook has built-in wireless, as does most if not all portable computers.) I got one from D-Link that is the size of a deck of cards and runs off a USB port so no AC power is needed (although an AC adapter is included.) And of course Apple has the Airport Express.
To put it another way: you got a Macbook Air, which doesn't have any wired ethernet ports, but now you want two, and will use up all of your USB ports to do so. One could argue that you got the "wrong computer" for your needs. And even then, I would argue that a router is the "correct computer" to share one wired network connection.
Or can you make the defense and show significant negatives to using a router in your use case. And you have to go beyond price because a wired router is around $50 and often goes on sale for as low as $30, the same as the Apple USB ethernet adapter. And a wireless router is in the $70 range, with sale prices going down to $50. So I argue that a router is a better value.
(edit: for that matter, I forgot to ask, what kind of network connection are you trying to share? If it's like a university or other LAN where you can obtain more than one IP address, then you don't even need a router. A simple hub/switch will do, which I've seen on sale as low as $10, and free when people throw away their old junk. Hmmm, the price of the router could now be $0 if you have a friend that is upgrading their router to 802.11n. )

Sharing Internet with Xbox 360 *DNS* -- Previous Posts Didn't Help!

I am running OSX 10.5.1
I want to share my laptop's wireless connection with my xbox via the ethernet port.
My router's IP address is: 192.168.1.1
My PowerBook's airport IP address is: 192.168.1.3
Under Sharing, I have set it to share my Airport with Ethernet.
*In the ethernet network panel of my PowerBook, my settings are:*
Configure: Manual
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Subnet Masks: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1 (if this is left blank, the xbox can't correctly obtain an IP address, don't ask me why, and occasionally, it stops my laptop from getting internet... weird)
DNS Server: BLANK
Search Domain: BLANK
*On my xbox, I have set it to:*
IP Settings: Manual
IP Address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
DNS Settings: Manual
Primary DNS Server: 192.168.2.1
Secondary DNS Server: 192.168.2.1
it gets as far as obtaining an IP address, but it fails the DNS check!!!
I am at my wit's end!!!
What can I do!?!?!?! I have tried everything.

I'm not sure I can help troubleshoot your issue specifically, but I just went through the same process it sounds like you're trying to do and I found the following link to be very helpful:
http://www.xbox360forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20812&highlight=share+wireles s
2.0 GHz Macbook, 80 GB HD, 2 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Sharing Internet with Palm Tungsten T3 via Bluetooth - possible still?

Ok...I know I'm using legacy technology with the Palm Tungsten T3 and it seems that all discussions online that I've found are out of date. Even Missing Sync's Internet Sharing product is discontinued. But I'm running 10.5 on my MacBook Pro...so I would have thought that sharing via Bluetooth PAN would work.
But could be that Bluetooth PAN is something too new for the T3 to handle. So then am I back to using Terminal to run a separate PPP server for the T3? If that's the case...I guess I can try these instructions from 2003 and 2002:
http://www.bioneural.net/2003/10/12/mac-internet-on-palm-via-bluetooth/
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20021103062212288
Message was edited by: elvinc

Hello, and Welcome to the HP Support Community!
You'll most likely need an application called Softick PPP:
http://www.softick.com/ppp/
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