AD HOC Internet Sharing Issues

I was delighted when i found out that my MBP could put out a wireless signal for the touch to use as im not in the location for one in my university halls. However although i can access some websites, the majority being search engines, google, yahoo, wikipedia, etc. i cannot go further than that, for example i can go to google, search IPod, look at the results, but not access any of them. The youtube application never loads videos even though sometimes it will find search results. Also i cant get on to the apple website, one of the default bookmarks. Is this due to the integrity of an ad hoc network? Or is there something odd?
I ask this mainly on the basis that it loads the search engines up in a matter of seconds, but then completely times out on the next step of accessing results.
Help for a noob would be much appreciated.
Tim

To elaborate a bit, a more Mac kinda guy than I am confirmed that internet sharing makes the mini act as a gateway, but not a router, which is obviously what I need. Is there a convenient way to get it to act as a router, or do I need to spend some quality time with ipfw?

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Hello,
I am facing problem with internet sharing(WI-FI) , previously it was worrking fine till yesterday(09 March 2014) , but i deleted one file"com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist " from location" /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist" because i can not see the home sharing option in my connected ipad and iphone.
after that internet was completely stopped in iMac. since i had a backup of this file in my time machine ,i took that file and place into the correct location (note : it was old file). Now the problem starts internet sharing was completely stopped even i can not browse in my ipad(i use to connect ipad with shaing network) ,After reading an artical to solve this issue i delete another file from "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.nat.plist" then i restart the system ,now internet sharing is not working at all , devices are connected with shared network but its not working (please excuse for my english). please help me to solve this issue. please see the attachned log for more detail:
10/03/14 3:18:32.125 am configd[17]: [bootp_transmit.c:213] bootp_transmit(): bpf_write(en1) failed: Device not configured (6)
10/03/14 3:18:32.125 am configd[17]: DHCP en1: INIT transmit failed
10/03/14 3:18:37.060 am configd[17]: [bootp_transmit.c:213] bootp_transmit(): bpf_write(en1) failed: Device not configured (6)
10/03/14 3:18:37.060 am configd[17]: DHCP en1: INIT transmit failed
10/03/14 3:18:43.000 am kernel[0]: 1002.576646: osif_connect_event: sta: 4c:b1:99:28:ad:aa arrive message posted
10/03/14 3:18:43.000 am kernel[0]: 1002.596315: Invoking setSTA_AUTHORIZE
10/03/14 3:18:43.670 am bootpd[518]: DHCP REQUEST [bridge100]: 1,4c:b1:99:28:ad:aa <Raghus-iPad>
10/03/14 3:18:43.670 am bootpd[518]: ACK sent Raghus-iPad 192.168.2.5 pktsize 300
10/03/14 3:18:43.671 am bootpd[518]: service time 0.000865 seconds
10/03/14 3:18:45.180 am configd[17]: [bootp_transmit.c:213] bootp_transmit(): bpf_write(en1) failed: Device not configured (6)
10/03/14 3:18:45.180 am configd[17]: DHCP en1: INIT transmit failed
10/03/14 3:18:47.091 am configd[17]: set_arp_linklocal(en1) SIOCARPIPLL 1 failed, Resource busy
10/03/14 3:18:47.096 am configd[17]: network changed: v4(ppp0:100.84.93.66) DNS Proxy SMB
10/03/14 3:19:15.034 am configd[17]: PPPController: readn, retry 10, errno 35.
10/03/14 3:20:17.408 am apsd[79]: Unrecognized leaf certificate
10/03/14 3:20:37.695 am configd[17]: inet_set_autoaddr(en1, 1) failed, Resource busy (16)
10/03/14 3:22:45.640 am configd[17]: inet_set_autoaddr(en1, 1) failed, Resource busy (16)
10/03/14 3:22:56.922 am TATA DOCOMO 3G[270]: addCSQWithModuleId:mQueue count = 0
10/03/14 3:22:56.922 am TATA DOCOMO 3G[270]: addZPASWithModuleId:mQueue count = 1
10/03/14 3:22:56.922 am TATA DOCOMO 3G[270]: addZDONWithModuleId:mQueue count = 2
10/03/14 3:23:28.000 am kernel[0]: 1286.952006: Invoking getKEY_RSC
10/03/14 3:23:28.043 am configd[17]: PPPController: readn, retry 10, errno 35.
10/03/14 3:24:00.028 am configd[17]: PPPController: readn, retry 10, errno 35.
10/03/14 3:24:53.894 am configd[17]: inet_set_autoaddr(en1, 1) failed, Resource busy (16)
10/03/14 3:26:00.980 am login[544]: USER_PROCESS: 544 ttys000
10/03/14 3:27:00.028 am configd[17]: PPPController: readn, retry 10, errno 35.
10/03/14 3:27:02.277 am configd[17]: inet_set_autoaddr(en1, 1) failed, Resource busy (16)
10/03/14 3:28:00.027 am configd[17]: PPPController: readn, retry 10, errno 35.
10/03/14 3:28:28.000 am kernel[0]: 1586.952441: Invoking getKEY_RSC
10/03/14 3:29:11.804 am configd[17]: inet_set_autoaddr(en1, 1) failed, Resource busy (16)
10/03/14 3:30:57.684 am TATA DOCOMO 3G[270]: addCSQWithModuleId:mQueue count = 0
10/03/14 3:30:57.685 am TATA DOCOMO 3G[270]: addZPASWithModuleId:mQueue count = 1
10/03/14 3:30:57.685 am TATA DOCOMO 3G[270]: addZDONWithModuleId:mQueue count = 2

Hello All ,
I have solved this issue by replace the file "/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist". i took this file form one of my friend and place to the original location and restart the system and it works perfectly.
Here i have also solved the internet home sharing , I just provided the DSN IP in WIFI and start the internet sharing all the devices get connected properly.
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Ad Hoc Internet Sharing

I have a windows PC at home and a Powerbook. I want the PC to be directly connected for serving purposes, but would like to be able to have both comptuers on the internet, without using a router. I got a wireless USB key for the PC, and now have it set up Ad Hoc with Internet Connection Sharing active,
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I have a laptop ibook G4 running 10.5.7 that is connected successfully to wifi.
Until yesterday, I was sharing successfully with my G5 tower running 10.4.11.
I restarted my laptop last night and it wouldn't connect. I checked my settings under 'network/airport' and light was green and I got an IP address. I also saw 'network/ethernet' showed green and had a different IP address (not sure it is supposed to do that, but I'd assumed it was the IP address for my tower)
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Now, as soon as I plug the ethernet cable up, the laptop acts like its not connected.
I turned 'network/ethernet' to off and that makes my laptop work again...
Does this sound normal?
My tower's prefs arent identical since its 10.4.
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Second, be sure that the router firmware is up-to-date. This sleeping issue was common when Leopard first came out. Many of us had it and it was resolved by updating router firmware, or replacing old routers. I include myself in that group. The problem disappeared after updating both my routers.
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and at 1st comp also appeares this:
The system detected that network adapter Bluetooth...Area Network - Packet Scheduler Miniport was disconnected from the network, and the adapter's network configuration has been released. If the network adapter was not disconnected, this may indicate that it has malfunctioned. Please contact your vendor for updated drivers.

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Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 17 31 27 e6 10 ...... Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport
0x20004 ...00 60 52 0b 53 e3 ...... Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport
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Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 195.222.104.193 195.222.104.219 20
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255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.1 1
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================================================== =========================
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Hi all,
I have set up an Ad hoc wifi network on my laptop and am able to connect to it from my iphone 3GS and share its (laptop) internet connection.
I have checked "Sync with this iPhone over wireless networks" in itunes.
However as soon as I unplug the USB cable my iphone disappears from itunes and "Sync Now" on iphone becomes greyed.
I can connect to Internet from iphone using the ad hoc network so I know they two devices are communicating wirelessly.
I just don't understand why I can't see the iphone in itunes.
I am running itunes 10.6.1.7 and IOS 5.1
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Try another usb port or this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1224

Internet sharing has stopped working after 10.8.2 upgrade

Hi. So, for the past year, I've been receiving WiFi internet on my iMac, and sharing it via ethernet and sometimes FW800. Lately, mostly just ethernet. As of 10.8.2, this has stopped functioning. I have heard many rumors about internet sharing issues in the update, but it seems I am in the extreme minority in terms of sharing internet via ethernet rather than sharing it via WiFi.
For the record, what I have tried so far is, enabling and disabling all options, trashing preferences, creating a second administrator account on the iMac and trying from that one, switching multiple ethernet cables just in case, and even switching to a different wireless network (we have two in my home on different wavelengths). It's always the same: devices recognize that they're connected to the ethernet port on the iMac. The iMac recognizes it's connected to them. They can obtain their own IP addresses through DHCP, but they cannot, under any circumstances, actually connect to the internet.
Please help! I'm tearing my hair out over here, as this was crucial to my setup. Updates shouldn't work this way.

As with other situations where a window is not visible, it is likely just off-screen where you can't see it. If your main "Final Cut Pro" window becomes inactive (close, minimize, and zoom buttons turn grey) when you attempt to open the "Background Tasks" window, this indicates that the window is definitely opened, it's just offscreen somewhere.
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I've updated my Macbook (late 2008) to 10.7.1 today. I'm disappointed to find that the internet sharing issue still exists. I can ping websites through it, but wget never work. Google.com is accessible while other sites don't load on my iPod touch and Palm Pre Plus. But it did work fine within seconds after internet sharing was started. And internet sharing on my iMac with 10.6.8 works perfectly.
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m4sheikh wrote:
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3) Now you just have to make sure that both names are identical (do not use the default name YourName's MacBook Pro). Please see snapshot below (yes, my Computer Name is 'Network-Error', so don't be surprised:))!
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2) Channel: 11
3) Security: 40-bit WEP
4) Password: I've entered a five-digit password that contains numbers
To confirm that its working for me, I've added a screenshot from my iPhone below:
It doesn't work for me. Thanks anyway.

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The Airport express is a very handy little piece of hardware that is particularly easy to pack in a luggage and carry along for those of us that are spending lots of time out of the office and home.
So here is the scenario when I travel and check in into an overseas hotel: I got two iphones, one local network, one my home network, and a Mac Book Pro, and soon, [when it finally ships], an iPad.
That makes it at least 3 MAC addresses in one room, and if i have any visiting colleagues to pack up a presentation, I will have more.
Usually hotels in Asia are well equipped with ethernet points in every room. The problem comes when I want to allow all my gears to connect to the internet.
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2) is there any way to make that "Share a public IP - *** double NAT" work?
Any feedback is welcome.
Thanks. M

Hi Bob,
thanks for your reply. Yes the only way to work it out on a typical hotel set up is to adopt the bridge mode and sometime the do waive your extra logs in. But I am not always so lucky and I often need to come up with less optimal solution.
This is a bit disappointing when you a have a AE in your luggage and you can't use it properly.
Yet my Mac can work the problem out effortlessly by just "Sharing a internet connection" with the only major limitation of being physically connected to the Ethernet cable.
Why can't the Airport Express do the same thing? Basically the AE could share the internet connection like the Mac Book, i guess introducing a secondary layer of NAT after the Hotel modem/router NAT setup [which is what the MAC Book is doing].
If AE can't do that at all then I guess soon we will just end up shelving it.
I wonder if this is an actual hardware limitation, MAC Book can wire TCP/IP flow to different sources on a double nat and AE can't, or this is just a software limitation and Apple could fix it with a firmware upgrade.
Any thoughts on this?

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I have the iPad 2 [ (Wifi + 3G) ( iOS 5.1.1 (9B206) ] which connected to my 21" iMac [Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)] through Internet sharing seemlessly some time back.
However of late, with latest software updates on the iMac & iPad, the connection seems to work only intermittently.
The connection breaks every half or one hour, despite both the devices being in the same room.
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I used Internet Sharing like this couple of times!
The situation happens is that when you share your internet over Wifi, and you password protect it, when you connect the iPad or any iDevice to that new hotspot, it happens that after selecting that hotspot, we need to turn on "Auto Join". So when the iPad gets disconnected, it gets disconnected completely and you need to connect back once again. So when you turn on "Auto Join" it will get connected automatically once again it gets disconnected maybe due to power saving or suddenly it leaves the hotspot.

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Trying to use internet sharing to enable a BluRay player to get access to the internet for firmware updates, BDLive, etc.
MacBook Pro is setup with Airport (en1) enabled and connected to the internet.
Ethernet port (en2) is set to "Configure IPv4: Off."
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Even manually configuring the ethernet port on the Mac is resulting in failure. Is there something else I'm overlooking?
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Ashy Larry wrote:
So you were able to get it to work then?
I ask because I want to get the Sony BDP-N460 Bluray player for my parents, as it's the only Sony player aside from the Playstation 3 that is Netflix capable. I'm not sure why their other wi-fi enabled player doesn't have Netflix on it. I suppose I could get them a Playstation 3, but they don't really need one.
More than likely that Sony is positioning its products that way so people do go for the PS3 and increase it install base and possibly get you to by a game or two.
I want to connect the player to an old iBook G3 that's running 10.4 and share its connection. I did this successfully with the iBook and my Xbox 360 and wanted to know if it was possible to do so with a Bluray player.
I would bet that you will be able to accomplish this if you were able to get a 360 running through it. Just ignore the Blu-Ray player's test connection tool and try to connect to Netflix. Just play it safe and buy it through a retailer like Amazon where returns are hassle free.

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