Error creating computer-to-computer network

Question

Hello all, is there a fix for this issue yet?
Creating computer-to-computer networks over Airport is broken in SL for many many users!
Ad-hoc networking over wifi is essential for many iphone applications, come on Apple, sort this out?

Answer 1

Ok, thanks ... So Apple doesn't actually read these boards?
I've perused the numerous pages of numerous threads about the problem, and seen the numerous unhelpful replies.
Sorry, but i'm not cool with this. Apple has progressively crippled my computer's functionality with firmware/software updates. First it was the superdrive, (firmware borked by update, had to be replaced) now ad-hoc networking. These are known issues which have affected thousands of people, and have been discussed in these boards extensively. Discussions are often marked as "Solved" and locked down, when it is clear that the only solution is replacement of affected hardware as it is simply not supported by Apple anymore. This is a tactic to force people to buy new Macs. Several Mac users I know do not tinker, they just want ti to work, so they tend to buy a new Mac every 2-3 years because the "old" one has slowed down (usually due to a full hard drive) - or - in some cases, they accepted an Apple update.
The iPhone is a premium smartphone and its wifi connectivity with the Mac is much advertised. Guess what, it doesn't work for many who upgraded to Snow Leopard- yeah, "Error creating computer-to-computer network"
There is no solution other than replacing the laptop's Airport card (an operation too daunting for most users) or messing around wih windows Atheros firmware flashers . For most people it really means go back to Leopard, and if you don't know how to do that and your machine is out of warranty, tough.
I'm sorry if this isn't the place for complaining, i have already contacted Apple about it but the site says told not to expect a response. Maybe if enough people have the sme issues and make enough noise something can be done.
This must be a very easy thing to fix in the OS but the fix is probably blocked by some policy to accelerate the obsolescence of Macs. Sooner rather than later, your Mac wil be "legacy".