IPod Touch & Mac Mini wireless

I have:
Mac Mini
iPod Touch
Wired network.
I have read that this can be done, but cannot figure out how to do it properly.
Need: Have the iPod touch use the Mac Mini as a wireless router/station so that I can browse the web from within 10 feet of the mac mini.
problem: I cannot get the iPod to pick up any web sites, but I can see the wireless share.
Can someone point me to a clear set of instructions on how to share out the mac mini so that an iPod touch can connect and browse the web?

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