Since updating to 10.7.1 internet sharing between macbook pros via airport no longer works.

Updated macbook pros to 10.7.1 and since then have trouble in sharing an ethernet internet connection to other devices by airport/wi-fi (ipod touch, iphone and other macbook). Any suggestions?

Thanks mj - I'm up and running.
I could get the dmg into the sidebar of disk utility but not mount it.
Here's what I did. I booted in safe mode. That enabled me to mount the disk image for the combo update, but didn't fix the other problems.
Installing the combo update fixed the problems I referred to - ie I can mount dmgs, use safari and the widgets work, even have my vpn back.
It however reintroduced another problem - namely that I could not use any of the software for my canon eos 20d software - esp. the eos utility to download photos. This problem was previously fixed by loading iousbfamily-xxx as described in the discussions - I think this is basically an earlier version of the usb driver than the driver loaded with 10.4.7. Fearing that this may have caused the problem, it was with some trepidation that I tried it again.
So far so good.
Thanks very much for the time you've put in helping me - I'm very grateful. Not being a techo I swapped from PCs to MACs to get away from all the update/compatibility problems and I get very frustrated when things don't work.
Peter

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