Where is WEP encryption for internet sharing?

Hi,
I used to share my internet via wifi on osx. Since I upgraded to Marvericks my WEP encryption has gone and there are only two options. "WPA2 Personal" and "None". Does anyone encounter the same problem ?

Hey lvlj,
Thanks for the question. This is expected behavior, as the Wi-Fi Alliance has directed the Wi-Fi industry to phase out WEP. For more information, see the following:
Note that the use of WEP is not recommended for compatibility, reliability, performance, and security reasons; WEP is insecure and functionally obsolete.
Due to serious security weaknesses, the WEP and WPA TKIP encryption methods are deprecated and strongly discouraged
Due to these issues the Wi-Fi Alliance has directed the Wi-Fi industry to phase out WEP and WPA TKIP.
iOS and OS X: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
Thanks,
Matt M.

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Hello Scotch,
I'm working on my MBP 15' late 2011. I use it at school (Wifi network) and at home (Ethernet cable).
I also like to turn on the internet sharing for my iphone as my room is to far from our hotspot @ home... (**** you concrete walls)
But i'm also one of the jerks that abuses his mac by almost never shutting it down and just closing the lid (same as putting it to sleep).
i found out that when i close the lid with the ethernet plugged in (& sharing turned on), my macbook does not sleep. This can be handy, but can be annoying for noises at night.
If you turn off the airport on your computer, or remove the wired internet connection, the internet sharing will stop without changing your pref's.
when you turn it back on, or plug the cable back in; the sharing starts again with the same settings automaticly.
It's not 100% what you're asking for, but it does the job in 2 clicks...
i hope it helped.
Greetings,
Wouter, Belgium.

Internet Sharing Ethernet to WiFi disables WEP password on Mac Network?

Hi all,
I have a curious problem, I'm trying to use internet sharing to share the ethernet connection to my iMac with my iPhone and iPad over wireless (no wifi where I live).
I can create a network with WEP fine, name it whatever, encrypt it with whatever, my iPhone can connect to it etc. but as soon as I turn the tick box for Internet Sharing on, the network loses its WEP encryption (so it's unprotected) and its name reverts back to "My Name's iMac", even if I set it up as "3423rfgdfgfdg" with WEP.
Basically turning on Internet Sharing overrides all the options I set up on the network, name, security etc and my WiFi turns into an unprotected internet source and a broadcast of my name, something I don't want where I live.
Am I crazy in thinking this is a bug not a feature and there must be some solution?
I honestly look forward to seeing what you guys think, I'm stumped.
This all used to work perfectly on Snow Leopard, I remember quirks during Lion but I got it to work in the end but I'm on ML now and it just doesn't want to work.

Hey, thanks for the suggestion but that's exactly what I'm doing.
See how after you've selected Ethernet in 'Share your connection from' and WiFi in 'To computers using' you then have to click the tick box ( http://cl.ly/image/1v191f2R1F1i ) on the left hand side to actually start the whole process?
Well regardless of whether I start it up in the 'Sharing' pref first, then set up Wireless options, or set up wireless options, then start it up in the 'Sharing' pref, whatever settings I choose get overriden as soon as I start the sharing.
The network just defaults to 'Asad's iMac', without protection. I don't understand why.
P.S. on a side note when creating networksI'm not offered a WPA2 option. Only WEP 40-bit or 128-bit. Dunno if that's connected: http://cl.ly/image/2X2g3w3y0B34

Configuring Internet Sharing for other devices

I have set up Internet Sharing on a MacBook Pro. I am sharing the laptop Wifi connection over ethernet. If I connect a Mac to the laptop with ethernet, the sharing works fine--the Mac gets a DHCP address and is on the internet. However, what I am wanting to do is give an ethernet peripheral device an internet connection in this manner, and I can't get it to work. The periperal device will connect correctly if I give it an ethernet connection directly on my LAN, but for some reason the ethernet connection provided by the laptop doesn't work.
On the laptop, (WiFi IP 192.168.1.166, Router 192.168.1.1, DNS 192.168.1.1) I have given the ethernet port a static IP of 192.168.2.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. I have tried with the Router and DNS populated and unpopulated.
From a packet dump in terminal it looks like the device makes a DHCP request, but nothing sends a DHCP reply, wheras when the Mac connects, the laptop sends a DHCP reply.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong, how to fix this, or how to check the log for Internet Sharing to see if I can see anything helpful there.
Thanks
Doug

I may have found a solution, but does anyone know if this 10.5 bug has been fixed by Apple? This was posted on an XBox forum as a workaround to the same proble--internet sharing not working with other devices:
10.5:
The following procedure is confirmed to work as written.
Start Internet Sharing if it's not already running.
In Terminal, type cp /etc/bootpd.plist /tmp/bootpd.plist
Stop Internet Sharing.
Open /tmp/bootpd.plist for editing using TextEdit or whatever.
Locate this section of the file, near the end:<key>reply_threshold_seconds</key><integer>4</integer>
Change the value 4 to 0.
In Terminal, type sudo cp /tmp/bootpd.plist /etc
Start Internet Sharing.
If you want to, check that your change to /etc/bootpd.plist hasn't been reverted.
So my question now:
Will this fix the issue in 10.6 or is there something else going on?
Doug

IMac & Snow Leopard - Airport internet sharing: WEP only?

Hello guys, happy owner of a 24 inche iMac.
Found out I can turn my iMac into a wireless access point by enabling airport internet sharing (system preferences > Sharing > Internet). That's nice because in my setup that would be better than paying for a wireless router and having even more cables and ac adapters cluttering up the place.
But, the airport settings for internet sharing only allows for WEP. No WPA??? That's a bit surprising, and a bit disappointing. I'd rather leave this sharing enabled all the time and I'm not thrilled about using WEP (everybody says it's pretty unsafe)like that.
Is there a way around that?

I a in a similar situation. I am sharing my cable/ethernet connection with a powerbook & an iphone quite happily. But my niece's pc will not connect. It insists on WPA, stating that the WEP is not secure enough, yet it quite happily connects if I remove the pass key altogether.
Can anyone help?
The pc does suggest performing a manual connection but I cannot find the details (ip address etc) in my iMac

Imac internet sharing ethernet - time capsule - wireless client use imac

hi all,
i have the following setup in mind:
a g5 imac with 3g modem attached and internet sharing (3g/ethernet) switched on. with an ethernet cable it is connected to a time capsule. through the wireless option of the time capsule i want to be able to use the imacs internet sharing with two macbooks - its not working ....
imac: g5, no wireless, os 10.5
macbook: wireless, os 10.4
macbook pro: wireless, os 10.6
what went wrong? how to set up the time capsule to allow the internet sharing coming from a wired mac to wireless clients macbooks?
or is this not working at all???

If you configure your Mac to share an ethernet internet connection over AirPort, your G-devices should have no problem connecting. We do it here with iPods and an iPhone, they are G.
My Mac mini is connected to the internet by Ethernet cable to my ISP's Arris gateway. I am sharing the Ethernet connection to two iPod Touches and an iPhone via AirPort from my Mac mini. This is how I configured the Mac to share the connection;
1. In Sys Prefs/Sharing I highlighted Internet Sharing (do not check the box)
2. Share your connection from: Ethernet (from the dropdown menu)
3. To computers using: AirPort (check the little box)
4. Press the button AirPort Options...
5. Name your Network
6. I use Automatic for the channel
7. I encrypt my network using a 40-bit WEP key
8. *For a non-Apple device you must use only a 5 alphanumeric character, 40-bit WEP password or only a 13 alphanumeric character 128-bit WEP password*
9. Press OK
10. Check the box for Internet Sharing
11. Answer any dialog boxes that pop up
Dah•veed

Where is WEP encryption for internet sharing?

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