Anonymust Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Is it possible to share internet connection from my Macbook to my desktop (wired of course) I got a stubborn landlord who doesn't want to let me use LAN (wired connection) because he's to cheap tp buy the cat5 cable :S I onlu got internet connectons via wifi on my macbook. Heres what i want to do: Connect via wifi on macbook to my internet share the wifi connection from my macbook to the macbook LAN port run a cable (not sure if I need a cross over or straight from macbook to desktop LAN port use internet on desktop freely as if it was connected to a normal LAN cable Notes: Mac OSX 10.5.8 Desktop PC is a Windows 7 I use Little Snitch on mac and Zone Alarm on win 7 I guess i need to do configure firewall settings on both machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellmantt Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Is it possible to share internet connection from my Macbook to my desktop (wired of course) I got a stubborn landlord who doesn't want to let me use LAN (wired connection) because he's to cheap tp buy the cat5 cable :S I onlu got internet connectons via wifi on my macbook. Heres what i want to do: Connect via wifi on macbook to my internet share the wifi connection from my macbook to the macbook LAN port run a cable (not sure if I need a cross over or straight from macbook to desktop LAN port use internet on desktop freely as if it was connected to a normal LAN cable Notes: Mac OSX 10.5.8 Desktop PC is a Windows 7 I use Little Snitch on mac and Zone Alarm on win 7 I guess i need to do configure firewall settings on both machines Not really a Hackintosh question and the info you want is readily available from a google search Anyway To set up Internet sharing: 1-Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Sharing. 2-Select Internet Sharing. 3-Choose a network service from the “Share your connection from” pop-up menu. 4-Select a networking service to share your Internet connection from the “To computers using” list. You shouldn't need a crossover cable, most Macs are smart enough to know they are not connected through a hub and can switch their network port accordingly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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