Apple designing airport networks User Manual
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Chapter 1
Getting Started
Sharing Your Computer’s Internet Connection
If you have an AirPort Card installed in your computer and you are connected to the
Internet, you can share your Internet connection with other computers using Mac OS X
version 10.2 or later. This is sometimes called using your computer as a
Internet, you can share your Internet connection with other computers using Mac OS X
version 10.2 or later. This is sometimes called using your computer as a
software base
station.
You can share your Internet connection as long as your computer is connected to the
Internet. If your computer goes to sleep or is restarted, or if you lose your Internet
connection, you need to restart Internet sharing.
Internet. If your computer goes to sleep or is restarted, or if you lose your Internet
connection, you need to restart Internet sharing.
To start Internet sharing:
1
Open System Preferences, click Sharing, and then click Internet.
2
Select how you would like to share your Internet connection, then click Start. You can
choose to share your Internet connection with AirPort-equipped computers, computers
with built-in Ethernet, or both.
choose to share your Internet connection with AirPort-equipped computers, computers
with built-in Ethernet, or both.
Note:
If your Internet connection and your local network use the same port (built-in
Ethernet, for example), contact your ISP before you turn on Internet sharing. In some
cases (if you use a cable modem, for example) you might unintentionally affect the
network settings of other ISP customers, and your ISP might terminate your service to
prevent you from disrupting its network.
cases (if you use a cable modem, for example) you might unintentionally affect the
network settings of other ISP customers, and your ISP might terminate your service to
prevent you from disrupting its network.
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