Hi Dónal, Yes, you can use your MBP and create a wireless network between your Mac computer and iPad that will let the iPad (and other computers) share your internet connection. I had to travel just after getting my iPod Touch, two years ago, and because I had a copy of my "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network" guide with me, I just looked up the instructions in the Appendix. I haven't check this out under Lion, but I can point you to a TUAW article I found that described the steps if you don't have your Take Control guide with you: • "Mac 101: Create a wireless network between Mac and iPhone" by Josh Carr, on Sep 25th 2009 http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/25/mac-101-create-a-wireless-network-between-mac-and-iphone/
I'll paste in the main details. The last paragraph in the article describes the first action you need to take to share your network connection via airport, which is to go to System Preferences > Sharing and check the box for "Internet Sharing" in the table on the Sharing pane. You'll specify "Share connection from Ethernet" "To computers using Airport". Then continue with excerpted bits from the main post listed below. By the way, the Appendix of the Take Control Guide gives the best explanation I've seen of all this, so if you have it with you, that would be my preferred reading source, but the above article (relevant bits of which are excerpted below), should get you going. <beg quote> Click the AirPort icon in the menu bar and select "Create Network." Name your network. In heavily populated areas, making the name unique would be a great idea. For this demo's purposes, I just named it "Josh's Laptop." You have the choice to require a password. In all of my use, I've found that iPhone-to-Mac connections remain more stable if I require a password and select 40-bit WEP. Again, I'd suggest a wireless password in high-traffic areas like airports. Click "OK" and it will create the network. That's it for the computer side. With your iPhone or iPod touch, open the settings app and tap "Wi-Fi." You should see the network you just created on your Mac. Tap it and allow it a moment to connect. I have never seen the "3G" go away next to the carrier logo when connected this way... so don't worry about waiting for the AirPort icon appear. Every app I've tested still recognizes that they're on the same network. Open an application and test. For those of you who are wondering about distance, I have remained connected to the Laptop at well over 100 feet away. I did notice that everything is a little more stable within 100 feet. You are, after all, broadcasting a wireless signal with a device that's real purpose is to receive signal. <end quote> HTH. Cheers, Esther On Aug 31, 2011, at 10:56, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: > evening all, > > I'm currently in a hotel with only a wired network. Is there a way I can > plug my MBP in, set it up as an access point and connect my iPad to the > internet using this? > Dónal Fitzpatrick > dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
