Can I make my Macbook Air into a router for internet sharing using wifi for use with iPhone, etc?

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Can I make my Macbook Air into a router for internet sharing using wifi for use with iphone, etc

I am looking for a way of making my Macbook Air into a 'repeater' router when I am away from home and connected to a wifi network that requires a user name and a password to join, so that I can connect to it to receive internet on my iPhone and iPad without having to purchase more internet time for each of these. I have Googled this and have found instructions hoe to do it on a Mac but my Macbook Air does not have a 'wifi port'.

 

[kch50428]

Re: Can I make my Macbook Air into a router for internet sharing using wifi for use with iphone, etc

No.

 

[Channan]

Re: Can I make my Macbook Air into a router for internet sharing using wifi for use with iphone, etc

You can share your internet from another source over Wi-Fi, but you can't use a Mac as a Wi-Fi repeater.

 

[Hallo562]

Re: Can I make my Macbook Air into a router for internet sharing using wifi for use with iphone, etc

Well, do you have a LAN? On windows platform, the solution is you use a wifi sharing software, but your laptop must be in the LAN. Then the software use your wifi card for sharing, I don't know whether on Mac has this sort of software.

 

[HankAZ]

Re: Can I make my Macbook Air into a router for internet sharing using wifi for use with iphone, etc

I'm still trying to figure out what a "wifi port" is.


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