Software Access Point Network
AirPort client software in Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X 10.2 and later have the ability to transform a Macintosh desktop or portable computer into a “software base station,” allowing other wireless client computers to share its existing connection to a wired network or the Internet, without the need of a hardware base station. In Mac OS 9, this feature was actually referred to by the name “Software Base Station.” In Mac OS X, this feature has been renamed “Internet Sharing,” available in the Internet pane of Sharing preferences.
Although Internet Sharing supports some of the same basic security settings (such as password and channel selection) as a hardware base station, more advanced security settings are found only on ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access