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Secure an internet connection shared via Airport?
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So, I loves me my new iPod Touch, but there aren't a lot of steady wifi connections reachable from my apartment, and I don't have Airport in the house. However, my G5 does have an Airport card, and I shared my wired connection through my Airport card earlier today. My worry is that I'm essentially sharing my connection wide open to anyone who wants to come snooping.
Is there a way to secure a connection through this manner? I couldn't find anything poking around System Preferences.
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I was going to say that you should just turn on encryption using WPA, but I just looked at my iMac's sharing preferences and it doesn't seem to allow for WPA encryption when sharing through AirPort... This is most disturbing-but probably an oversight on my part.
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Unless I'm missing something, it looks like sharing an internet connection is an all or nothing choice.
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So, turns out you can create a normal Airport network through internet sharing, but I can't get my iPod to connect to it. Could be an iPod limitation, could be my lack of experience. Don't know yet.
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When you turn on Internet Sharing via Airport, click on the "Airport options" button in the preference pane.
This allows you to secure the network - WEP *only*, though (no WPA - anyone know why?).
I've been using this for years now in lieu of the crappy D-Link router I finally threw out.
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Originally Posted by analogika 
When you turn on Internet Sharing via Airport, click on the "Airport options" button in the preference pane.
This allows you to secure the network - WEP *only*, though (no WPA - anyone know why?).
I've been using this for years now in lieu of the crappy D-Link router I finally threw out.
Yep: finally figured it out. Thanks.
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