How to block or limit others from accesing my Wifi. Here is my problem: Im sharing my internet with may neighbor, Im okay with that. Sometimes he is using youtube too much and the.

• Open Sharing preferences if it isn’t already open (choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing). • Select the Internet Sharing checkbox.

• Click the “Share your connection from” pop-up menu, then choose the Internet connection you want to share. For example, if you’re connected to the Internet over Ethernet, choose Ethernet. • Select how you want to share your Internet connection in the “To computers using” list. For example, if you want to share your Internet connection over Wi-Fi, select Wi-Fi. If you share your Internet connection using Wi-Fi, deselect the Internet Sharing checkbox, click Wi-Fi Options, give your network a name and password, then select the Internet Sharing checkbox again.

I'm currently using Internet Sharing from my Ethernet over Airport on my Macbook Pro, however I don't want my SSID broadcasted †. There doesn't seem to be an option in Sharing/System Preferences to hide my ssid or prevent broadcasting. † My parent's restaurant has a wifi router, but it's on the roof level where the cable was installed. Equivalent software for apple mac. The signal it gets is weak, but works for the macbook.

Their iPhones and 802.11G based computers can't get the wifi connection, maybe 802.11N on the macbook gets better penetration. I figure they could use the airport sharing from the laptop. For a restaurant type setting I don't think having WPA or WPA2 is super important. There's nothing sensitive or insecure on the network, so I figure hiding the SSID would be good enough for their purposes.

It's not even active 100% of the time.