MacBook Pro Special Report: Problems sharing the Internet connection
Some users report problems sharing the MacBook Pro's internet connection via AirPort.
One reader writes:
"When I share my internet connection on my new MacBook from the ethernet connection to AirPort, other computers lose the connection after 5-10 minutes (they remain connected to the computer, but cannot access the internet). To allow them to connect again, I have to turn off wireless and sharing; then I turn them back on it works again for 5-10 minutes."
Note that if you have turned on the firewall on the Firewall pane of Sharing preferences, you also need to turn on Personal Web Sharing on the Services pane of Sharing preferences in order to share your Internet connection and allow computers connected to your Internet connection to browse the web.
In some cases, this issue can be solved by going to the Network pane of System Preferences, clicking on "Port Configuration" and dragging the relevant sharing port ( Firewire, Ethernet) to the top of the list.
Keep power adapter connected when using external display with closed lid As noted in Knowledge Base article #86286, you need to keep the MacBook plugged into external power when operating with the lid closed and an external display attached.
Users who do not have external power attached may experience the system unexpectedly falling asleep.
Index:
- 30" Cinema Display distortion
- Airline, auto power adapter problems
- Audio distortion/poor sound quality
- Apple addressing issues with new revisions?
- Battery Exchange Program
- Battery problems: Shuts off when not connected to power, more
- Built-in Display distortion
- Clock speed of ATI X1600 card -- some units apparently underclocked
- Cooling solutions
- Dead-on-arrival units
- Display slightly bent, not latching properly -- solutions
- Downgraded SuperDrive relative to PowerBook G4
- ExpressCard issues
- FireWire 800 cards for ExpressCard/34 slot on the way
- High-pitched whining noises: Eliminating; Apple acknowledges
- iSight not functioning properly -- fix
- Kernel panics caused by AirPort drivers; Not sleeping properly, still "on" with lid closed
- Kernel panics upon waking up (Inability to wake from sleep)
- Lack of alternative power adapters
- LEAP Networks; cannot connect to
- Loss of speaker capabilities
- Missing components
- Not sleeping properly, still "on" with lid closed
- Notes from service manual
- Poor general network performance
- Printer issues: Not recognized, more
- Problems sharing the Internet connection
- Release notes
- Repeated system freezes or sudden restarts -- checking for bad RAM
- Replaced logic boards have no software serial numbers
- Slow networking performance with VLANs; VOIP phones
- Wireless connectivity issues
