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31 Jul

How to use iPhone Remote App without a wireless router

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What do you do when you want to control your Mac through your iPhone’s Remote App and you are not close to your wireless network? Quite a few times you just want to control your Mac using your iPhone’s Remote native app. Here is a trick to make this happen even without a wireless network connectivity. This comes from drumforfun of macosxhints.com.

1. Click on the wireless icon in the menu bar and select Create Network.
2. Choose a name. If you are around other locked or untrusted wireless signals, you will want to choose an unused channel. (I would say use the two channel rule, but you’re not transferring data here.) Make sure you put a password on it!
3. Open up the Network System Preferences panel. You’ll want to create a new location to make it easier for future use, and it’s easiest to stick with the default network settings. This step is optional, but if you’re on the go, it makes it easy.
4. Go into the Security System Preferences pane, and make sure your firewall will allow access to iTunes. (Basically anything other than “Allow only essential services.”) I have mine set to specific services, and allow incoming connections to iTunes.
5. Join the wireless network you created with your Mac, and you’ll get a self-assigned IP address.
6. Join the network with your iPhone, and you’re ready to rock n’ roll — remotely using your iPhone!

Your Mac is now a wireless router for your own mobile LAN.

[like to thank drumforfun from macosxhints.com]

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