Joakim Asked: 2009-08-05 05:27:21 +0800 CST2009-08-05 05:27:21 +0800 CST 2009-08-05 05:27:21 +0800 CST Setup Ad-hoc WIFI from terminal in OS X 772 Is it possible to create a Ad-hoc Wifi network in OS X using the command line? Without using Apple Script to do it through the UI. mac-osx wifi adhoc-network 2 Answers Voted Stephen Paul Lesniewski 2009-08-15T06:52:32+08:002009-08-15T06:52:32+08:00 I've used sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -i[<arg>] to do the job. Take a look at /usr/sbin/networksetup to round out the solution. Yanne Sidibe 2020-10-15T04:26:05+08:002020-10-15T04:26:05+08:00 As a newer answer for making an ad hoc network that works in Mojave without a internet connection, while searching online, I finally found an answer! Smoooosher's answer only works with an active connection to share. To create your own "active" network, in terminal run the 2 following commands. sudo networksetup -createnetworkservice Loopback lo0 sudo networksetup -setmanual Loopback 172.20.42.42 255.255.255.255 This creates a new network conection that although it looks inactive, it can be shared from the internet sharing preference pane to wifi.
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sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport -i[<arg>]to do the job. Take a look at/usr/sbin/networksetupto round out the solution.As a newer answer for making an ad hoc network that works in Mojave without a internet connection, while searching online, I finally found an answer!
Smoooosher's answer only works with an active connection to share.
To create your own "active" network, in terminal run the 2 following commands.
This creates a new network conection that although it looks inactive, it can be shared from the internet sharing preference pane to wifi.