Setup local network on Mac and share it via WiFi, but no internet connection


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I want to use my iPhone as a remote for VLC.
I use http://hobbyistsoftware.com/VLC-more and it works fine when connected to AP.

I will be using my MacBook where there is no AP connection (not even current actually) to play video.

Is it possible and how can I run the Mac as the default gateway and AP (but only for the local network) so that I can connect my iPhone to it?

thanks

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To create an ad hoc (IBSS) network, simply drop down the Wi-Fi add-on menu to "Create Network...". This might be what you need. Macs don't actually act as real APs. It is just a peer node in an ad-hoc network. Also, the Mac won't act as a default gateway or DHCP server or anything, but it will provide itself with IPv4 and IPv6 link-local (aka "self-assigned") addresses just like the iPhone. If all devices know how to assign themselves unique addresses, no DHCP server is required; if this network is not required to connect to another network, then a default (or other) gateway is not required.

If you really want your Mac to act as a real AP, default IPv4 gateway (gateway from nowhere) and DHCP server, then go to System Preferences > Sharing > Internet Sharingand select Shared Connection "From:" <any interface other than Wi-Fi>, use the following computer : "Wi-Fi.

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