how good is the macbook pro's wireless?

I dont see any thing in the configuration menu when you purchase a macbook pro from apple so I'm wondering how does the macbook pro's wireless work? Do I have to buy a separate card or what?

 

I believe it's A/B/G. It's internal and from what I've heard, it works very well.

 

if you want to share an internet connection, then you'll need a wireless router. If you mean wireless surfing via hotspots, then you only need to log into your account on places where there's a hotspot.

 

You can share an internet connection without a wireless router too.

Mac OS X has a feature called Internet Sharing in the System preferences in which you can setup your notebook within seconds to act as an wireless router. So for example if you and your co-worker are staying in a hotel room and there is only one Network cord, you can plug it into your MB or MBP and turn on Internet Sharing and then your Co-worker can connect to the internet through you.

The only downfall is that you need to have the system on. Just a little interesting tidbit I thought I would include for those who didn't know.

 

what is the a/b/g thing? if the wireless router that I have isn't compatible with the wireless card built-in the mbp then it would be pretty simple to just find a card compatible with my router and plug it in correct?

 

A/B/G are the different wireless standards.

A/B/G is basically anything out there right now that is wireless, except the new N wireless which still hasn't been standardized yet, thus not official yet.

So you don't need to buy a new router, unless you have a draft-n wireless router.

 

that's a nice feature. So if the co-worker wants to get on the internet, how will the internetconnection be established? I guess the co-worker also needs a laptop with bluetooth wireless connection?

 

Nope, all the coworker needs is just wireless on their laptop as well, then they can connect to your wireless signal that your MB or MBP is sending out, and have internet access through your notebook which would have a direct network cord running into it.

 

This is unbelievable!
You mean the MBP can act as a wireless switch?

 

Ah, so your MB will act like a hotspot so my colleague will retrieve my signal? Pretty amazing
Something I never saw on windows. Well, I'm curious how easy/difficult the internet sharing will be on mac os. I only remember that I had a lot of troubles and difficulties setting it up in windows. If what your're saying is right, then it's **** easy on mac os

 

It is ridiculously easy to use wireless on a MBP.

Also, the reason it is not a configuration option is that all MBPs come standard with both WiFi and Bluetooth. If you are not using one or the other they are easy to shut down and (like I am doing with the BT) have them not come on at startup.

 

Yeah both notebook lines come with BT and Wireless, and yeah like joe said its really easy to setup as well

I believe these are the steps.

Apple Icon > System Preferences...
click sharing than the Internet Tab.

Now unlock if needed and select the method of sharing you want to use and then lock up.

Your done tada! The OS takes care of the rest. just a little taste of how easy and powerful OS X really is.

 

So out of curiousity... How do you protect who's logging into your system to use it as a WAP? And doesn't that bring up some possible security issues as well?