Other sharing services

macOS offers additional sharing services that can be quite useful in small and large networks alike. We will explore the following services briefly:

• Internet Sharing
• Printer Sharing
• Bluetooth sharing
• Remote Apple Events
• Remote Login
• Media Sharing

Let's begin by reviewing Internet Sharing in macOS.

Internet Sharing

Through the Internet Sharing option, you can share your internet connection with other users on your local network. You can do this even over an Ethernet connection. This is practical when you are connected through Ethernet, and you need to share your internet with another local computer, or the opposite; that is, if you are connected through Wi-Fi and need to share your internet to computers using Ethernet.

In this example, we will explain how to share the internet from a Mac connected through Wi-Fi to another local machine using Ethernet:

1. Open System Preferences, click Sharing, and then activate Internet Sharing. If you are unable to activate...