Mac - No longer sharing internet connection

[Bev]

I had my Mac setup to share the internet connection via iPad USB which was very useful for unlocking locked iPads.

 

Since I have upgraded to Ventura, it will no longer do this, the options to allow internet sharing are greyed out, so I can't tick anything to select it.

Previously there was a padlock to unlock options, but the padlock is gone.

 

 

I've just upgraded to the very latest iOS in the hope that it would fix the problem but it's made no difference.

 

Any ideas?

[Bev]

As so often seems to happen when I post on here, I find the solution shortly after.

Posting here in case anyone else is struggling at a later stage.

 

It appears you can't share an ethernet connection, but when I switched to Wifi and removed the Ethernet I was able to setup the USB option and it is now working.

[Giblets2]

Hi Bev (and others, feel free to chip in please)

 

Oldish thread I know but hoping you have some help for me. I have a 'Lost' iPad (used Intune as MDM to put in Lost mode) but it doesn't have a WiFi connection so doesn't receive the 'unlock' command.

 

Routine used to be to plug into a mac and use the shared internet connection but there's no option on my Mac now to use USB to share Internet to! Tried using Thunderbolt dock Ethernet (my usual connection) and WiFi but still not joy.

 

Have you had any further issues with this? I am on latest MacOS Sequoia... I know!!

 

Thanks

 

Jon.

 

EDIT: I DO get the share to USB option on a non-locked iPad - which of course I don't need!

Edited January 10, 2025 by Giblets2

[Giblets2]

For the record I just managed to fix this - updated the iPad in recovery mode. Needed passcode from user and spent a long time recovering data but finally showed up as USB iPad in Internet Sharing, then it was all easy of course! Half my morning on and off...