Speed Tests On Mac’s Internet Sharing

As I write this post, an Acer Aspire 4310 running on Windows XP SP2 (my honey’s laptop) and an Acer Aspire 5583 running on Windows Vista (my sister’s laptop) are hooked to the internet connection that is being shared by my MacBook. My Mac is connected to Smart 3G using the Huawei E220 modem provided with my Sun Broadband Wireless. Here’s how to share your 3G internet using Mac. For Windows users, here’s a quick guide.

I have always wondered if Internet Sharing would affect the connection speed on the host pc (my MacBook). According to these speed tests, they don’t.