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I would like to be able to establish Wi-Fi-Direct connections with this MacBook Air.The original card does not seem to support this.I figure that this wifi card is compatible with my MacBook Air (early 2014):MacBook Air (Mid 2013-2017) AirPort/Bluetooth BoardDoes this card support Wifi-Direct?If not, does anyone know another compatible card, that supports Wi-Fi-Direct?I don’t care about 802.11ac so much (though it would be nice ;-)), as long as Wi-Fi-Direct is supported.[edit:] I really need real (if possible certified) Wi-Fi-Direct according to the Wi-Fi-Alliance. This is for software development reasons. I do not want to replicate some funtions (like wireless printing, wireless screen sharing etc.) without real Wi-Fi-Direct.[edit2:] Hardware answers only, please. I would like to write a piece of software using Wi-Fi-Direct functionality and would like to know if that’s possible with this old MacBook model. I do not intend to use any existing software except the device driver.
If I remember correctly wifi direct is a software/driver thing not so much a hardware related issue. Did you google the old ones manufacture and model number to see if there is a updated driver first? Also did you enable the wifi direct in the mac OS? Here is a walk through to verify the settings for different situations. https://www.imymac.com/mac-cleaner/wifi-… also I did find that via google others that have this wifi that you listed can use WiFi direct. you may need to run a app to get it to work like mhotspot or airdrop
@dfronczek - WiFi Direct is just another name for ad-hoc networking! Go to the WiFi menu icon. Select Create Network. Reference: Create a WiFi computer-to-computer network on Mac The settings are self explanatory, I do recommend using WPA2 and don’t use to complex a password, keep it lower-case and nothing to fancy as some devices can’t use the same characters. Also make sure you have a good antivirus/malware app! Some lurk within the OS so as soon as you (or others) connect to the network you can get infected! For meetings I often use this. But, if you’ve got a ton of stuff to move (TimeMachine backup vids, or images) a direct Ethernet cable between the two systems is better (faster and won’t compete with other WiFi traffic) Use Ethernet to connect two Mac computers.
