Trying to connect to a device based wireless set up on a ship I'm on a ship in the Canadian Arctic and trying to link up to a wireless network that has been set up on a Windows 7 laptop, this is connected to the satellite system.  My MacBook Pro shows the signal under device when I click on the wireless symbol on the top right tool bar.  When I click on it and it connects with a check mark, all I get at the top is a greyed out computer network icon symbol.  What do I need to do under wireless network connections to make this work?

Here a couple of pics to show you what I am looking at.enter image description here

Thanks, Captain Marc
I would presume from what we are seeing in the WiFi menu that the Mac is connecting but not being given an IP address by the Windows 7 laptop. It's hard to know exactly without also seeing the "Network" preference pane with WiFi selected.

Check this article on sharing an internet connection on Windows.

You might also check that the WiFi on your Mac is set to use DHCP to get an IP adddress. In "Network" preferences click on the WiFi network then click the "Advanced" button and in Advanced click on "TCP/IP".



Make sure "Using DHCP" is selected.