Will iOS 9 solve Mackie's wired dilemma?

[WK154]

All the hardware is there so when will Apple provide iOS a reliable wired network connection. Anyone have any clue? The missing software in iOS. Mac already has had it for a while.

[Michael Welter]

Are you looking for the ability to connect the iPad directly to the DL32R via a network cable? That would be nice as a backup.

[RoadRanger]

All the hardware is there so when will Apple provide iOS a reliable wired network connection. Anyone have any clue? The missing software in iOS. Mac already has had it for a while.

Nothing is "missing" in iOS - it's had wired network capability for years. Apple uses it in their "big" demos - added after a spectacular wireless failure once. Many folks have figured out how to use it - Google it .

If I had a DL32R I'd sure investigate that . But I don't so .

[RoadRanger]

BTW I have iOS 9 running on one of my iPad2's and my iPad Mini. I've left the docked iPad2 on 8.x . I have Windows 10 on my laptop too - just love living on the bleeding edge .

[WK154]

All the hardware is there so when will Apple provide iOS a reliable wired network connection. Anyone have any clue? The missing software in iOS. Mac already has had it for a while.

Nothing is "missing" in iOS - it's had wired network capability for years. Apple uses it in their "big" demos - added after a spectacular wireless failure once. Many folks have figured out how to use it - Google it .

If I had a DL32R I'd sure investigate that . But I don't so .

Familiar with most of them and they all admit that it's flaky, just what is needed to complement the docking iPad problem.  There is even a service cable but it requires their own network stack (SDK) to make it work. Clearly YMMV but I did say reliable.

[WK154]

BTW I have iOS 9 running on one of my iPad2's and my iPad Mini. I've left the docked iPad2 on 8.x . I have Windows 10 on my laptop too - just love living on the bleeding edge .

So does iOS 9 provide a reliable wired solution to the DL series?

[RoadRanger]

So does iOS 9 provide a reliable wired solution to the DL series?

If I told you - well, you know

[Michael Welter]

So does iOS 9 provide a reliable wired solution to the DL series?

Probably not for the DL32R. The firmware probably isn't set up for a wired connection to the iPad.

[RoadRanger]

So does iOS 9 provide a reliable wired solution to the DL series?

Probably not for the DL32R. The firmware probably isn't set up for a wired connection to the iPad.

Neither end should care if the Ethernet connection is wired or wireless - in fact the DL32R is ALWAYS wired as it has no built-in wireless.

[Michael Welter]

So, if I get a network adapter for my iPad, and have iOS 9, I should be able to have a successful wired connection to the DL32R? That would be a nice option.

[WK154]

Currently the only path is via USB to Ethernet. It would have been nice if Apple provided a Lightning to Ethernet solution but it's too old, only Thunderbolt gets that privilege. That of course is not available for the iPad. Maybe this fall? Michael don't rush out and buy anything yet let the dust settle for this fall.

[Michael Welter]

Michael don't rush out and buy anything yet let the dust settle for this fall.

I'm not usually an early adopter. I'll wait for someone else to prove it out first. 

[RoadRanger]

So, if I get a network adapter for my iPad, and have iOS 9, I should be able to have a successful wired connection to the DL32R? That would be a nice option.

Except that only Apple has them and won't sell you one. You can cobble one together if you search on Google but it's not pretty .

[Michael Welter]

Except that only Apple has them and won't sell you one. You can cobble one together if you search on Google but it's not pretty .

Well, I'm not in any hurry. The wireless has been flawless so far.

[WK154]

So does iOS 9 provide a reliable wired solution to the DL series?

If I told you - well, you know

It's public so what's the problem? You didn't really sign a NDA