iPad Pro Has anyone tried using Ethernet on iPad Pro?

[Branaghan]

So what would be a good USB to 2.5G Ethernet Adapter for the old IPP 10.5? I am currently using these two for 1G speeds:

Anker (gigabit)

Anker USB 3.0 to Ethernet Adapter, USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, Aluminum Portable USB-A Adapter, Compatible with MacBook Pro 2015, MacBook Air 2017, and More

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And the Apple USB 3 camera adapter:

Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter

Transfer photos and videos to your iPad Pro with Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter. Buy now with fast, free shipping.

www.apple.com

I know there are many brands, yet I have no idea which is reliable. I am planning to buy these adapter and I expect it to work with the Apple I mentioned before.

 

[Digitalguy]

So what would be a good USB to 2.5G Ethernet Adapter for the old IPP 10.5? I am currently using these two for 1G speeds:

Anker (gigabit)

Anker USB 3.0 to Ethernet Adapter, USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, Aluminum Portable USB-A Adapter, Compatible with MacBook Pro 2015, MacBook Air 2017, and More

From ANKER, the Choice of 50 Million+ Happy Users Industry-Leading Technology 18-Month Warranty 99% Positive Feedback Unibody Aluminum USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Instant Gigabit-Speed Ethernet Connectivity High-Speed Internet Obtain stable connection speeds up to 1 Gbps. Don't waste time wa...

www.amazon.com

And the Apple USB 3 camera adapter:

Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter

Transfer photos and videos to your iPad Pro with Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter. Buy now with fast, free shipping.

www.apple.com

I know there are many brands, yet I have no idea which is reliable. I am planning to buy these adapter and I expect it to work with the Apple I mentioned before.

I don’t think there will be much difference, the bottleck is probably the lightning port anyway… Personally I would avoid ethernet and rely only on wifi on any lightning iPad unless you have a very old and slow router…

 

[Branaghan]

I don’t think there will be much difference, the bottleck is probably the lightning port anyway… Personally I would avoid ethernet and rely only on wifi on any lightning iPad unless you have a very old and slow router…

The problem is if you are going to rely on wi-fi for 2.5 Gbps speeds (so 200 MB/s from your internal network) then you need to buy a new wi-fi router. And I don't think this will be cheaper than a 2.5 Gbps switch.

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Currently this is what I have here:

- Motherboard that is 1G only. Options are to buy a new one or a new network card (PCI-E) with 2.5 Gbps ethernet);

- A fiber optic modem that has DHCP enabled and wi-fi disabled (I prefer to use my TP-Link router for that). However it has 1G LAN ports only. Gateway: 192.168.15.1.

- A wi-fi routher (Archer VR900) that also has 1G ethernet ports only. It's broadcasting 2.4 and 5 Ghz here, and it's connected to the modem I mentioned before. DHCP is disabled for it, and dynamic IP is turned on. Internal IP is 192.168.15.50.

Whenever some device here uses wi-fi it's being assigned a 192.168.15.X IP.

So let's say for example I want to share a 50 GB file between my PC and the iPAD.

I usually open this app:

‎nPlayer Plus

‎** nPlayer officially supports DTS (DTS HD ), DTS Headphone:X, Dolby (AC3, E-AC3). ** The 'Upgrade' In-App is just only for the users who already purchased nPlayer of the version 2.6.5 or the previous version. The first time buyer can use the full functions without any upgrade.(In-App purchase...

apps.apple.com

Leave it open with the iPAD's IP 192.168.15.63...

Then I type that same IP in any PC browser.

If the iPAD is using the 5 GHz wi-fi then the 1G speeds will be less than 100 MB/s. Usually it's 50 MB/s, more or less.

If I use the Anker 1G ethernet adapter + the USB 3 camera adapter then it will reach 100 MB/s. For example, while I was doing a reencode the other day this was the speed I measured:

So what do I need to replace now?

1) Motherboard (or add a 2.5 G network card);
2) Buy a new switch and then connect to the ISP modem;
3) Buy a 2.5 G ethernet adapter to use with the IPP 10.5 and connect the CAT-6 cable to it and the end of the cable to the switch.

If this doesn't work (or let's say there are no 2.5 G ethernet adapters for this old iPAD), then the list is revised this way:

1) New Motherboard (or add a 2.5 G network card);
2) Buy a new wi-fi router (with 2.5G ports) and then connect to the ISP modem;

And that's it... But it's possible you are only going to get barely 100 MB/s with this setup. The 5 Ghz signal may not be strong enough.

Note: of course if your PC is using a very slow hard drive then this will not work, too. Not my case since I use a regular SSD, then it can be up to 500 MB/s.

 

[Digitalguy]

The problem is if you are going to rely on wi-fi for 2.5 Gbps speeds (so 200 MB/s from your internal network) then you need to buy a new wi-fi router. And I don't think this will be cheaper than a 2.5 Gbps switch.

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Currently this is what I have here:

- Motherboard that is 1G only. Options are to buy a new one or a new network card (PCI-E) with 2.5 Gbps ethernet);

- A fiber optic modem that has DHCP enabled and wi-fi disabled (I prefer to use my TP-Link router for that). However it has 1G LAN ports only. Gateway: 192.168.15.1.

- A wi-fi routher (Archer VR900) that also has 1G ethernet ports only. It's broadcasting 2.4 and 5 Ghz here, and it's connected to the modem I mentioned before. DHCP is disabled for it, and dynamic IP is turned on. Internal IP is 192.168.15.50.

Whenever some device here uses wi-fi it's being assigned a 192.168.15.X IP.

So let's say for example I want to share a 50 GB file between my PC and the iPAD.

I usually open this app:

‎nPlayer Plus

‎** nPlayer officially supports DTS (DTS HD ), DTS Headphone:X, Dolby (AC3, E-AC3). ** The 'Upgrade' In-App is just only for the users who already purchased nPlayer of the version 2.6.5 or the previous version. The first time buyer can use the full functions without any upgrade.(In-App purchase...

apps.apple.com

Leave it open with the iPAD's IP 192.168.15.63...

Then I type that same IP in any PC browser.

If the iPAD is using the 5 GHz wi-fi then the 1G speeds will be less than 100 MB/s. Usually it's 50 MB/s, more or less.

If I use the Anker 1G ethernet adapter + the USB 3 camera adapter then it will reach 100 MB/s. For example, while I was doing a reencode the other day this was the speed I measured:

So what do I need to replace now?

1) Motherboard (or add a 2.5 G network card);
2) Buy a new switch and then connect to the ISP modem;
3) Buy a 2.5 G ethernet adapter to use with the IPP 10.5 and connect the CAT-6 cable to it and the end of the cable to the switch.

If this doesn't work (or let's say there are no 2.5 G ethernet adapters for this old iPAD), then the list is revised this way:

1) New Motherboard (or add a 2.5 G network card);
2) Buy a new wi-fi router (with 2.5G ports) and then connect to the ISP modem;

And that's it... But it's possible you are only going to get barely 100 MB/s with this setup. The 5 Ghz signal may not be strong enough.

Note: of course if your PC is using a very slow hard drive then this will not work, too. Not my case since I use a regular SSD, then it can be up to 500 MB/s.

I think you'll waste money, because the bottleneck is IMO the CCK, the fact that is can get USB 3.0 speeds doesn't mean that ethernet it can saturate 2.5Gb/s, it doesn't even saturate 1Gb and you can see it for yourself already... (and as I have seen in my experience). So the real bottleneck is the lightning connection of the iPad pro 2nd gen, not the rest, spending more money on other elements is probably going to make no difference...