On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 10:15 Mark Fletcher <mark2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 08:31:34AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 AM Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there any reliable way to either (1) always connect via the LAN > or (2) > > > > > make the laptop broadcast its own LAN so I can login to it > wirelessly from > > > > > the iPad? > > > > Solved!! > > > > I tried using my iPhjone as a personal hotspot and connected the > > laptop AND iPad to it and I can ssh into the laptop with no problems. > > I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that worked. I wouldn't have said it > was a given that an iPhone personal hotspot would do routing between > multiple WiFi devices connected to it. Obviously between the WiFi and > the phone, but... > > Of course the downside of this approach is the iPhone itself switches > away from WiFi when you do this, and any data usage *it* does while you > are working goes over the phone, potentially costing you money... I once > ran up a >$2000 phone bill while roaming in HK because I didn't realise > an online broker's app was still running on the phone, streaming > prices... > That's good info to know, thanks, Mark! Cheers! -Tom
