ipad online via ethernet / ie no wifi

[steve4]

I will be traveling through europe as a teacher and want to use my ipad. problem is that many schools in europe have banned and removed wifi due to the microwave radiation issuses. is there a way to connect my ipad to wired ethernet so i can use the ipad online in airplane mode? i found someone on youtube that did this but use of lots of equipment makes that impractical. there must be an easier way. any help would be great. thanks

 

[twerppoet]

The iPad is designed to connect with wi-fi, or cellular if you have that model. Any method that might work will be a hack around, and most likely require jailbreaking to either enable Bluetooth or USB to work with an ethernet adaptor.


Probably the easiest method (easier than impossible) would be to use a cellular iPad and VPN into the schools network; but that would require the schools ITs to both have VPN set up and give you access.

And that, I'm afraid is all I know on the subject. iPads aren designed to be mobile. You will probably find it easier, and more practical, to use a laptop if wi-fi of any sort is out of the question.


The usual solution is to get a small wi-fi router and connect it to the network; but if the schools are banning wi-fi, I doubt they will let you set up your own. Well, maybe in some out building, if you can convince them that it's far enough away.

 

[steve4]

thanks for quick reply.

Yes, I will most likely use my wife's pc laptop but i was hoping for a clever workaround. thanks