App to use iPad as a second screen? The catch: not using Wi-Fi (wired solution?)

davideotape · Nov 20, 2012, 01:21 PM

at home I have 2 screens set up in my workspace: my laptop and a larger external. when traveling i would LOVE to be able to bring my iPad and a latop with me and replicate the exact same workspace on a smaller scale, and not be beholden to being required to have the iPad and the MBP on the same network (or any network at all, preferably, to save $). don't want to use a wireless hotspot for that reason, too.

so is there a "wired" solution to this desire? anyone know of anything like this? seems impossible but i figured if anybody would know it's likely you people.

Gav2k · Nov 20, 2012, 01:28 PM

No wired solution for video I. On the iPad exists that I recall tho an airport express would solve the wifi issue for you.

davideotape · Nov 20, 2012, 02:06 PM

aaaahhhhh so an airport express as an internal network, yes, that should do nicely. for some reason i always attribute a wifi signal to needing an internet provider attached to it, but it doesn't necessarily need that, correct?

dukebound85 · Nov 20, 2012, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by davideotape

aaaahhhhh so an airport express as an internal network, yes, that should do nicely. for some reason i always attribute a wifi signal to needing an internet provider attached to it, but it doesn't necessarily need that, correct?

You don't even need that. You can always make an ad hoc network with your mac where you then could have the iPad connect to for display purposes

davideotape · Nov 20, 2012, 07:05 PM

Hmm. How's at now?

dukebound85 · Nov 21, 2012, 07:03 PM

Google ad hoc wifi network for Mac

Nov 20, 2012, 01:21 PM	#1
davideotape macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	App to use iPad as a second screen? The catch: not using Wi-Fi (wired solution?) at home I have 2 screens set up in my workspace: my laptop and a larger external. when traveling i would LOVE to be able to bring my iPad and a latop with me and replicate the exact same workspace on a smaller scale, and not be beholden to being required to have the iPad and the MBP on the same network (or any network at all, preferably, to save $). don't want to use a wireless hotspot for that reason, too. so is there a "wired" solution to this desire? anyone know of anything like this? seems impossible but i figured if anybody would know it's likely you people. __________________ 27" iMac 2010; 15" MBP 2012; iPhone 5; iPad 4; iPad Mini
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Nov 20, 2012, 02:06 PM	#3
davideotape Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	aaaahhhhh so an airport express as an internal network, yes, that should do nicely. for some reason i always attribute a wifi signal to needing an internet provider attached to it, but it doesn't necessarily need that, correct? __________________ 27" iMac 2010; 15" MBP 2012; iPhone 5; iPad 4; iPad Mini
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davideotape Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	Hmm. How's at now? __________________ 27" iMac 2010; 15" MBP 2012; iPhone 5; iPad 4; iPad Mini
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Nov 20, 2012, 01:28 PM	#2
Gav2k macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2009	No wired solution for video I. On the iPad exists that I recall tho an airport express would solve the wifi issue for you.
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Nov 21, 2012, 07:03 PM	#6
dukebound85 macrumors P6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 5045 feet above seal level	Google ad hoc wifi network for Mac
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