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How to enable Wi-Fi Sync in 10.5 Beta 2?

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DSchwartz88

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Hey Guys,

Updated my dev phone to beta 2 successfully and did my initial sync. I never got a popup or anything asking if I want to enable Wi-Fi sync. Anyone get this working? If so how did you get the window to pop up? Is there a way to manually set it up.

EDIT: I'm running a Mac Pro and using the ethernet connection. That shouldn't matter though, all the other bonjour services work fine (which is what im assuming this works on). I dont see the option on the summary tab.

Thanks!
 
Right now it seems that "Wi-Fi" sync wont occur over an ethernet connection. Seems a bit ridiculous to me if both devices are on the same network....
 
DSchwartz88 said:
Right now it seems that "Wi-Fi" sync wont occur over an ethernet connection. Seems a bit ridiculous to me if both devices are on the same network....
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Really? It seems ridiculous to you that WiFi sync won't work without a WiFi network?

LOL
 
DSchwartz88 said:
Right now it seems that "Wi-Fi" sync wont occur over an ethernet connection. Seems a bit ridiculous to me if both devices are on the same network....
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Edit: I understand what you mean now, even if your Mac Pro is connected to the same network, iTunes only searches the wireless branch of the network, not the wired computers. So, in order to Wifi sync either:
  1. Your Mac Pro and iPhone are on the same wireless branch of the network (while your Mac Pro uses the Ethernet as it's primary Internet connection).
  2. You create a Wi-Fi network from your Mac Pro (Internet sharing) and have your iPhone connected to that network.

I don't believe iOS's wireless syncing uses Bonjour to discover devices, instead using some other method to find iTunes' wireless presence (which is why you can't wirelessly open iTunes to sync your phone, it has to be open already).

I feel like network syncing is something Apple will add in the future, but this being the first beta of Wireless syncing, it was excluded because of the additional complexities.
 
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I would hope that a developer would have a basic understanding of networking...
 
Are you guys being serious? The jailbreak Wi-Fi sync application worked over ethernet as well. Just because your not a wireless client doesn't mean your not sharing the same DHCP server. Thats what the same "network" means. It's not like the wireless and wired networks are on different subnets or use different DHCP servers. This is basic networking guys. Dont preach what you dont know.

If Apple's implementation requires a direct Wi-Fi connection that would be fairly ridiculous, and pretty lazy on their part.
 
DSchwartz88 said:
Hey Guys,

Updated my dev phone to beta 2 successfully and did my initial sync. I never got a popup or anything asking if I want to enable Wi-Fi sync. Anyone get this working? If so how did you get the window to pop up? Is there a way to manually set it up.

EDIT: I'm running a Mac Pro and using the ethernet connection. That shouldn't matter though, all the other bonjour services work fine (which is what im assuming this works on). I dont see the option on the summary tab.

Thanks!
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I too am running a wired ethernet connection to my mac (hackintosh) and I do not get wifi sync.
BUT my imac which is ALSO wired and has Airport disabled does get a wifi sync option!

So it does work if the computer is using wired ethernet.
 
VPrime said:
I too am running a wired ethernet connection to my mac (hackintosh) and I do not get wifi sync.
BUT my imac which is ALSO wired and has Airport disabled does get a wifi sync option!

So it does work if the computer is using wired ethernet.
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Wow. So it's a simple check to see if Airport is even there? That just seems ridiculous... :(

Ill do some poking around and see if there a manual override buried in some plist or something.
 
VPrime said:
I too am running a wired ethernet connection to my mac (hackintosh) and I do not get wifi sync.
BUT my imac which is ALSO wired and has Airport disabled does get a wifi sync option!

So it does work if the computer is using wired ethernet.
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Sounds more like it is a bug to Wi-Fi sync discovering iTunes.

I mean, it is a beta, afterall.
 
Got Wi-Fi sync working!

Gotta update to 10.6.8, d'oh. Thats a fair requirement (I just wish they would have told me!)
 
DSchwartz88 said:
Got Wi-Fi sync working!

Gotta update to 10.6.8, d'oh. Thats a fair requirement (I just wish they would have told me!)
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;) They do:
WiFi Syncing
In iOS 5.0 beta 2, wireless syncing is now available for the Mac. It requires iTunes 10.5 beta 2 and OS X 10.6.8 or Lion. You will see an option to enable wireless syncing when you connect your device to iTunes with the USB cable. It is recommended you perform your initial sync with a cable after restoring your device.

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/#releasenotes/General/RN-iOSSDK-5_0/_index.html
 
Icedog said:
;) They do:
WiFi Syncing
In iOS 5.0 beta 2, wireless syncing is now available for the Mac. It requires iTunes 10.5 beta 2 and OS X 10.6.8 or Lion. You will see an option to enable wireless syncing when you connect your device to iTunes with the USB cable. It is recommended you perform your initial sync with a cable after restoring your device.

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/#releasenotes/General/RN-iOSSDK-5_0/_index.html
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lol must of been the fine print
 
I have had a brief search, anyone had problems installing iTunes beta 2? I am on Lion DP4 and Beta1 of iTunes 10.5 at the moment, I get to the authenticate my login screen of the installer, I put in my login pass, and it just does nothing.

Anyone had this or know where I can find a solution?
 
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