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Re: Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure

Subject Re: Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
References <x6XnF.87028$we2.280@fx10.fr7> <qnpgnf$agn$1@dont-email.me>
From ~BD~ <BD@nomail.invalid>
Message-ID <IxioF.139380$kr3.6698@fx25.fr7> (permalink)
Organization blocknews - www.blocknews.net
Date 2019-10-12 12:11 +0100

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On 11/10/2019 10:06, Graham J wrote:
> ~BD~ wrote:
>> Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure
>>
>> I'm trying to use this new facility - Sidecar - but I'm shown/told by 
>> a pop-up window that my iPad is not connected to my WiFi .... but it 
>> is! I can connect wirelessly to the Internet without problem.
>>
>> My iMac is less than two year old and the iPadPro is fairly new.
>>
>> This is what I see:- https://imgur.com/gallery/lm26keE
>>
>> Can you suggest what action I can take to effect the intended 
>> connection. I have rebooted both devices but there's been no change.
> 
> 
> I have an iPad Air 2 running 12.4 and iTunes version 12.100.7 running on 
> a Windows 7 PC.  They connect by Wifi about 20% of the time - with 
> earlier software versions the connection reliability was better - up to 
> perhaps 40% of the time.  I have not been able to identify the 
> conditions needed to make it work.
> 
> I've asked about it here - nobody has any resolution, and many see the 
> same problem.
> 
> The connection does work reliably when implemented using the Lightning 
> to USB cable.

Thanks for your comment, Graham. I'm no expert on such matters but I 
suspect that the problem in MY case is somewhat different. I'm going to 
have a chat with Apple Support now!

-- 
David B.
Devon

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Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure ~BD~ <BD@nomail.invalid> - 2019-10-11 09:32 +0100
  Re: Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2019-10-11 10:06 +0100
    Re: Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure ~BD~ <BD@nomail.invalid> - 2019-10-12 12:11 +0100
      Re: Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure ~BD~ <BD@nomail.invalid> - 2019-10-12 14:39 +0100
        Re: Catalina - Sidecar - connection to iPad failure ~BD~ <BD@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-10-14 08:06 +0100

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