# Connectivity issues on iPad

**URL:** <https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/connectivity-issues-on-ipad/621>\
**Category:** OSC/PILOT General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 28, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/connectivity-issues-on-ipad/621 "2022-05-28T00:47:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rafasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@rafasan](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/rafasan)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/connectivity-issues-on-ipad/621/1 "2022-05-28T00:47:30Z")

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Hey everyone,

New to OSC, but trying to control a TouchDesigner DMX project on Mac via iPad instead of the Midifighter usb controller I normally use. Everything is routed correctly to TD & works great in practice, but I’m experiencing some lag while connected to venue wifi. I sometimes have to press buttons/sliders multiple times or just wait for them to respond in TD which isn’t ideal when I need instant feedback. Any advice on speeding up or creating my own network would be great.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![malcolm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.oscpilot.com/malcolm/32/19_2.png) [@malcolm](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/malcolm)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/connectivity-issues-on-ipad/621/2 "2022-05-29T21:30:33Z")

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OSC is based on UDP, which is an unreliable protocol. If you are missing events then likely the wifi is dropping packets. Are you able to use a wired connection instead?

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**Author:** ![rafasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@rafasan](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/rafasan)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/connectivity-issues-on-ipad/621/3 "2022-07-05T16:00:18Z")

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Hi Malcolm! It was the venue wifi causing issues. I ended up running an ethernet cable from my iPad to my Mac on a local network, which has provided a stable connection. Will definitely be looking into creating a private network on a router if we decide to try a wireless setup in the future though. Thanks!