Apple’s Private IP Can Be Quite Annoying
Apple’s Private IP Can Be Quite Annoying I think Apple dropped some eggs on this one TECHNOLOGY Photo by Sergiu Nista on Unsplash Apple’s “Private IP” setting is found in Settings->Wi-Fi. Click on the little “i” in the circle to find it. Screenshot showing how to get to Private IP settings Screenshot showing Private IP settings for my network Apple has a little note about it there that says “ Using a private address helps reduce tracking of your iPad across different Wi-Fi networks. ” So that’s a good thing, yeah? Let’s turn that sucker on! Well, it probably already was on, so you might have thought, “Great, thanks Apple!” Take a closer look at my setup. Private IP is not on. Why? It drives my Eero router nuts Well, not exactly. Something it causes my Eero router to do drives me nuts. It’s a feature that tells me if any unknown piece of equipment has joined my network. Great! You’d want that, wouldn’t you? We don’t want James Bond hacking into our network! Bu...
