| Hi there
This is my first post to macnetworkprog, so I apologise if this is a FAQ or off-topic.
I’m currently implementing an OS X app using the Multipeer Connectivity Framework. The app forms part of a distributed audio performance by a ‘laptop orchestra’, but the main constraint is that due to the large size of the performance space (a cathedral, in fact), I’d ideally like my peers to be separated by a distance of, say, 30, 50 or even 100 metres.
As Apple’s implementation of multipeer networking uses a Bluetooth LE handshake, I am limited in distance to about 10 metres which is simply not enough. The frustrating thing is that once the initial BLE handshake is made, I can then walk further away and keep the connection open, because at that stage it switches over Wifi. I would prefer it if I didn’t have to walk away (as I then have to plug in the various audio interfaces, etc), and would rather be able to have the handshake occur within the range of Wifi rather than the range of Bluetooth.
My question then is: is there any way to get the handshake to occur over Wifi instead of Bluetooth? (I assume not — but is this a hardware limitation or software?)
Or, perhaps: does anyone know of any third-party solutions for multipeer connectivity on OS X that occur solely over Wifi, including the initial handshake?
Thanks in advance Michael
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