macos – Web Sharing with iPad USB stopped working, EXCEPT after I activate sharing over WiFi additionally

For the previous 18 months (maybe 2 years) I have been sharing Web from my Mac Mini M1 to my iPad, over USB. So this can be a new challenge in a setup that was beforehand working.

It labored wonderful up till about week or so in the past.

I did do an replace from macOS 14.4.1 to 14.5 across the time I first observed this challenge, though I can not say with complete certainty the replace brought on it.

I even have a Macbook Air M1, which I’ve additionally up to date to 14.5, and sharing Web with the iPad over USB works wonderful with that. This reality additionally suggests it is a difficulty with the Mac Mini, and never the iPad.

The iPad is runnging iOS 17.5.1.

Once I plug the iPad into the Mac Mini, it reveals up in Finder and could be managed there, as per regular.

It additionally reveals up within the checklist of connections I can share my Web with (as “iPad USB”). Mainly, the whole lot else with the USB connection appears regular.

The 2 gadgets are speaking to one another. Clipboard is sharing between them, Hand-off (in Safari, as an example) works usually (not that I can then browse the handed-off web page, however the hand-off itself is happening).

It is solely the Web that is not passing by means of to the iPad over USB.

I’ve completed all the apparent issues:

1. Restarted the Mac.
2. Restarted the iPad.
3. Turned Web sharing off, after which on once more.
4. Re-applied all of the Web Sharing settings (disable sharing to “iPad USB”, and re-enabled).
5. Converted to making an attempt to make use of the Web sharing function in Content material Caching.
6. Checked iPad is in any other case related okay with the Mac.
7. Checked iPad is ready to share Web over USB with my different pc.
8. Examined Web sharing over WiFi works usually.

I am undecided what else to strive right here.

Sharing the Web connection over WiFi works wonderful, though I’m not involved in that as a “answer” the sharing over USB not working.

Any ideas on how you can additional troubleshoot Web sharing over USB could be significantly appreciated.

UPDATE – ADDITIONAL FINDINGS (Submit title additionally up to date)

I’ve now found out that if I activate Web sharing over WiFI (and make sure the advert hoc community has really activated, as a result of it appears to be hit or miss whether or not it activates), then Web sharing over USB to the iPad begins working.

That is the case even when I do not join the iPad to the Mac Mini’s advert hoc WiFi community. In actual fact, WiFi is disabled on the iPad.

Additionally, if I then disable the advert hoc WiFi community (by turning off the WiFi on the Mini, though I am leaving “Wi-Fi” chosen within the “To gadgets utilizing” checklist in Web Sharing settings), the sharing over USB continues to work.

If I unplug the USB connection, and plug it again in, it reverts to not working once more.

So that is for certain one thing odd happening with the Web sharing on the Mac Mini.