Yes, but I wasn't referring to streaming. I'm talking about the music
that is now stored on the server's hard drive. It cannot be accessed
without a working Ipad and a wireless network. If my wifi is down, the
server is as dead as a doornail.
Yeah, I see what you're talking about now. The Ipad is just a fancy remote but, in your case, the remote is necessary and wifi is the only way it works. Interesting thought about the ability to use Bluetooth for this same capability. it wouldn't surprise me if someone built that in eventually.
Something else I never thought of that occurred to me while reading through this thread. The general assumption is that you need an internet connection to use wifi but that's really not true. If all you needed to do was stream music from your computer, internet is not necessary - all you need is the wireless router.
