The current interface is USB Type C, which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as well as the 3.5mm headphones jack. The Apple device contains the socket, and the cable or ...
A modern version of OS X: openconnect is should work on most recent OS X versions. It has been tested and seems to function correctly as far back as 10.9. Mac OS X TUN/TAP driver, which allows for ...
As usual, betas are going to beta, so install at your own risk. Or, if Apple has decided this use of the smart connector isn't allowed, it could be patching out the functionality in iPadOS 18.3 ...