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# matchEthernet

A property that indicates Ethernet support for Local Push Connectivity.

```
var matchEthernet: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

If this value is `true` (Swift) or `YES` (Objective-C), the system starts the [`NEAppPushProvider`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEAppPushProvider) when the following criteria are true:

- The iOS device is connected to an Ethernet network.
- The Ethernet network is the primary route on the device.

Have your [`NEAppPushProvider`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEAppPushProvider) determine that its functionality is viable on the network.
If the network doesn’t support the provider running over Ethernet, your provider needs to call [`unmatchEthernet()`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEAppPushProvider/unmatchEthernet()) to stop itself.

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