Adverb equivalent of Wirelessly for wired
It does not matter whether you connect wirelessly or by wires.
While this seems to sufficiently convey my intent, I find myself personally hesitating anytime I speak or type it, as it feels unbalanced.
wireless
: as an adjective, it naturally changes to wirelessly
.
wired
: as an adjective, it does not have the same possibilities.
Is there a way to describe the means of connectivity using the same parts of speech or any other colloquial way to express this?
If the actual "non-wireless" option is ethernet, then use it:
It does not matter whether you connect wirelessly or by ethernet.
If the alternative is USB, then reference USB.
I would offer directly. The idea of a connection usually means a continuous electrically conductive path. So you have a choice when making the connection between a direct (wired) connection and a wireless one.
So, for your original sentence, I would word it this way:
It does not matter whether you connect wirelessly or directly.