Five stages of network debugging:
- It’s not DNS
- It might be DNS
- It can’t be DNS
- It is DNS
- I can’t believe it was DNS
Connecting to wifi is equivalent to plugging an ethernet cord to a router. The router still needs to have its own connection to the internet for you to use.
Was about to say, that just means your router is routing… but where it is routing to is the real question.
Sometimes it routes into the ether, and sometimes the 'net. That’s why it’s called Ethernet.
Ether or
Or, it either connects to the ethernet, or to the nethernet.
It’s the WAN
yeah but it should still tell you if there isn’t internet
What most people would refer to as a router is technically a WiFi access point, network switch, and router all in one.
Also modem
Probably not as that is normally a separate device. I haven’t see a all in one router with a fiber connection
Fibre is a bit different I think, but for cable and DSL the “router” and modem are one and the same
Gross.
I love as a Sr Software engineer every company I’ve ever worked for goes tits up because of … WiFi. Lol like wut? Are we not the embodiment of tech? I have a nighthawk router and NEVER have wifi problems. My ISP is less sturdy than I am. And I’ve regularly had entire engineering teams connected to the same router with full speeds. I love you router.
You need a dedicated router with some APs
