yeah but it should still tell you if there isn’t internet
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nul9o9@lemmy.world 4 months ago
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.
moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 4 months ago
What most people would refer to as a router is technically a WiFi access point, network switch, and router all in one.
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Also modem
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Probably not as that is normally a separate device. I haven’t see a all in one router with a fiber connection
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Fibre is a bit different I think, but for cable and DSL the “router” and modem are one and the same
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Gross.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Was abou to say, that just means your router is routing.
0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
Sometimes it routes into the ether, and sometimes the 'net. That’s why it’s called Ethernet.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 months ago
Ether or
niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Or, it either connects to the ethernet, or to the nethernet.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
It’s the WAN