Coincidence maybe?
On Sat, Jul 20, 2024, at 3:33 AM, Michael wrote: > Thanks for the explanation. So why does wifi not show as active before it is? > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2024 at 6:28 AM Ryan Petris <[email protected]> wrote: >> __ >>> I turn off my internet before I go to bed; so in the morning I turn it on. >> >> Why? >> >>> So, why in the world does the wired network connection show as active >>> before the internet is up? >> >> Unless you have a direct physical connection to your internet provider (you >> don't, unless you live in a datacenter), there's a device (typically a >> router or modem) between your device and whatever is carrying your internet >> (cable, the phone line, fiber, etc.). >> >> It's *that* device that's up and that you're connected to that your computer >> shows you have a wired connection to. That device then connects to the >> internet, which is separate from your local connection. >> >> On Sat, Jul 20, 2024, at 3:15 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> I turn off my internet before I go to bed; so in the morning I turn it on. >>> Makes sense? So, why in the world does the wired network connection show as >>> active before the internet is up? (I have a wired connection, not wifi) >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-:
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