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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• This is why some WiFi connections say ‘Connected-No Internet’
• Scam alert: Never answer a phone call from your own number
• Q&A: Can I use two Internet connections with one router?
• The life best lived, is your own.
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Today’s quick tech tip….
This is why some WiFi connections say ‘Connected-No Internet’
If you have a smartphone, a tablet or a laptop, chances are you’ve connected to Wi-Fi networks in the past that said something like “Connected-No Internet”.
I know it seems odd that something like that could happen, but it actually happens all the time.
As you already know if you read this recent post, although they are closely related on a practical level, Wi-Fi and the Internet are actually two completely different things.
Wi-Fi is a wireless technology that allows you to connect a device smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc.) to a router or gateway. It basically takes the place of a physical Ethernet cable.
In short, it’s a method of connecting two or more networking devices together, and that’s pretty much the extent of it.
The Internet, on the other hand, is a world-wide network of interconnected devices that are literally located in every country on Earth.
If you have a device that’s connected to the Internet through a modem and router (or gateway), you can interact with any of those billions of devices worldwide as long as you 1) know how to tell your device to “find” the other device and 2) have the login credentials required to access it (if required).
Bottom line: When your device says you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network that just means you’re connected to that network’s router or gateway.
If for some reason the other side of the router or gateway isn’t connected to the Internet, your device won’t be able to access anything past the router itself – hence the “Connected-No Internet” message.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Scam alert: Never answer a phone call from your own number
This post explains why you should never answer a call that displays your own phone number in the Caller ID.
• Q&A: Can I use two Internet connections with one router?
A reader wants to know if it’s possible to create redundancy by connecting two Internet connections to one router. This post has my answer.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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Acer KB272 Bbi 27 inch 1920×1080 IPS Monitor (#ad)
This Acer 27 inch IPS monitor would make a great replacement for an older, and most likely smaller monitor.
And it would be a perfect compliment to the awesome 14 inch Acer laptop I featured yesterday as well.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
The life best lived, is your own
Life is better when you blaze your own path through it.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Your browser stores passwords and sensitive data in clear text in memory
• Kaiser Permanente data breach exposes health data of 69,000 people
• It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Amazon’s long-awaited drone delivery service
• Thunderbolt and USB4 finally arrive on non-Intel and non-Apple laptops.
• iPhone 14 to get biggest front-facing camera upgrade in years
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