Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks

From	Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks
Date	2026-05-18 21:06 -0700
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On Mon, 18 May 2026 09:23:14 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> That's your internet connection. The LAN in your house can still be
>> cable.

On 2026-05-18 09:06, rbowman wrote:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi
> 
> Why would I want to add a WiFi to Ethernet converter to the mix and add
> even more wires to the existing mess?  I am not sure it would even work
> for more than one connection.

I don't know if it's been fixed in the meantime, but back in the days 
when I actually read the WiFi protocol specs, WiFi devices were end 
nodes, and the source MAC address was that of the WiFi chip. There were 
access points that could do bridging, but that was a proprietary 
protocol extension, not guaranteed to work between devices from 
different brands.

-- 
Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California

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Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-17 01:12 -0400
  Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-17 14:04 +0200
    Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-18 18:59 -0400
  Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 15:32 +0000
    Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-17 16:38 +0000
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-05-17 18:20 +0000
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-17 21:04 +0100
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-18 01:10 +0000
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-18 09:23 +0200
            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-18 16:06 +0000
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                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-19 04:49 +0000
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 23:11 -0400
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:30 +0200
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-20 21:22 -0400
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            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-18 16:08 +0000
    Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-18 19:04 -0400
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-19 10:44 +0200
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-19 10:12 +0100
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 23:14 -0400
            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:45 +0200
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Jan van den Broek <balglaas@dds.nl> - 2026-05-19 10:49 +0000
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-19 13:21 +0200
      Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-19 12:33 +0100
        Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-19 23:17 -0400
          Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-20 13:46 +0200
            Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-05-20 21:24 -0400
              Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-05-21 08:30 +0200
                Re: Odd WiFi Issue I've Seen More Than Once - Disappearing WiFi Networks Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-21 07:56 +0100
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