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November 21

Question about Wi-Fi extender with Ethernet connection

Referring to my earlier problems with getting Wi-Fi to work with Fedora 32 Linux, I bought an ASUS RP-N12 Wi-Fi extender with an Ethernet port and set it up to use my iPhone's Wi-Fi network and attached it via an Ethernet cable to my Linux PC.

The instructions said to connect a Wi-Fi enabled device (my work laptop) to the extender's network and open up its admin console in a browser, so I did that. Then I was able to log in to my iPhone's Wi-Fi. Now when I switched over to my Linux PC it was able to connect to the Internet. I'm typing this message on the Linux PC right now.

Now my question is, what happens if I have to switch the iPhone's Wi-Fi, or the extender, off and back on? Will the extender remember the connection or do I have to go through the entire set-up process again? JIP | Talk 18:44, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It should work again without setting up everything anew. Ruslik_Zero 20:17, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have a different ASUS model. I don't reboot it personally, but when we lose power and it resets, it remembers the entire setup. 97.82.165.112 (talk) 14:17, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]