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jim-y
Sep 12, 2024Aspirant
MR60
so my system is connected and all of the apple devices are able to connect, but when I try to connect my older android it cant find the ip address. the app finds the router and i am able to test my network speed etc.. i have tried to forget network and renter the password with no luck and have restarted the router and resynced the satellites numerous time. anyone have any other suggestions ? thanks in advance for your time and consideration
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- michaelkenwardGuru - Experienced User
jim-y wrote:
so my system is connected and all of the apple devices are able to connect, but when I try to connect my older android it cant find the ip address.
Not sure that I follow what is happening here. Why are you trying to get the Android to find the IP address?
If you want to make a WiFi connection it looks for the SSID.
This bit puzzles me:
the app finds the router and i am able to test my network speed etc..So the Nighthawk app on the Android device can connect to the WiFi?
Where does the IP address come into any of this?
Take us through what you are doing and where it goers wrong.
Just another user with time on their hands.
- jim-yAspirant
sorry for the confusion. basically we lost power last night and when everything was finally restored I noticed that the wifi on my phone was not connected, so I went into my setting and selected my netgear WIFI which was setup for auto-connect. My S20 can not connect to the network, but when I check the nighthawk app I can connect to the router and test the speed so I am a bit perplexed how that is happening. all of the other devices in the house are connected to the mesh system and are working properly its just my phone so I just don't know how to rectify this because when I try to connect to the network it just spins and then says cant obtain IP address. I have forgotten the network and tried to re-enter the password which has worked in the past, but as of this morning I still can not connect with my older android. does this help at all ?
- michaelkenwardGuru - Experienced User
jim-y wrote:
My S20 can not connect to the network, but when I check the nighthawk app I can connect to the router and test the speed so I am a bit perplexed how that is happening.
Me too.
Does the Nighthawk App show the router as on Anywhere Access or Local Connection?
Just another user with time on their hands.
- jim-yAspirant
connected via anywhere access