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Connecting Iphone through router with no WIFI - Is it possible?
For many years I was able to open Spotify on my IPhone and then select my Onkyo receiver as a connected device to play my content. This is while WIFI and Bluetooth were turned off on both my phone an...
Chrisrc wrote:
The receiver is connected via ethernet cable to my Netgear router and the WIFI function on the router is always in the off position. This is truly a mystery.
A mystery indeed. Which router is this? What modem/gateway connects it to the Internet? Does that do wifi?
Just another user with time on their hands.
The router is model Nighthawk AX6 AX5400
The Modem model# is Motorola MB8600 it does not have WIFI capability
Chat GPT has the following sollution: "If both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are indeed turned off and there is no Ethernet connection, the iPhone should typically be unable to communicate with the stereo receiver. However, if you find that your iPhone can still control or stream to the stereo receiver, it's possible that there are shadow network settings at play, such as "WLAN Assist" or other hidden features on the device. You'd want to double-check those settings and perhaps even perform a soft reset of the phone if you suspect some kind of connectivity glitch."
How can I check the WLAN Assist or other hidden features?
Chrisrc wrote:
The router is model Nighthawk AX6 AX5400
The Modem model# is Motorola MB8600 it does not have WIFI capability
OK. We can rule that out then.
I did wonder about some sort of phone app, but you seem to have ruled that out too.
Magic.
Just another user with time on their hands.
