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Mark-P
Jan 17, 2020Aspirant
New WIFI connection showing up I did not add
I'm using the PC GENIE app and it shows a new WIFI connection (I assume my router is now transmitting) that I never added. If I look at the WIFI Channels it shows up to. The name given to the conne...
- Jan 17, 2020
Sounds a Chromecast device that is failing to connect to your wifi.
duckware
Jan 17, 2020Prodigy
Sounds a Chromecast device that is failing to connect to your wifi.
- Mark-PJan 17, 2020Aspirant
After your reply I checked our one chromecast device which kicked an error connecting to the network. After getting it back on-line the WIFI connection disappeared from the GENIE app and stopped showing up as a possible connection from the phone. Thanks!
I'm still confused why the GENIE app showed it? I thought the GENIE app would only show WIFI connections I configured in the router.