When you reset the wi-fi router, why does it take so long to turn on? What happens during that time?
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Just one thing I’d like to add to all the (otherwise great!) answers: the “WiFi router” you’re talking about is probably a 4-in-1 device: it’s a WiFi *access point* (sends out and receives the WiFi signals, obviously); most often also a *switch* interconnecting several Ethernet ports and the WiFi access point; a *router*, which decides whether to send a packet from your ISP to your WiFi and vice-versa; ans finally, most crucially, a modem which allows it to connect to your ISP. Now in most cases, the slow part is just that last one: access points, switches and (to a lesser extent) routers are often rather simple devices that boot up quite quickly. A modem however, needs to make a connection over miles and miles of cabling, authenticate that connection with your ISP etc. It’s quite a bit more specialised, hence why it all takes a bit longer.
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