PC not recognizing iphone

bimfi · Mar 18, 2025

antspants said:
If you don’t have WiFi turned on, i’d be interested to know why? As soon as you’re within range of your router, the iPhone will switch to WiFi. Most people would do this to avoid Mobile Data costs.

I disabled the WiFi on my AT&T router so that I could use a mesh router throughout the house. My mesh router handles all of my wifi devices, while the wired router (AT&T Fiber) handles my PC. If there is another way to integrate the two routers, I don't know how to do that. I hope this makes sense.
Yes, I know I posted this reply before.

antspants · Mar 18, 2025

I really don’t know how you've setup your router and mesh system.

A mesh is supposed to amplify WiFi from the main router. At least in my Asus setup, both WiFi and LAN connections are enabled in my primary router so the mesh router (old Asus router) can boost that WiFi.

So I can’t really help you, mostly because I am cleaning up Cyclone damage for the next few days and only have time for simple interactions. There are others in here way more experienced with networking.
But setting up your router and mesh is a question for the Network and Internet section of this forum.
When both wireless and LAN connections are enabled in the router, a phone should then be on the same network as your PC and that app should (will) work.

Perhaps you should look for other options then.

bimfi · Mar 18, 2025

antspants said:
I really don’t know how you've setup your router and mesh system.

A mesh is supposed to amplify WiFi from the main router. At least in my Asus setup, both WiFi and LAN connections are enabled in my primary router so the mesh router (old Asus router) can boost that WiFi.

According to google's AI overview: Yes, it's generally recommended that you disable the WiFi functionality on your fiber router (modem/router combo) when using a mesh router to avoid potential interference and ensure optimal performance of your mesh network. Maybe it's different on an Asus PC/laptop?

antspants · Mar 18, 2025

bimfi said:
According to google's AI overview: Yes, it's generally recommended that you disable the WiFi functionality on your fiber router (modem/router combo) when using a mesh router to avoid potential interference and ensure optimal performance of your mesh network. Maybe it's different on a Dell

Maybe it’s different with your Mesh setup, Asus modem/router works totally differently (when using another Asus router as the mesh node)

bimfi · Mar 18, 2025

bdogg said:
You might try uploading your photos from your phone to Amazon Photos then download to your computer if you want. Amazon allows full resolution unlimited storage for photos with Prime.

I downloaded the Amazon photo app. So far, the photo storage size is unlimited, but the video storage size is set at 5 GB (free), or $1 per month for 50 GB, $2 per month for 100 GB.

antspants · Mar 18, 2025

bimfi said:
to avoid potential interference

Highly unlikely in my opinion.

antspants · Mar 18, 2025

bimfi said:
I downloaded the Amazon photo app. So far, the photo storage size is unlimited, but the video storage size is set at 5 GB (free), or $1 per month for 50 GB, $2 per month for 100 GB.

You found an option, good job

bdogg · Mar 18, 2025

bimfi said:
I downloaded the Amazon photo app. So far, the photo storage size is unlimited, but the video storage size is set at 5 GB (free), or $1 per month for 50 GB, $2 per month for 100 GB.

Yes, they charge for video storage, but i don't do videos. If you want to send the video from the phone to the computer you could always email it to your self. If you have an iphone with a usb c charging port you could also plug an external ssd into that, transfer the video there, and then bring that wherever you'd like.

PatrickGSR94 · Sep 16, 2025

bimfi said:
I disabled the WiFi on my AT&T router so that I could use a mesh router throughout the house. My mesh router handles all of my wifi devices, while the wired router (AT&T Fiber) handles my PC. If there is another way to integrate the two routers, I don't know how to do that. I hope this makes sense.
Yes, I know I posted this reply before.

I know this is old, but one suggestion is using an unmanaged network switch, to connect your PC after the AT&T fiber router. That's how my network is set up. I initially had the AT&T wifi disabled, with a Nighthawk router. But I found that wifi speeds were faster just going directly through the AT&T fiber router's built-in network. So I got rid of the Nighthawk, and wired in a switch for all my wired network devices. Works great, and everything is on the same network, both wired and wireless devices.

pewa · Sep 16, 2025

pewa said:
Have you tried WinXMediaTrans? Version 8.0 was given away free sometime ago.

I have been using it to transfer files between iPhone/ iPad and my pc without any problems. The transfer is pretty fast too.

You just need to use a cable to connect the two devices and run the software

I posted this on another thread a while ago. You just need to run the software and you don’t need WiFi to transfer files between the two devices.

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