WiFi dropping out and POSIX 96 error

For a few days my WiFi connection keeps dropping out and I have to manually connect through settings. Then it often doesn’t work even though it shows the WiFi symbol as full strong so I end up using my data.

Then this morning this error code came up when trying to access my emails. Only my old AOL account but I do have some important things still on it. Thanks for any ideas.


iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 5, 2024 01:04 AM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2024 07:48 AM

When you install VPN it configures itself to the specific hardware, OS version and network that the device uses. If any of those change it can break the VPN. So any time you change any of these you may need to delete the VPN app and profile, restart your phone then add them back (if you still want to use VPN) so it can configure itself to the new environment.

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Oct 12, 2024 07:48 AM in response to coderc

When you install VPN it configures itself to the specific hardware, OS version and network that the device uses. If any of those change it can break the VPN. So any time you change any of these you may need to delete the VPN app and profile, restart your phone then add them back (if you still want to use VPN) so it can configure itself to the new environment.

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WiFi dropping out and POSIX 96 error

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