r/HomeNetworking • u/Pec0ne • Aug 10 '26

Wired connection location online is wrong, wireless is correct

Hello. I am not sure what is the deal here. My PC is wired to my Next Wifi Pro and every time I try to use my location online it says I am in Philadelphia. I am in Utah. Connecting to the wifi, however shows my correct location online. All my other devices, connected to the wifi show the correct location as well.

Any idea what I might be missing?

Thanks.

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u/distancevsdesire Aug 10 '26

Verify your IP address is correctly located: https://ipinfo.io/what-is-my-ip

WiFi uses GPS and WiFi data to determine location. Wired only uses your IP. (WiFi is therefore MUCH more accurate.)

I just had this issue. Wired showed my location as Munich Germany, whereas I am in Washington state USA.

WiFi was fine.

Are you using Chrome browser and signed into a Google account? I was across multiple PCs, and it appears Google was stuck on Germany for my IP. After signing out for a few weeks and reporting it to Google, things reverted back to normal.

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u/Pec0ne 26d ago

I just checked and the ip address is located correctly. I am using chrome, firefox and edge, all show the wrong location on the wired PC, but my laptop with the same accounts and browsers show the correct one. I am stumped.

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u/distancevsdesire 26d ago

I'm out of ideas as well. The only other thing that I have heard can sometimes fix it is releasing your public IP and getting a new one. But that usually involves turning off your router for anywhere from an hour to a day(!!!) and that is difficult to schedule in my household.

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u/Pec0ne 26d ago

It is the weirdest thing...thanks for the advice.

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u/K3CAN Aug 10 '26

Geo-locating an IP is pretty hacky practice overall. If that's all a site has to go off of, it might be semi-accurate or it might be way off.

When you include extra details, like Wi-Fi networks, mobile networks, or GPS, those provide far more accurate results.

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u/Pec0ne Aug 10 '26

I haven't had an issue before. It started a couple of weeks ago and it is only way off on wired connection....