Solutions of elliptic curve in finite field

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If I take the following elliptic formula over a finite field of size $17$:

$$y^2 = x^3 + 2x + 3$$

The solutions for $x = 2$ would be $7$ and $10$.

Because

$7^2=49$ and $49 \equiv 15 \bmod 17$

$10^2=100$ and $100 \equiv 15 \bmod 17$

My question is when I take a number larger than $17^2$ I will still only get the solutions $7$ and $10$. For instance $24^2 = 576$ and $576 \equiv 15 \bmod 17$ and $24 \equiv 7 \bmod 17$.

Does this go on until $\infty$... OR does anything larger than $17$ just not exist