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The names I give to my devices get dropped by Orbi
I have an RBR 40 with three satellites and about 35 devices connected. For some reason Orbi drops some of the names I have added. In other cases I cannot find my devices at all. In particular, rig...
Murphy121 wrote:For example, my wife’s iPhone 13 still appears with her correct name but the MAC address is different!
This may be down to a security "enhancement" from Apple.
Among others, try these:
Using MAC Filtering w/Apple's Private Address Feat... - NETGEAR Communities
MAC Randomization Behavior | Android Open Source Project
Evp58 wrote:I have an RBR 40 with three satellites and about 35 devices connected. For some reason Orbi drops some of the names I have added. In other cases I cannot find my devices at all. In particular, right now, neither my or my wife's Apple Watch appear. Plus, suddently, my iphone 13 disappeared from the list but my wife's similar model is there. Also, I had to rename my Samsung TV's twice because for some reason my custom names disappeared. Any ideas??
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I am experiencing most of the issues that you cite! For example, my wife’s iPhone 13 still appears with her correct name but the MAC address is different! And yes, suddenly I found a device with the name “DEV” which I could not account for!
Is there any solution to these issues?
Murphy121 wrote:For example, my wife’s iPhone 13 still appears with her correct name but the MAC address is different!
This may be down to a security "enhancement" from Apple.
Among others, try these:
Using MAC Filtering w/Apple's Private Address Feat... - NETGEAR Communities
MAC Randomization Behavior | Android Open Source Project