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Markedly
Mar 30, 2023Guide
Suspicious Connection - device connecting to its own IP address?
The message I've been recently receiving on my Orbi app indicates that my Buffalo NAS is suspiciously connecting with itself. Can anyone explain this? The full message is: NETGEAR Armor detecte...
plemans
Mar 31, 2023Guru - Experienced User
it could be something its hosting on its own self. Like a VM.
did you check with buffalo on it?
Markedly
Mar 31, 2023Guide
I haven't checked with Buffalo, but it's a device I've had for a number of years without issue. Basically, it's a fairly bare-bones single-drive NAS with an embedded Torent client.