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Vikingblood
Oct 20, 2021Tutor
DEV-1A:5C:CD network (generic) device
A DEV-1A:5C:CD network (generic) device (2.4 GHz) is showing up under my RAXE 500 router device list and Netgear Nighthawk app device list. I have no idea what this device is or where its from. I'm a...
FURRYe38
Oct 22, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Which one of your devices has this address?
192.168.1.12
Please don't post MAC address information in public forums.
Seen it were Apples new Private Address setting causes this to show as DEV as that feature sets a random MAC address on there devices now. I leave mine disabled while at home.
BBttmPete
Aug 14, 2022Aspirant
What's wrong with posting MAC addresses on public fora? Why is this such a no-no?
Truly curious.