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New iPhone on Home Network Shows Different MAC Address
I have a network running on an RB 20 router and satellite. I recently bought a new iPhone 13 Pro. When I looked at the list of attached devices on the Orbi app, I did not see the new phone (but I kno...
All of the new operating system versions feature the ability to create randomized MAC addresses when connecting to WiFi networks. If you Google "randomized MAC address" there wll be many (many) articles explaining how wonderful it is. I absolutely hate it, and always find the section in Network Settings to disable this feature and use the actual hardware MAC address.
Interesting. Thanks.
How do I disable that? I'd prefer to see actual MAC addresses, too. Is it the Network Settings on the Orbi? Or somewhere else?
I'm haing trouble connecting to orbilogin.com, so not sure I can even change settings there.
Here is another post I made today:
mapalm418 wrote:
Interesting. Thanks.
How do I disable that? I'd prefer to see actual MAC addresses, too. Is it the Network Settings on the Orbi? Or somewhere else?
This setting is on the individual device, buried somewhere in "Settings....Network". On my Android, I click the little gear icon, which opens up WiFi information, then click on Advanced. iPhones are spawn of the devil. Their settings are an arcane mystery.
Yes, I found that just after I submitted my reply. (I'm on an iPhone.) Thanks.
I do indeed see the MAC address that Orbi says is my iPhone, so all good there. I wonder if that'a also the reason Orbi doesn't autmpoatically list my iPhone as an Apple product.