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Nighthawk RAXE290 showing un-owned devices as wired connections
I recently set up a brand new Nighthawk RAXE290 router connected to a charter spectrum modem. I had the router set up and running for about a week before I noticed slower speeds on all devices connec...
etp357 wrote:
When investigating I noticed that my router had many devices listed under the "allowed but not connected" and some which were actively connected that I did not own.
That's an interesting issue that could use some investigation.
etp357 wrote:
I was wondering if anyone else had had a similar experience or could advise me on what the situation may be.
There are regular reports here from people who see unknown attached devices. One recent example was from someone who had to dig down to discover that the anonymous device was their own unidentified iPhone. The growing use of random mac address by Apple and others has made this a common event.
Sometimes people realise that somewhere around the house there is something that they didn't realise has an Internet connection.
Then there are devices that end up snaffling two IP addresses
Another factor is that these lists can build up and show stuff that has not been on the network for quite some time. Add to that the fact that Netgear's firmware may have mislabelled a device, and you could be in for a wild goose chase in trying to work out what is really going on.
That is what I was thinking too is that it was just some common error, however I am a not too sure as all these new devices are showing up as wired connections when I know the online thing plugged into the router for a wired connection is a powerline adapter. I am happy to provide screenshots of whatever may be necessary if need be.
etp357 wrote:
I know the online thing plugged into the router for a wired connection is a powerline adapter.
Powerline adapters won't show as attached devices, only things connected through them.
I assume that you are looking at Access Control what does it look like in Attached Devices?
Sorry I meant to say "I know the ONLY thing plugged into the router for a wired connection is a powerline adapter." and that powerline goes to a nintendo switch which shows up correctly. As for the attached devices, none of the suspicious devices are shown there, only the devices which I actually own and can verify are the right devices. Though at this time all the ones that I deemed suspicious are blocked from connecting so I really hope that they don't start showing as connected.