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Czarnik
May 17, 2015Aspirant
Unknown Netgear IP address on network (CG3000V2)
Recently got a new cable modem from Optus (CG3000V2) and enjoy using Netgear Geni, but confused by an unknown device that keeps appearing at the same IP address (192.168.0.5). Recently checked Norton...
fordem
May 18, 2015Mentor
Primarily because of the ip address you mentioned (192.168.0.5), I doubt that it has anything to do with the router, and I suspect the common OUI is nothing more than a coincidence.
Most routers have only two MAC addresses, one for each network interface (WAN & LAN), it is theoretically possible for it to have more if it is a wireless router, but in practice the wireless related interfaces will typically show the same ip as the router's LAN interface, or, if the router allows a guest network, an address in a different network range, so the x.x.x.5 suggests a completely different device.