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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 19, 2015Mentor
Sorry, the telnet details don't give me any clues, although it does confirm that there is a device at that address.
Try switching everything off except the router and the device you're running fing on, and then rescan - if it disappears, turn the devices on one by one, rescanning in between and see if you can locate it that way.
If you still get a response after switching everything off, unplug all the LAN cables from the router & rescan, if it is still there, change the encryption keys & rescan.