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johnwgillis
Nov 09, 2025Aspirant
Phantom devices showing up
The Attached devices list for my router has been showing A) a Netgear Meural photo frame, yet I've never owned such a device; B) an old computer which is switched off. I don't understand how this ...
CrimpOn
Nov 09, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Another method is to turn off one WiFi device. Wait 5 minutes, and then refresh the Attached Devices page. If one of these strange devices has disappeared, then it is whatever got turned off.