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brucecgirton
Mar 14, 2023Aspirant
R6400v2 router attached device table shows missing or incorrectly named devices
My R6400v2 router attached device table shows missing or incorrectly named devices. One hidden 2.4 GHz device is a new printer that clearly thinks it is attached to the router; I have had problems p...
michaelkenward
Mar 28, 2023Guru - Experienced User
brucecgirton wrote:
This issue has developed within the last few weeks.
Any Windows updates since then? I've certainly seen them here. They have a habit of messing around with the network settings.
My R6400v2 router attached device table shows missing or incorrectly named devices.
Where are you looking? Browser graphical user interface (GUI)? Nighthawk app? Or, my favourite, the desktop genie for Windows?
genie | Product | Support | NETGEAR
The OS is Windows 11, the firmware is current, it's on a home network connected to a fiber modem by an ethernet cable.
How fast is the Internet there? "fibre modem" could mean many things. (Every Internet connection is fibre somewhere along the way.) That 2017 router is not the newest, or fastest, router in the block.