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jekaribne
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Oct 02, 2023

Very odd on my router status

On my connection, strangest thing is, the thing says a MacBook is connected and don't even have a MacBook. Why would a router say a MacBook is connected and uts a diff machine.

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  • jekaribne wrote:

    On my connection, strangest thing is, the thing says a MacBook is connected and don't even have a MacBook. Why would a router say a MacBook is connected and uts a diff machine.


    What Netgear device do you have?

     

    Where are you looking at this connection? Mobile app? Browser graphical user interface (GUI)?

     

    How is this device connected? Wifi? Wired?

  • are you using an android/ios device with random mac options?

    If so, that can cause that to happen