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Generic streaming device
Generic streaming device showing up in my list of devices. I block the device, then it unblocks itself! I deleted it, came back again even though I marked do not add devices automatically! I'm at a...
Disable the iPhones WiFI Privacy Address feature. This is the feature that causes this. This is a Apple feature. Not needed when Apple devices are at home.
Enterprise77 wrote:
Yes, my son's Iphone.....different IP/MAC address...
Enterprise77 wrote:
Generic streaming device showing up in my list of devices.
Tried tracking down what it is?
Does it have a MAC address that you can search for?
- Yes, traced the MAC address with various searches, "unknown" no device in my house matches the device. I think I'll just get rid of NETGEAR and try other product that's more secure
Enterprise77 wrote:
I think I'll just get rid of NETGEAR and try other product that's more secureWhat makes you think that the Netgear router is the culprit?Or that what you see is some sort of security problem?
If this is something forced on you by the client, then you will have thrown away money on one device for another one that does the same thing.
We k now nothing about the stuff you have running on your network. As plemans says iJunk has been implicated in strange behaviour. (It likes to change Mac addresses just for the heck of it, for example.) Samsung also does odd things. Windows likewise.
You could of course, stop using the Internet, but a better strategy might be to try to track down why this happens.
- Thanks for your reply. I've been tracking, trying numerous fixes for weeks now. I have the normal devices that most have, alexa, iPad, Samsung phones, ... nothing out of the ordinary. My last option is to reset the router to factory specs, start again and see. Same issue, bye bye netgear