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Enterprise77
Aspirant
Apr 03, 2022
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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...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Apr 03, 2022

    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...

     

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Enterprise77
Aspirant
Apr 03, 2022
Success! That worked! I was wrong, no a security issue as thought. I can keep my router a little while longer!
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 04, 2022
Enterprise77 wrote:
Success! That worked! I was wrong, no a security issue as thought. I can keep my router a little while longer!

Thanks for reporting back. Very useful.

 

Yet another one to add to the list of unexplained things that Apple and Samsung, and probably others, do to baffle us.