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Incorrect MAC Addresses being shown on Netgear R7800 router
Hi I have noticed connected devices to my wifi network (Mac addresses of each device) don't display the same MAC address when viewing on the "Access Control" page within Router Administration pro...
> The only thing I can think of is that I do have a Netgear Extender
> upstairs....could this be causing the mismatch in MAC Addresses?It's part of extender operation. See, for example:
A Web search for terms like, say:
wireless extender spoof mac address
might be educational.
> The only thing I can think of is that I do have a Netgear Extender
> upstairs....could this be causing the mismatch in MAC Addresses?
It's part of extender operation. See, for example:
A Web search for terms like, say:
wireless extender spoof mac address
might be educational.
Cheers for that.
I have taken the extender out of the equation now.......as it's not really needed....reset the extender to factory defaults unplugged it..
rebooted router, powered off my iphone (which was one of the devices showing the spoofed MAC address).
once turned on I was expecting my iphone to report into the router the correct wifi MAC address but it still has the spoofed (Extender address)....Umm
Even more puzzled now....removed all devices from the "View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network" list
which included my spoofed MAC address for my iphone (when the extender was in play)
Turned off iphone, refreshed router Access Control page - device disappeared from the Allowed Connected list, and went into the
"View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network" list.
Turned off iphone again and back on and now another MAC address (which is different again!!) has appeared in the Allowed Connected list.
and it's not the REAL iphone Wifi MAC address!!
> [...] and it's not the REAL iphone Wifi MAC address!!
Define "real".
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227
Everything's complicated.