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Phantom WiFi Device
Hey all, Got a really odd one that I would like some assitance with becuase its driving me nuts trying to figure it out. I have just bought the R800 nighthawk and set it up. Before I even joine...
JBirdV1 wrote:
I have just bought the R800 nighthawk and set it up. Before I even joined any of my devices to it, a WiFi device connected called 'Ruby's Hauwei phone'. Odd enough as I dont have any Huawei phones in the house but I chalked it up to still having the default password set, so I updated the firmware and set a new complex WiFi and Admin password.
Anyone you know called Ruby?
Unknown devices can turn up because some wifi clients create "phantoms" that duplicate a recognised client. And Huawei is one of those makers that might supply own brand makers.
Apart from that, as you say, spooky.