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GloriaS's avatar
GloriaS
Aspirant
Mar 23, 2021

MY ROUTER WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO DELETE AN AMAZON FIRE STICK. I HAVE NEVER OWNED ONE!

RAX50 - refurbished. MY ROUTER WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO DELETE AN AMAZON FIRE STICK. I never owned one!  I've tried everything I can think of, and I am not able to remove this phantom "device" from the list of Attached Devices on the router settings.

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  • update to above message:  The router I mention was just purchased (refurbished), and the phantom "Amazon Fire Stick" started appearing on the router immediately after I switched routers out.

    • antinode's avatar
      antinode
      Guru

      > [...] I've tried everything I can think of, [...]

       

         Think, for a moment, about how little useful information that
      non-description conveys to the non-psychics in your audience.

       

      > [...] I am not able to remove this phantom "device" from the list of
      > Attached Devices on the router settings.

       

         "not able" is not a useful problem description.  It does not say what
      you did.  It does not say what happened when you did it.  As usual,
      showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
      messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
      descriptions or interpretations.

       

      > [...] The router I mention was just purchased (refurbished), [...]

       

         A setings reset is usually a good idea when you get a used device.

       

         Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
      for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for
      "Factory Settings" and/or "Reset button".

       

         Did you configure the wireless-network security stuff (SSID(s),
      passphrase(s)) on the new router?  Look for "Specify basic WiFi
      settings" in the User Manual.

       

      > [...] the phantom "Amazon Fire Stick" started appearing on the router
      > immediately after I switched routers out.

       

         Some of us can't see that.  What does it say?

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    Is the firestick showing with an IP address? 

    Have you checked to see if that ip address corresponds to a different device?

    it wouldn't be the first time a device has been mis-identified in the connected devices page.