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MAC addresses on my iOS devices do not match those listed on my Netgear AC1200 R6230 router
I got a Netgear R6230 a couple of days ago and went to the Advanced screen to see my network's attached devices. I noticed that the MAC addresses on all my Apple devices (iPhones & iPads) were differ...
> [...] the MAC addresses on all my Apple devices (iPhones & iPads) were
> different from those listed on the router's Attached Devices screen.
> [...]Recent iOS update? Where did you get "the MAC addresses on all
[your] Apple devices"?> [...] Why is that [...]
It's a feature.
> [...] which are correct?
"Both" or "It depends". Define "correct".
> [...] the MAC addresses on all my Apple devices (iPhones & iPads) were
> different from those listed on the router's Attached Devices screen.
> [...]
Recent iOS update? Where did you get "the MAC addresses on all
[your] Apple devices"?
> [...] Why is that [...]
It's a feature.
> [...] which are correct?
"Both" or "It depends". Define "correct".
Thanks so much! Had no idea about iOS 14 using private MAC addresses for each wifi network. Interesting--and much appreciated.