Hi there
I often see other "Strange" phones on my network --I know they aren't mine as I've powered them ALL off and removed batteries.
Looking at Router log they haven't logged on to my network but I really shouldn't be seeing these.
My own phones don't show up BTW !!!!
Cheers
jimbo
Tablet or other device. The bad thing about manufacturers using chips that can be used in multiple devices, Windows for some reason loves to misidentify them.
I Briefly see this sometimes too , this morning I saw something on my ISP's Router call "Angler" , turn out to be a Phone , as with a right Click I discovered it was actually my Nexus 6P Phone , even though it gets it's Wifi from my Bridged AC Router , I guess it was surveying the 2.4ghz Hotspots it could find and then disconnected again after a few minutes as it disappeared from the Network view.
On my surface I see Bluetooth Devices , which must be the neighbours all the time...
KB
Jim I forgot to let you know that there are Smartphone apps for the iOS devices like Network Analyzer. If I pull up my Engenius EAP750 AP, it comes up showing the chip is a SENAO Networks product. My brother Laser comes up as Silex for the Wifi chipset. Even the Bluetooth chips come up funky.
I've noticed this irritation going back to Windows 8.
Jimbo,
If you're not using MS's WPS disable it and the phones will disappear...computer management...services...scroll down to "Windows Connect Now" stop the service running" then click Disabled in startup type...go back to Explorer refresh and it's gone. It is MS's version of WPS HTH
I had the quirk on 1511, disabled it, viola. I live in an apt complex so lots of the devices were looking for a connection. However it never, at least what I've been able to determine, gives the devices a connection. If you look at the properties of the device looking to connect you'll see no connection serial number, mac address etc is showing. So no connection really exists it's just showing devices looking to connect. Not really sure if Connection Mgr starts it or not. I thought at first my router was to blame but after checking Google etc I was reading that WPS by Microsoft was to blame. Vista, 7 and 8 8.1 has the same issue. I don't use WPS so it's not created any problems with Discovery of the network. HTH
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