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Help! Unknown Devices on Wifi
Please bear with me and my rant, any help and insight are greatly appreciated... As a super un-tech-savvy person, I'm going crazy with all the scary things I'm reading online! (Hackers, spyware, virus...
So I have two iPhones and both display their full device name and model always.
The scary part is that only one iPhone was on at the time this new device was connected...
My wifi app shows this mystery Apple Mobile device was connecting actively every few minutes.
So when I fired up my second iPhone, there was a total of 3 apple phones on my network.
Should I be concerned? I feel so useless for not knowing anything
The scary part is that only one iPhone was on at the time this new device was connected...
My wifi app shows this mystery Apple Mobile device was connecting actively every few minutes.
So when I fired up my second iPhone, there was a total of 3 apple phones on my network.
Should I be concerned? I feel so useless for not knowing anything
After doing what XRAY suggests, you can rest assure that the only devices on your network will be yours. I assume you have a unique/secured PW for your Telus router? If you still see more devices connected than what you know are actually connect, you can rest assure that that is "historical" info retained by your router. Routers have "lease periods" for devices that are/were connect. being that your Apple devices have randomization MAC, just adds to the confusion.
- The password to my wifi is unique and personalized, yes.
The password to get into the router (admin) @ 192.168.1. etc is still the original one posted on the sticker at the back. It's a bunch of random digits and letters so I figured it was safe enough, correct?It most likely is safe. The thing is, in order for someone to be on your "WiFi" they'd have to be within close proximity of your router, other than neighbors, who could that be? And even that would be such a bad connection it would be not worth it. I personally change the router's default management PW, just as a good house keeping practice.
Since you only have a few devices to update just change your WiFi password and be done with it so you can stop worrying.
- Will do, x-ray. But regarding my original query - are hackers even able to access my wifi network like this and spoof info? Do they have to be within physical range and have my password?
