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System log with weird Mac addresses
Can someone help me identify what tyor of devices these mac addresses that keep connecting and disconnecting from my router throughout the day. When I search tbrm they come up with things I'm not unde...
If your ex has the ability to physically connect an ethernet device to your network, there is not much you can do, other than try to block the MAC address in the settings of the router.
The mac address that you said would have been a PC or something that is Intel Corp ... We actually do not have any laptops in our home.. only 2 ps4's and i already checked the macs of both of them and no match... He was the only one with a laptop but has taken it to his parents but he is still over here daily after work for a few hours.. and when shows up... usually 3 devices connect and when i asked him if he has anything on the wifi other than his cell he said no... but he has a past of doing weird stuff like this.. as I was told from Telus a couple years ago that there was a wireless network adapter or something connecting to the network but it had its own server or something ( lol im not techy at all sorry if it doesnt make sense) but he said that devices that were connected to my wifi were disconnecting and connecting to the wireless network adaptor. He also said it had to be in the house somewhere but would have to be within a 1 block radius from the house to connect.. or he said it must be hidden.
Does this make any sense lol?
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserIntel is merely the manufacturer of the networking hardware itself. Intel doesn't make computers under their own name besides the NUC. Any other computer or device manufacturer could choose to use an Intel chipset for their networking. While you may not have laptops, desktop PCs frequently do have Intel chipsets.
Are you sure you were talking to a real Telus rep? None of that makes sense. Wifi definitely has less than a 1 block range. You'll be lucky to even get reception in most cases when you're outside your home or yard. Having to use the wireless boosters is proof of that. Hidden wifi networks can be easily found. Any device connecting to the Telus router will have its MAC appear in the log.
Not all MAC addresses are going to show up in a search. It depends if the device is from a manufacturer that registered the first six characters of the MAC address or not. There are also some other devices where people can manually change the MAC address. Another thing to be aware of is that many devices have more than one MAC address. One for wireless, one for wired and in some cases more additional ones depending on the hardware.
If you are really worried, change ALL of your wireless network names and passwords. It will be a headache at first but it would make it harder for unknown devices to connect. As long as you are the only person with the password, you can limit who or what device has access. For your ex, you could even set up the guest wifi with a separate password and isolate it so anyone on the guest wifi cannot access anything on the rest of your network.
