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Hi everyone,
When I connect to my wireless network (very secure and complex WPA2 password), I go to File Explorer and the click on the "Network" at the bottom left of the window. There continues to be a wireless device or phone that shows detected on the network. I have seen three different devices and mac addresses since logging on this morning. I have also checked the router and there is no record of these mac id's or devices on the router. Where would these be coming from? This doesn't show on my Windows 7 machines. And also, I do not own any of these phones that are appearing on the network. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You in advance for any help,
Phil
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I had this issue today and opened thisthread on superuser.
Solution: I disabled WPS (also called WCN in Windows) on the router.
If you have many PCs on the network, disabling the Windows service "Windows Connect Now" is not the best option. So, modifying the router setting for WPS stops this for all PCs.
Guys, this isn't a phone CONNECTED to your network. It's just a discoverable device or one that attempted a connection at one point. No IP? No problem.
yes of course.
it does happen also with clean install w8 update 1
This appears to be a situation where locally connected devices i.e: a neighbour's phone may be shown in your network. This is not a security problem. As long as your internet connection is protected you should not be able to access the phone's files and it can't access any of yours.
For further information please see the last response (chev65) at http://www.eightforums.com/network-sharing/12630-someones-phone-connected-my-network-why-how-5.html.
Please let me know if this helps address your concerns.
This actually does help. I am glad that I am not the only one with this issue. I hope that Microsoft addresses this issue quickly.
This appears to be a situation where locally connected devices i.e: a neighbour's phone may be shown in your network. This is not a security problem. As long as your internet connection is protected you should not be able to access the phone's files and it can't access any of yours.
For further information please see the last response (chev65) at http://www.eightforums.com/network-sharing/12630-someones-phone-connected-my-network-why-how-5.html.
Please let me know if this helps address your concerns.
