Rogue devices showing up on windows 8 network in file exporer.

Anonymous
2013-01-02T19:49:18+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-11T00:57:06+00:00

    such a weird problem! i'm in the UK, and i have Verizon and AT&T phones showing up !

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-05-09T15:47:58+00:00

    is everyone here using a legit copy of Windows!? A reddit thread says that these issues could be to do with installing dodgy copies !

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-21T13:05:48+00:00

    I have the same problem.  I originally noticed this when unknown devices started showing up in Norton Internet Securities, network security map, on a HP laptop running Windows 8.1. Discovered that they were cell phones showing up as network devices when I clicked on network in explorer. I have three other Windows 7 computers that never show the devices. My router also never shows these devices in the log.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-12-02T17:00:57+00:00

    I have just seen this issue and the only thing that seems to have stopped it happening is hiding the SSID on my router.  So, I guess that would suggest it is phones reading the broadcast SSID. How and why that gets translated into a visible device in Windows 8.1 (just upgraded) I don't understand, because my own phone, which is connected with an IP address, does NOT show up in the network panel...

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-11-02T11:21:46+00:00

    Hi all same problem

    ghost mobile phones and tablet appearing in my network screen windows 8

    and only mac address available, no ip and NO TRACE OF THE DEVICE ON THE ROUTER LOG!! of such a device. moreover i have 7 devices connected to my router, 5 by cable and 2 by wifi and my router is set to only assign from x01 to x08 ip address therefore there is no way a device can connect (plus normal security stuff). So it must be a direct connection to the laptop

    someone metioned a bug of HomeGroup Provider service. Any info on that?

    It is cary see unknown machine connected to your laptop.....

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