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I have been concerned about my systems security since upgrading to window 8 last November on occations a phone has appeared in my network devices list well windows knows the phone it can get make model and mac code but after clicking on the phones propities it disappears. At first I thought it might have got in through my wireless router which is a virgin super hub made by netgear and after a little digging I changed the password and even the way devices connect wirelessly and made my hug a mac code only connection. This worked for a few weeks then hey presto another phone or tablet appeared on my network. I even paid a extra few quid to Mcafee and upgraded to access all areas to cover my tablet and my our phone the issue persisted . I was so annoyed at this time but I had noticed the my processor was a 64 bit capable processor so I took the plunge and brought another windows pro 8 pack as the system had to have a clean install. All has been fine for six weeks since I upgraded to a 64 bit machine and suddenly it has all started again I have had three different devices appearing in my network map and I have not got a clue if my system has been compromised. Or is it this think is a way for others to connect to the internet for free using my isp which is illegal.
Does anyone have any ideas where I turn to, to solve this problem ?
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I had this issue ,i have searched a lot in the internet and no absolute solution for this, I have tried very simple way through the router by blocking the mac address of these devices and it works fine for me , you have to keep watching your network for few days and when you found any unknown device (most likely it is a phone with just MAC address and no IP address) block the the these MAC address in your router
hope it work with you
I had the same thing pop up on my windows 10 machine. M201 as telephony. I am narrowing it down to the fact that my Router has a build in system for a 4G SiM card, which is my back up internet if my line connection should fail. I think that's where the M201 device sits. I guess I am wondering if you have a Mobile SIM card in your router as a fail over connection as well.
See on the 1st page link to Tom's hardware. that s the answer.
In a nutshell: ON the network and IN the network- different things.
That I do understand but with the router being set to deny all except those mas codes in my filter list and these items do not show as connected to my router when they are showing these issues have got to be internet based surely ?
I am having this exact issue i have had 6 different devices come up on my pc tonight 4 tablets and 2 phones i have there mac addresses and i had my network set up the same way as yours with the mac`s filtered it made no difference so i now banned them mac addresses and guess what they still keep appearing and my pc has no wireless its hard wired to my virgin super hub im also having very bad ping to sites and servers witch would say someone is ripping the **** out of my network but as you say nothing shows up on the hub only on my pc and this is on windows 10
Hi guys!
Sorry to wake up an old thread but I found a fix for this, here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-networking/rogue-devices-showing-up-on-windows-8-network-in/2c61616e-bcbc-4a7a-9a66-eab68fae84cd?page=3, the first post.
It seems the be Windows Connect Now (Microsoft's WPS service) that causes the issue on windows 8/8.1. Just go into Control Panel > Administrative tools > Services > Windows Connect Now and disable it. Has worked for me and everyone else in the above thread. Spread the word if you have other threads about this. :)
