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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.
Hi
I did have a conversation with a IT specialist some time ago who explained that windows 8 by default will look for any wireless device within the range of your router or adapter and will pick up on any device within range informing you of a wireless device in the vicinity of you wireless area weather you have mac filtering or what ever your protection is it will show. This does not mean that this device is in you network it just means that, that device is there and with out the right password and stuff it cannot connect to your network which can be verified by trying to add the said item to your network and as with my attempts as I am sure with your attempts none of the offending devices can connect to my network as a profile is unobtainable meaning this wireless item is there but unable to connect to my system. Which can be verified by turning off all your PC's phones tablet and any thing that is wifi in your network and observing your router's up and down stream lights on your router. You should get the twenty or thirty second blip that all router's send out and not a lot more.
If there is constant activity then you need to worry about your system security and perhaps a further investigation.
Hope this helps it certainly did with me.
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I have the same problem, and it's been driving me nuts. I have a router set up with MAC filtering and the phones never show up on my "attached" devices, but when I look into my network in the file explorer the phones keep popping up randomly, and whenever they pop up it's not a phone that I have in the house. I can't ever get an IP address from them all I can see in the properties is the MAC address. I have an N900 and it's signal shouldn't travel so far to pick up so many phones. If you find an answer to this problem please post thanks.
The scan showed no mal ware at all
