Amazon Device randomly showing up on Network.

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2017-10-08T00:11:54+00:00

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I've got a random Amazon KFAUWI device showing up on my network as a device beside my driver for my router. Can anyone help? I am sure it is not a device in my house, as everything is set to something we've done or one of our names. Can anyone tell me if i'm stupid or if this is a general happening?

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-11T22:48:33+00:00

    I find that these phantoms are mostly Amazon devices which aggressively try and use WPS to connect to a WiFi network.  However I have also seen other Android phones/tablets appear as  phantoms as well.  I have never seen an Apple device appear.  I am pretty sure Apple is against WPS; one of the few times I agree with Apple's take.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-11T22:43:45+00:00

    I totally agree about not using WPS because it is a security risk and only saves you typing a WPA2-PSK(AES) key the first time you connect to a network.  WPS is definitely a solution in search of a non existing problem and in doing so has created more problems then solutions.

    I find that these phantoms are mostly Amazon devices which aggressively try and use WPS to connect to a WiFi network.  However I have also seen other Android phones/tablets appear as  phantoms as well.  I have never seen a Windows PC appear as a phantom device but windows 8/10 will aggressively seek out and report any WPS devices looking for a connection.  It will also leave them in the windows explorer network device list for a relativity long time.

    Since I have never used echo so I can not say what is is doing.  Perhaps it is setting up it's own WPS (but that is just a guess).

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-11T22:24:22+00:00

    That is very odd.  I have never seen this once I turned off and disabled WPS on all WiFi routers and "Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar" service on all Windows 8/10 PC's. I assume you tried rebooting routers and PC's after turning things off/disabling.

    I have seen two weird cases:

    • A WiFi router that had WPS but no option to turn it off (I do not remember the make/model).  I just replaced the router.
    • I missed one Windows 10 PC and because they were Home grouped together the phantom was showing up on the other PC's as well.

    Sorry I could not be of more help.  I still believe the phantom's are annoying but harmless.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-11T21:51:32+00:00

    My reply was to Steve-D-M ...Michael, sounds like a security issue to me, or possibly a cellphone changing names, isolate it by tracking the mac address

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