Amazon Device randomly showing up on Network.

Same question that I asked above:  Why did you obscure the device's MAC address?  I would like to block it on my router too!

I just discovered the same random Amazon KFAUWI today named "austin" on my network. It was listed in Devices under a separate category of devices named "Computers" instead of the rest of our network PC's which are listed under "Computer."

We have Comcast Business for internet and phones. There is a random XFINITY open wifi that broadcasts very close to us and started appearing in the weeks after our new modem was installed in October but I assumed that was the neighbors wifi. Our new Comcast modem does have a built in router which is in use by one device as a guest network, and it doesn't broadcast its SSID.

I saw something about Dell in the previous posts. I also have a Dell device but our external drives and shared network aren't Dell so I'm not sure how that could be related. More concerned about Comcast if it's a modem vulnerability. 

The external hard drive connected to our shared network drive randomly ejected, which is when I saw we had unknown "austin" on our network in the first place. Then I clicked on the unknown austin device, viewed properties, and refreshed the 'view devices on network' page, and within a minute our external hard drive reconnected and austin disappeared. 

I took this snapshot before austin got away: 

Austin has a friend now. This is really annoying, but I think we are on the wrong forum to get to the bottom of it.  Amazon needs to explain what's going on.  I have Verizon FiOS, three Echo devices, the Amazon music app on one computer and the Alexa and Music Apps on my phone. 

One of them is being shifty and spawning Douglas on my network.  Why I have a Douglas and not an Austin, I don't know. The three Echos I have are an Echo (2nd gen), a Dot (2nd gen) and a Spot with calling not registered.  

No, my name is not Douglas.

Hi, I just saw your post.  I had the same problem a few days ago.  I went round and round and found on this forum what i believe is the solution.   DoubleTT_845 posted the below on New Years Eve, 2017.  The link that he included has the solution to the problem (at least it worked for me).  I have reproduced his post immediately below.

When I went out to the webpage I tried the first solution that he offered, which was to disable the "Windows Connect Now" service.  That immediately worked for me.  I hope this helps you.

DO

DoubleTT_845 replied on

In US, most of the modems nowadays have WIFI (and routing) capability.  I actually have to call Comcast to disable the modem WIFI and use my own router for WIFI activities.  Some users may not use WIFI but should make sure if their internet providers' modems have WIFI enabled or not.  My problem solved by disabling windows connect now service is related to WPS protocol which is related to WIFI.  If one is sure they do not have WIFI, then it is something else then.

I traced back and found the webpage I found the answer.  It has a very good explanation.

https://appuals.com/fix-unknown-strange-devices-showing-network/

This device showed up on my network. The ONLY Amazon device I own is a TV which has Amazon software on it. Unplugged the TV, refreshed the Network devices screen on my Win10 PC and Austin KFAUWI was gone. 

It is not an Amazon branded TV, just a smart TV loaded with Amazon's software. 

Check all your digital devices... even if it is not an Amazon device, if it is running their software the device may show up as that.