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
    2020-06-22T04:22:05+00:00

    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?

    There are lots of ways this can happen.

    Do you have any Amazon devices like a fire tv with a remote?

    Is your router set up with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup Config) setting on ?

    Is (Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar) service ensbled on your PC?

    If so your windows pc is probally seeing your firetv and its remote connecting to each other

    if you phantom device has no IP address it is not really on your network

    see my more detalied explanation above

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-03-19T14:04:20+00:00

    At a quick glance, almost all of the devices being mentioned here are amazon's Fire tablets.

    Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-06-30T18:14:49+00:00

    Its appears to be amazons kindle app.

    I have an Samsung S9, and i use package disabler pro - if you disable the kindle app, it dissapears, and re-appears when you reeneble it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-11T20:10:43+00:00

    I have never used WPS it's a security risk and has been disabled on my network since day 1, furthermore I am using corporate firewalling and ethernet on all workstations other than echo, wifi is disabled on these workstations, not using a cheap router ...this issue is related to Amazon devices, spacifically the echo, all other workstations function fine

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