Windows 10: Other peoples phones appearing on my Network

Hi there

I often see other "Strange" phones on my network --I know they aren't mine as I've powered them ALL off and removed batteries.

Looking at Router log they haven't logged on to my network but I really shouldn't be seeing these.

My own phones don't show up BTW !!!!





Cheers
jimbo

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Asphalt 8 on Windows 10 offering other peoples accounts

My son and I are having the same issue. We installed Asphalt 8 for the first time and my account was a player from Brazil. My sons came up as a player with nearly maxed out everything. It as if someone else has been using our information log before we
downloaded the game.

 

Asphalt 8 on Windows 10 offering other peoples accounts

Just noticed on the asphalt 8 message board that other people are experiencing this so it looks like it might be some problem they are having.

 

Tablet or other device. The bad thing about manufacturers using chips that can be used in multiple devices, Windows for some reason loves to misidentify them.

 

I Briefly see this sometimes too , this morning I saw something on my ISP's Router call "Angler" , turn out to be a Phone , as with a right Click I discovered it was actually my Nexus 6P Phone , even though it gets it's Wifi from my Bridged AC Router , I guess it was surveying the 2.4ghz Hotspots it could find and then disconnected again after a few minutes as it disappeared from the Network view.

On my surface I see Bluetooth Devices , which must be the neighbours all the time...

KB

 

Jim I forgot to let you know that there are Smartphone apps for the iOS devices like Network Analyzer. If I pull up my Engenius EAP750 AP, it comes up showing the chip is a SENAO Networks product. My brother Laser comes up as Silex for the Wifi chipset. Even the Bluetooth chips come up funky.

 

That is one option that people forget to disable on Windows and Android. It ends up burning up battery power on portable devices if you are having it to scan for any available networks.

 

I've noticed this irritation going back to Windows 8.

 

Jimbo,

If you're not using MS's WPS disable it and the phones will disappear...computer management...services...scroll down to "Windows Connect Now" stop the service running" then click Disabled in startup type...go back to Explorer refresh and it's gone. It is MS's version of WPS HTH

 

It was because of the changes that Microsoft has implemented for networking.

 

Interesting ..... It is Running but says Manual Start ....so What starts it? The next entry , the Connection Manager which is on Auto Trigger Start?

I see the phone on 1607 sometimes but not on the one still on 1511


KB

 

I had the quirk on 1511, disabled it, viola. I live in an apt complex so lots of the devices were looking for a connection. However it never, at least what I've been able to determine, gives the devices a connection. If you look at the properties of the device looking to connect you'll see no connection serial number, mac address etc is showing. So no connection really exists it's just showing devices looking to connect. Not really sure if Connection Mgr starts it or not. I thought at first my router was to blame but after checking Google etc I was reading that WPS by Microsoft was to blame. Vista, 7 and 8 8.1 has the same issue. I don't use WPS so it's not created any problems with Discovery of the network. HTH