It's like a reinstall of Windows but will keep your User files. Try these options I've suggested, if they do not go away another option is to reset your computer. Be sure they're fully up to date as well. Its also never a bad thing to run a full system scan with Defender or any 3rd party software you have. I see you've used a password generator for that already. Use random letters, numbers and symbols, they're much harder Factory reset your router, most have a hidden button to press with a paperclip, change the WIFI name and of course password. If you think your neighbours are stealing your wifi I have an idea for that. It will only show as a MAC address on your router.

Hello Shadowbolt05, I am Andrew an independent advisor, I want to try to help.ĭo you use a VPN that requires software to turn on? Some vpn's will install an additional driver and device to mask your IP. This time it's a device that's made by 'rockchip' - I think these guys make ROCKBOX? Picture: Knowing my neighbours, they're probably trying to crack the Wi-Fi password or something like that - I have a feeling they don't really like us very much, lol.īut seriously though - this confuses me, and why the heck are these 'ghost' devices showing up? Last time it was a Philips smart TV!Įdit: Just got another one. It'd come back around 10-20 seconds later. The only solution I could come up with for this was to completely reset the passwords for my access points - the Q Hub and an AirPort Extreme 4th-Gen that I use to extend my signal.īefore I went all scorched earth, 'austin' would be around only for a few seconds so I could check its properties, but then disappear right after. To double my confusion, when I checked my main router's web UI (Sky Q Hub - I'm in the UK) it showed no such device connected with no such MAC address. Its vendor was labelled 'Amazon', and it had no IP address - only a MAC address. Got a device named 'austin' showing up in my Windows network section of Explorer. So, I've encountered this once before, but it's recently happened again.

Unknown device on wifi