Unknown Devices In Network And Sharing Centre Windows

bradztheman · Nov 11, 2016

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The sure way to keep the uninvited out of your network is to set up a MAC address filter in your router. Don't just rely on a wireless password. I have had similar situations on a previous computer but never in Win 10. All of them were temporary and none ever gained access to my network, i.e. got allocated an IP by the router.
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So you think i should filter their ip addresses just incase?

satrow · Nov 11, 2016

Have you even seen any IP addresses from these 'interlopers' yet?

bradztheman · Nov 11, 2016

No ip addresses no

satrow · Nov 11, 2016

No IP addresses, no problem - they're not on your network.

Earthling · Nov 12, 2016

bradztheman said: ↑

So you think i should filter their ip addresses just incase?
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Eh? I'm simply saying enter the MAC addresses of all your devices into your router's filter. Nothing else will then be allowed to connect so you can stop worrying about those phones and so on.

plodr · Nov 12, 2016

Don't filter by IP - that changes.

Turn on MAC filtering and enter the MAC addresses of all your devices.
Turn on limits to IPs that the router assigns.
I have my router set to only hand out 9 IPs. Since there are 7 computers/tablets that have internet access (2 don't), a print server and a chromecast stick all my devices get an IP. If someone tries to connect, even in my home, the message will be "no working leases available". When I buy a new device, like a tablet, I turn off MAC filtering so I can read the MAC address of the new device and enter it into the router. I then up the number of IPs handed out by one. If a computer is ecycled, I removed its MAC from the table and decrease the number of IPs handed out by one.

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