topic Re: Unknown entry on router in Broadband & Landline

Unknown entry on router

englishmike — Thu, 23 May 2024 18:10:45 GMT

My new EE hub and extender are showing something on my Hub Manager that I cannot account for.........

"Vendor: L-TECH Corporation."

Does anyone know what this could be? When I looked it up on Google it talks about LED dimmers that we don't have. We live in a detached house so hopefully not a neighbour's. Could it be the WiFi extender itself?

Re: Unknown entry on router

JimM11 — Thu, 23 May 2024 18:22:28 GMT

@englishmike Can you not narrow it down by it's IP or MAC address, if extender, switch it off and it should disappear from the list, same for any device you switch of, test by switching off a device you know ie your phone.

Re: Unknown entry on router

englishmike — Thu, 23 May 2024 19:28:55 GMT

Thanks for help.
Switched Extender off; no change; both phones are Samsung and visible. Never seen this entry before on BT Hub. Could it actually be something from next door? They are about three car lengths away. "Can you not narrow it down by it's IP or MAC address, " not sure how to do that. Can i remove it from the network?

Re: Unknown entry on router

JimM11 — Thu, 23 May 2024 20:16:22 GMT

@englishmike Are you using a BT hub that has public wi-fi access?

Re: Unknown entry on router

Northerner — Thu, 23 May 2024 20:22:21 GMT

Hi @englishmike

Can you not block access from your router?

You could try changing your wifi password.

Thanks

Re: Unknown entry on router

englishmike — Thu, 23 May 2024 22:42:42 GMT

Thanks both. I might have cracked it: need to check tomorrow and see if it reappears and then will report back!

Re: Unknown entry on router

englishmike — Fri, 24 May 2024 11:24:04 GMT

It appears to be a Humax Freesat Recorder but why it comes up as being a LED lighting controller I don't know. Who knows what contracts they take on in those Chinese factories? Anyway, sorry to have bothered you!

Re: Unknown entry on router

JimM11 — Fri, 24 May 2024 11:40:46 GMT

@englishmike It's not a bother, always good to get info, the EE Router try's to pull info to display from the connected devices and sometimes what/where it gets is totally misleading but at least it makes you curious.....👍