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Misidentified device
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Marc Moderator, Beta Tester Posts: 2,153
@Nyghtburn, Fing uses the MAC address to identify a device. Do you even have a Roomba?Thats Daphnee, she's a good dog...1 -
Marc Moderator, Beta Tester Posts: 2,153
Wow... I’ll tag @Ciaran from Fing here but the general answer from Fing is to edit the entry by filling in the name and notes fields with the correct information for the device. So name would be laptop manufacturer model type for instance...Thats Daphnee, she's a good dog...1
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Nope. Not at all.
And that is definitely my laptop's MAC address.
It's more amusing to me than anything, other than that the app works beautifully. Guess ASUS went to the same place as iRobot for this Mobos Wifi chip.
To verify the misidentified device, I would suggest to:
Install the Fing Desktop
Sign in and Go to Home tab
Scan for devices (Check if it is still identified as Roomba)
If the device is still recognized as Roomba then Click on the specific device
Click on Icon "Recognize" device
On our latest release of Fing Desktop (1.4.0) and onwards, we have actually included New feature: Device recognition - It is now possible to manually recognize devices: when Fing recognition is not sharp enough, you can manually provide brand and model of your devices. Which will hopefully be of benefit to you. Thanks again
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@Robin , any idea when that feature will be in the Fing app? I believe that’s what @Nyghtburn is using.
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Today I noticed it's identifying my Nintendo Switch as an MacBook Pro. There are no Apple devices on my network. The MAC addr is being reported correctly and traces back to the manufacturer of the network devices for Switches (Asix).
Go figure.
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