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Need advice re Mac addresses appearing in my network

BkrisBkris Member Posts: 6
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I'm getting repeated instances of a devices, Mac address only showing, shown as entering my network. Fing show they enter and immediately disconnect. The number are always different ie. They never repeat.

I have changed my password but the intrusions continue. When I find them I immediately block them.

In appears to me that I'm being hacked but I don't know what to do about it.

I looks like my fing device is blocking the attempts.

Have need to worry? Any suggestions?

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  • KING_CRACKER78KING_CRACKER78 Member Posts: 11
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    @Bkris also on your digital fence what have you got you signal percent set to? as having it that bit closer can reduce the number of macs fing picks up reducing signal could help lessen them showing up but still haveenough range to be safe.

    VioletChepilkltaylor
  • VioletChepilVioletChepil London, UKMember Posts: 2,471
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    Ok great! Thanks also for choosing BEST ANSWERS :) it helps others know they can find a solution here:) 

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  • PoohPooh Member, Beta Tester Posts: 674
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    edited August 2019
    They may be passing devices using MAC Address Randomization.I'd not worry about it too much if I were you.

    There's been a discussion about it here: https://community.fing.com/discussion/216/will-digital-fence-be-killed-by-randomised-macs

    @VioletChepil : Would you mind converting this to a question for @Bkris , please?



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  • VioletChepilVioletChepil London, UKMember Posts: 2,471
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    Are you using a mesh network? 

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  • BkrisBkris Member Posts: 6
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    @VioletChepil no I don't. I'm going to look into @KING_CRACKER78 suggestion regarding the settings for digital fence.

    VioletChepil
  • kltaylorkltaylor Moderator, Beta Tester Posts: 1,231
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    Pooh said:
    They may be passing devices using MAC Address Randomization.I'd not worry about it too much if I were you.

    There's been a discussion about it here: https://community.fing.com/discussion/216/will-digital-fence-be-killed-by-randomised-macs

    @VioletChepil : Would you mind converting this to a question for @Bkris , please?



    That's exactly what I was thinking.  While I can understand the problem that it could cause and the resolution could be as simple as lowering the radius of the digital fence, in my situation though I'd want to know who comes around my house with devices that are constantly looking for open (or not) networks.  Never know when that could come in handy.
    "There's a fine line between audacity and idiocy."
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  • BkrisBkris Member Posts: 6
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    @Pooh I agree with you. BUT, I live in an apartment with multiple people going by my door daily.

    I've cut my radius down a lot and that seems to have stopped the problem for now.

    KING_CRACKER78VioletChepil
  • HronosHronos Member, Beta Tester Posts: 289
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    I thing I am late to the party here, but I just want to know: You see this "new devices" on the "network" tab or the digital fence?
    If is the latter, what every one is suggesting should help, if is the first one it could need another approach.
    Keep looking up!
  • BkrisBkris Member Posts: 6
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    @Hronos they appear on the people tab under notifications and the network tab as a connection. Each connection lasts less than a minute and never get an Ip address.

  • kltaylorkltaylor Moderator, Beta Tester Posts: 1,231
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    Bkris said:

    @Hronos they appear on the people tab under notifications and the network tab as a connection. Each connection lasts less than a minute and never get an Ip address.

    That easily could be someone walking by your apartment who has a device that seeks open WiFi networks.  As long as it doesn't receive an IP address, I'd chalk it up to passersby.
    "There's a fine line between audacity and idiocy."
    -Warden Anastasia Luccio, Captain
    Hronos
  • HronosHronos Member, Beta Tester Posts: 289
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    Yes! as @kltaylor say! (I couldn't put it better).
    Keep looking up!
    kltaylor
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