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JackMasonJackMason Member Posts: 1 ✭
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Hi,

i am recently new to internet security and I wanted to know if I unplug my amazon fire stick in theory I thought that it wouldn’t show up on the active device list however it continued to show up but as soon as I disconnected my mobile phone it became inactive. So my question is there a delay on the firestick or could it be someone trying to hide under my fire sticks ip, I’m probably in the paranoid stages because I was recently attack and it showed me how vulnerable I was.


Any advice helps,

Jack

VioletChepil

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  • VioletChepilVioletChepil London, UKMember Posts: 2,471
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    Hi @Jack
    How long after did it disappear - there is some threshold in reporting devices online/offline.
    Are you using Fingbox and are you using slower network discovery? 

    Community Manager at Fing

  • JackJack Member Posts: 53
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    Hi @VioletChepil I think you should have tagged @JackMason not me :wink:


  • VioletChepilVioletChepil London, UKMember Posts: 2,471
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    ahh yes sorry @Jack :)
    Nice to see you anyways.
    Yes @JackMason those are for you:
    How long after did it disappear - there is some threshold in reporting devices online/offline.
    Are you using Fingbox and are you using slower network discovery? 

    Community Manager at Fing

    Jack
  • JackJack Member Posts: 53
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    @JackMason In the fing app click on the Fire Stick and check the value of State change timeout if you set this to 1 minute then it should alert you faster but you also may get lots more alerts as some devices will sleep from time to time. 

    I expect you are just seeing a ~20min delay in the offline status as this seems to be the default (Auto) behaviour.  
    VioletChepil
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