Re: Network devices

From	Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.networking
Subject	Re: Network devices
Date	2023-12-04 12:59 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<e5977d0d5b.chris@mytardis> (permalink)
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In message <5b0d79a9c1basura@invalid.addr.uk>
          Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> wrote:

> In article <5b0d356d88mec@npost.uk>, Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk>
> wrote:

>> On the Windows side I use a great little programme from NirSoft.

>> It's called Wireless Network Watcher.

>> The name is a bit of  misnomer because it shows anything connected
>> via your router; not just wireless connections but cabled ones as
>> well.

>> It shows IP address, device name, MAC address, when detected etc.

>> https://www.nirsoft.net

> Good tip - thanks! It shows all the ip addresses as expected and after
> a delay ones I don't expect (active ones like 192.168.1.159 and 179).
> Are they likely to be scam devices attempting to connect to my PC?

I doubt it, as the 192.168.x.x range is local to your network not external 
network.

Could they be other wireless devices, like Smart meter IHD (In Home 
Displays) or even Wireless enabled Alarm systems. or even other smart 
devices you have.

You could identoify the device by the mac address.




-- 
Chris Hughes

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