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Home Internet - I do not recognize a device on my network
In the TMobile Home Internet app, under "Devices", I recognize all of my devices EXCEPT one - the list includes a mystery device with its IP address and its MAC address. This mystery device is curre...
The MAC address for the mystery device does not match the MAC for any of my devices.
I looked up the MAC for the mystery device online, and learned that this oneis a randomized number, not the useful/true MAC of a device.
I also read that MAC randomization is the default setting for iOS 14 (which I am using). So, maybe my own iOS 14 device generated this randomized MAC and the TMobile HI app is keeping it listed as an offline device (instead of purging it from the device list).
If the TMobile HI app continues to display all MACs that have ever connected to my network, then I guess the list will grow and grow if my iOS 14 device generates a new random MAC every time it connects. Time will tell.
Does this make sense?
