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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...
If iOS 14 generates a new randomized MAC if the SSID name is changed, then I believe that my mystery is solved.
I did change the name of my SSID after initial setup of the gateway, so maybe that name change caused my iOS 14 device to generate a new MAC? I could test it by changing my SSID back to the previous name and seeing what happens.
From what I read online, my iOS 14 device will use the same randomized MAC when reconnecting to a previously connected SSID. So, I do not expect the app to grow and grow the list of MACs. It would be nice to be able to purge the list after an SSID name change if that really does lead to new MACs (and rendering previous random MACs obsolete).
I cannot find the answer online - Is a new randomized MAC generated for an SSID name change? Even though the physical gateway is unchanged, does iOS 14 consider an SSID name change to be enough to cause it to generate a new MAC?
Thanks in advance for your knowledge and help.
