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Unidentified 'RDK-B-GW' Device Showing on G4AR Gateway - Need Help!
Hola,
I have the white G4AR gateway, and I've noticed a strange device that always appears as connected via Ethernet. I'm certain of the number of devices connected both via Ethernet and Wi-Fi, and this device doesn't match any of them. The device is listed as "RDK-B-GW" and shares the same IP address as the G4AR, but it has a different MAC address from the gateway. This unknown device shows up under the "Connected Devices" list when I use the T Life app (which was recommended as a replacement for the T-Mobile Internet app). However, it does not appear in the "Your Devices" list when I log in through the T-Mobile Internet app.
I've searched online for information, but all I find are numerous T-Mobile ads without anything specific about this device or its possible connection to the G4AR. Does anyone know what this device is and how I can remove it? Is it possibly an internal or "ghost" device within the G4AR that's incorrectly displayed as a separate entity with a different MAC address? The manual doesn't mention anything about this either.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Additional - I do see RDK-B stands for "Reference Design Kit - Broadband". So I agree it is from TMobile or one of their associates to use to launch services - broadband, broadcast, hybrid cpe hardware.
I've got the exact same thing. Could it have something to do with me setting up an additional network just for my garage door opener by Genie? I have one thing plugged into Ethernet and it's my printer.
BTW-my gateway is the TMO-G4SE. I'd like to know something official from TM about what this thing is because it might be some sort of sniffing program or other nefarious device that has worked its way onto my network.
Same situation here. So how does it help with internet? I called T mobile help line and they had no idea of what this connection was.
It is most unsettling, indeed. It is akin to purchasing a car and later discovering a device within it that appears to be part of the vehicle, yet, upon inquiry, neither the manufacturer nor anyone else can provide an explanation. You find no information about it, and instead of addressing the concern, they dismiss it with responses like, "It's merely a conspiracy theory you're fabricating, you users!" Such tactics are all too familiar-the device exists, but since one is not meant to know about it, efforts are made to silence and obscure its presence. Those who raise questions are met with ridicule and mockery.
I see it too. My best guess is that it is a virtual device allowing you to access the gateway from the cloud. The Home Internet app is local only, but the T-Life app works over the Internet.
Finally some information about the RDK-GW device on my gateway. I spoke to T Modbile about this several months ago. The person was honest, he didn't have a clue, suspected it was an engineering tool because they were doing upgrades in my area. Crickets, never heard another word.
Being that this is a "T Mobile forum" you would think someone from T Mobile would chime in and say, this is what the RDK-GW is and why it's there. Maybe I missed that entry. It's good to know I'm not the only one seeing this. I am a little paranoid sometimes ;-)
