user_12212 0 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Hi, Today i alerted by eset that some device is connected so when i checked i found these strange devices, is it something to worry about ? If yes what should i do ? I recognize only these devices : iphone, DESKTOP, Asus-PC, realme-8i. Rest all others are unknown. Is it something to worry about ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,659 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Are you using two routers/gateways with one set to pass-through mode? Next, are you a gamer and have set up pin-hole; i.e. firewall, exceptions on the router for the games you play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_12212 0 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 12 hours ago, itman said: Are you using two routers/gateways with one set to pass-through mode? Next, are you a gamer and have set up pin-hole; i.e. firewall, exceptions on the router for the games you play? I am using 1 router and then 1 wifi repeater. I am also using tailscale but that is disconnected and idle. Are the above connections in screenshot malicious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,659 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 8 hours ago, user_12212 said: I am using 1 router and then 1 wifi repeater. Referring to your posted screen shots, Network Inspector is showing "Fiber 5GHz" as the device it is scanning. I assume that is the Wi-Fi repeater device and not the router. As such, seeing IP addresses for non-local network connections would be expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_12212 0 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, itman said: Referring to your posted screen shots, Network Inspector is showing "Fiber 5GHz" as the device it is scanning. I assume that is the Wi-Fi repeater device and not the router. As such, seeing IP addresses for non-local network connections would be expected. Nope, Wifi repeater is 2Ghz_Ext as shown in picture below. Both Fibre 5Ghz and Fibre 2 Ghz are coming from wifi router. I think you might be correct because i just saw tv is also shown in eset network inspector although tv can be only connected to wifi repeater. So i am seeing this weird connections because of wifi repeater ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,659 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, user_12212 said: So i am seeing this weird connections because of wifi repeater ? That's my conclusion. What you can do is disconnect WI-Fi repeater and establish only a direct connection to the router. Then run another Network Inspector scan. Also note that any Wi-FI based device can be hacked. Therefore, ensure the Wi-Fi repeater has a strong encryption protocol associated with it; preferably WPA3. user_12212 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_12212 0 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 2 hours ago, itman said: That's my conclusion. What you can do is disconnect WI-Fi repeater and establish only a direct connection to the router. Then run another Network Inspector scan. Also note that any Wi-FI based device can be hacked. Therefore, ensure the Wi-Fi repeater has a strong encryption protocol associated with it; preferably WPA3. Gotcha, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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