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Leion

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What should I do next?

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Using rt-ac88u, using asuswrt version 384.12

I have a guest network which I set the ip range to be from 192.168.1.201 to 239.
All my devices and my family devices have static ip in the range between 2 to 199.

I just found 2 devices with ip 192.168.1.173 under the network map clients page. See screenshot. Mouse over shows static.

I rechecked and confirmed that the static ip was not assigned by me. It is not listed in the router dhcp static config ad well.

I rebooted the router and it's gone for now...

Any idea how should I harden the router?
I will change the wifi password. Does it help?




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Any idea how to check which wireless lan the device was connected to?

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There is a device with static ip which was not set by me. I rechecked my static ip list to confirm

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There is a device with static ip which was not set by me. I rechecked my static ip list to confirm

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You are being extremely cryptic. :)

Give us a basic background of your router, firmware, network setup and possibly screenshots of the issue to allow others to help you. ;)
 
There is a device with static ip which was not set by me. I rechecked my static ip list to confirm

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Your posts are really pointless.

What router are you using ? Why not post a screenshot of the client / device list you are seeing?

Without any information nobody can begin to help.
 
Your posts are really pointless.

What router are you using ? Why not post a screenshot of the client / device list you are seeing?

Without any information nobody can begin to help.
True. I have updated my initial post with added info.

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How was it connected? Wired or Wireless?

Did you import your settings when setting up your RT-AC88U? Or did you do a full minimal and manual install after flashing it to the 384.12_0 firmware?

If you have been doing 'dirty' flashes of each new firmware for a while, that may be the source of the issue too.

I would recommend new SSID's and new passwords for all your wireless networks.

Btw, do you have a bridge/repeater/AP also in your network? Or possibly sharing with a neighbor your WiFi (without your knowledge) in the not-to-distant past?
 
How was it connected? Wired or Wireless?

Did you import your settings when setting up your RT-AC88U? Or did you do a full minimal and manual install after flashing it to the 384.12_0 firmware?

If you have been doing 'dirty' flashes of each new firmware for a while, that may be the source of the issue too.

I would recommend new SSID's and new passwords for all your wireless networks.

Btw, do you have a bridge/repeater/AP also in your network? Or possibly sharing with a neighbor your WiFi (without your knowledge) in the not-to-distant past?
It's a wireless connection on 2.4hz

Yes I had been doing dirty flashes...

I have just refreshed all my wifi passwords which haven't been updated for ages. No repeater or other devices.

I have also added that intruder's Mac address into the Mac filtering blacklist.

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Just an FYI, "rouge" is the french word for "red" as I believe "rogue" is the word you intended :)

No need to panic as you have taken the first steps if indeed someone has connected nefariously to your network. 99.9% of the time though the "culprit" is simply a device you have forgotten about or something with dual NICs. Time will tell.

To be clear though, what WiFi security are you running or have enabled? Hopefully not WEP or WPA :)
 
Just an FYI, "rouge" is the french word for "red" as I believe "rogue" is the word you intended :)

No need to panic as you have taken the first steps if indeed someone has connected nefariously to your network. 99.9% of the time though the "culprit" is simply a device you have forgotten about or something with dual NICs. Time will tell.

To be clear though, what WiFi security are you running or have enabled? Hopefully not WEP or WPA :)
"It's like those French have a different word for everything" - Steve Martin
 
Just an FYI, "rouge" is the french word for "red" as I believe "rogue" is the word you intended :)

No need to panic as you have taken the first steps if indeed someone has connected nefariously to your network. 99.9% of the time though the "culprit" is simply a device you have forgotten about or something with dual NICs. Time will tell.

To be clear though, what WiFi security are you running or have enabled? Hopefully not WEP or WPA :)

It is the “red” scare once again hacking our networks


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Just an FYI, "rouge" is the french word for "red" as I believe "rogue" is the word you intended :)

No need to panic as you have taken the first steps if indeed someone has connected nefariously to your network. 99.9% of the time though the "culprit" is simply a device you have forgotten about or something with dual NICs. Time will tell.

To be clear though, what WiFi security are you running or have enabled? Hopefully not WEP or WPA :)
Should be rogue

Yes I am on wpa2

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I notice the 2 symbol up by your icon

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that confirms to me that the device is sharing multiple connections, or is multiple nics.
 
After restarting the router, you'll notice that almost EVERY device that remained connected and didn't solicit a new DHCP connection will identify as static. Once it attempts to renew its DHCP address, it'll return to dynamic.
 
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Do you have an laptop with Intel Graphics and/or an Intel WiFi card?

Could be Miracast/WiFi direct...
 

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