SHENZHEN RF-LINK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. this shows on my wifi network any idea why??

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# 208046 24-Jan-2017 18:45

SHENZHEN RF-LINK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.

on whos on my wifi this is new haven't seen it before any one have any idea what it is ...or if its normal...has just shown up..unsure if this is the correct forum...

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# 1708919 24-Jan-2017 18:49

A quick google says it might be a Samsung phone.

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# 1708920 24-Jan-2017 18:52

have tried googling..no Samsung phones...2 Huawei and one Lumia 720....this is something rather new...

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# 1708925 24-Jan-2017 19:09

Some devices can be set to connect with a random MAC address each time for privacy.

Just change the wifi password and see whether it comes back.

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# 1708953 24-Jan-2017 20:14

Not running any wifi dongles or Chinese cameras?

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# 1708957 24-Jan-2017 20:26

no..just the Huawei phones Lumia phone...standard laptops ipods etc...have had this for first time today..not noticed it ever before..

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# 1708961 24-Jan-2017 20:38

foxy38: no..just the Huawei phones Lumia phone...standard laptops ipods etc...have had this for first time today..not noticed it ever before..

Huawei is Shenzhen based

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# 1708962 24-Jan-2017 20:41

you seeing this on PC network map or on the router's connected device? it should be easy to find what's what just remove it from the router and connect your devices one by one

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# 1708965 24-Jan-2017 20:43

MikeB4:
Huawei is Shenzhen based

I think you'll find many Chinese technology companies are.

Most routers also have MAC filtering functionality so if you don't feel like changing the password try adding that MAC address to the black list. Then you should soon find which of your devices the address is associated with.

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# 1708978 24-Jan-2017 21:09

Uh, why not compare the current IP to the IPs on your phones? You can see it by tapping the connected WiFi network in the WiFi options screen.

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# 1708979 24-Jan-2017 21:11

foxy38: SHENZHEN RF-LINK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.

Are you a TrueNet volunteer? My new TrueNet device is reporting as Shenzen.

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# 1709241 25-Jan-2017 10:47

"RF-LINK" suggests that it's an RF bridge to some other device. I'm thinking something like Wifi-controlled LEDs or home automation or something like that?

Googling suggests some wifi display thing similar to Miracast? Probably the company has expanded from RF-linked stuff to other kinds of WiFi devices.

The MAC address will help identify the manufacturer (although that's likely to just point back to SHENZHEN RF-LINK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.

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# 1709521 25-Jan-2017 17:37

not a true net volunteer...turned both Huawei devices of and it still shows..but its not showing now...as I was saying it was a new thing...didn't c it on router which is asus,,forgot password and admin thingy to loggin there..downloaded a programme from whos on my wifi// and that's how I have seen this seems to have gone for now...

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# 1709529 25-Jan-2017 18:02

If you use fing to scan your network it will often give you a little more information based on what other people have tagged similar mac addresses as, so it picked up a couple of my genric sounding android boxes as media players now, whereas it used to just show the name the mac address range was issued to.

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# 1709592 25-Jan-2017 20:09

Received an email today about this topic:

Earlier this evening I was installing a bluetooth dongle when my LAN logged an attempt to transit outward. On a hunch I typed the name of the vendor into my search engine; your site, and most interestingly, your site this evening provided the same information/company that proved to be the Chinese company connected with the dongle I was installing on my system. The dongle was/is a SoundBot SB340 4.0 dongle, if you'd like to pass it on to your forum or IT folks.

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# 1710179 26-Jan-2017 16:50

thanks for that ..there r no dongles here...it went last night now today it says DESKTOP-DSTLR5C as a device name...still not sure what it is shall keep digging..

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