Unknown Devices using my BT homehub

emmylou wrote: »

Hi Everyone,
We use a BT Homehub both wired and wirelessly. There is an option to restrict access to devices as required (to limit use by kids etc).

Had you enabled that option?

When I logged in to restrict my son's laptop there were a couple of devices listed as Unknown-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX where the Xs represent numbers and letters.

Those xx numbers form the MAC address of the network adaptor for the device that has been connected to your hub.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address

The MAC address is supposed to be unique, so you could use it determine the identity (manufacturer, model number, serial number) of the *network adaptor* that has been connecting to your hub. The MAC address won't however tell you the make of the computer, nor the identity of the computer user.

Are you sure it isn't the MAC address for a computer or networked device in your ownership, or the ownership of a visitor to your household?

Does anyone know what these could be? We can't think of anything it could be and wonder if someone is using it somehow.
The security is WPA and WPA2.

Here's hoping it wasn't the spotty teen from number 23, freeloading your ADSL connection and topping up his kiddy !!!!!! stash. You will soon know if the police call with a search warrant.

Any suggestions? Would be very grateful for any advice.

Check every wireless device in your household: printers, laptops, PCs, blackberries, etc. Note down the MAC address for each of those devices and compare against the MAC address that you've found in your hub's log.

Thanks,
Emma

Thank you, Emma!