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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: Lexs on December 04, 2009, 07:04:21 PM

Title: Unknown Pc on my network?
Post by: Lexs on December 04, 2009, 07:04:21 PM

Hello guys I need a little help Ive setup a home network with 3 pc's an seem to notice there's a unknown pc in my workgroup named "YOUR" followed by a few characters, my network is wired an wireless all secured I also redid the network an renamed the workgroup an it seems to be still there what can this be?

Title: Re: Unknown Pc on my network?
Post by: dahlarbear on December 06, 2009, 01:47:40 AM

1.  Are you behind a "wireless" home router?

2.  IP Address.
     a.  Can you ping the "unknown PC" to get its numeric IP address?
     b.  And the IP address of this "unknown PC" is not your default gateway (home router)?
     c.  Any other network nodes connected (print server, printer)?

3.  What operating system(s) and service pack levels are you using?

4.  You might want to chew on these links:
     unknown device on my home network (http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1243487.html)
     How To Tell If Someone Is On Your Wireless Home Network (http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-identify-if-someone-is-on-your-wireless-home-network.html)

Title: Re: Unknown Pc on my network?
Post by: Lexs on December 06, 2009, 09:59:34 AM

Thanks for the help I ended up fixing the problem by redoing the security on the router an redoing the network over. I guess I was just being lazy an that's what I should of done from the start. Thanks again...