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Old 12th May 2017, 14:28   #11
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Ours was showing what I expected, with the exception of "HTF8A4XX", apparently a Hudl

We don't own a Hudl!

A quick Google search suggests this is some kind of W10 glitch, as opposed to someone actually accessing our network. Hope so anyway!

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Old 12th May 2017, 14:29   #12
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Literally just spotted another while I was typing!

Could it be phones that have Wi-Fi switched on, sending out "handshake" signals, and these phones are in the pockets of folk walking by? So not actually connecting?

EDIT: Ironically, just switched on Wi-Fi on my own phone, and that's not showing up in the list!

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Old 12th May 2017, 15:07   #13
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A wild guess here - WiFi sense is switched on on your pc?

Look here on ars-technica for further info on this nifty PIA in Windows 10.
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I think this article probably answers the question, specifically

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Windows File Explorer > Network > displays all devices on a network. So the device is 'on' the network (your router with extender), but not *IN* your network. Any device can try to 'access' the network by first 'listening' for wireless signals like a radio listens for radios stations. In this case the phone (a neighbor) has WIFI turned 'ON' so it automatically looks for WIFI instead of using cellular minutes. Your wireless and extender are broadcasting "BOBSWIFI", so the phone tries to automatically tune in BOBSWIFI, but then when the phone and wifi/extender talk, your network says "PASSWORD!" and the phone goes "Huh?" and that is it. So it doesn't get 'IN' your network.

Now if you don't want any device to 'pick up' your broadcast, you would need to turn off BROADCAST NAME option in your wireless, then MANUALLY add the wireless to your computer, iphones, etc. by putting in the name, password, etc
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I think this article probably answers the question, specifically

It's been shown that turning off SSID broadcast weakens WPA2 security. A device can't be 'on' a Wifi or ethernet network without being 'in' the network - it can however be detected if it's own the same channel - which is where wifi sense comes in. With Wifi sense switched on these other devices are displayed in windows so that you can (if you really want to) click on one and share your wifi connection credentials with them .

Despite all the horror stories - hacking a wifi network using WPA2 with WPS switched off and that has a good password is not easily achieved (router insecurities excluded) - far simpler to go hack a website that you'll visit and get you that way.
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Have you checked you are not operating as a Hotspot?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...mobile-hotspot

While you are in Settings I'd switch off everything under Mobile Hotspot and everything under Wifi except Wifi itself.
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Thanks that would seem to be the explanation for this oddity.

Yes there were lots of different phones appearing, as commuters were passing.
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