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atwatertd7

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Nov 8, 2011
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I restarted my computer and clicked on "Macintosh HD"

I noticed there was a "SHARED" Tab now that hasn't been there before.

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i Tried to connect to them with no success. What are these?

They aren't mine.

Could anyone help me out here? Sorry if i sound like a newbie.

(I attached 3 pictures also)
 
Are you on a public network? If so, those are most likely devices belonging to other people on the network. Trust me, in places like college, your Shared list will be full of names you've never heard of.
 
Are you on a public network? If so, those are most likely devices belonging to other people on the network. Trust me, in places like college, your Shared list will be full of names you've never heard of.

I'm on a password protected area in the middle of no where.
I have a NETGEAR Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router model DGND3700

Both the 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ Wireless connections are both WPA2-PSK (AES) Protected.

I Will try to attach the pictures again.


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Does anyone know if this is someone else on my network? I'm pretty confused here.
 
Sorry for the double post, but i checked out who was connected to the secure router and i got this when trying to connect to the I.P Address via Remote Desktop Connection..


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?? What is this?
 
It sounds like theres someone else on your network. Does your router have mac address filtering? If so enable it and only allow your devices in the mac address list.
 
After the connection failed to contact to their Windows Computer I restarted my computer and the "shared" column was gone and the IP Address was off the being used on the router. go figure.

My question was someone just using my internet? If so, how? it's really encrypted.
 
Those are MAC addresses so most likely you have UPnP enabled on your router and/or modem.

Or maybe a console or TV.
 
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