Grievous Angel
Regular Contributor
Hey guys.
I have two 5G wifi signals that consistently show up on inSSIDer that have a real effect on my 5G channel. I've been able to move around them, but it bugs me I can't figure out what they are.
I get faint signals from a neighbor but all of those are typical WIFI signals. They have an SSID, max rate indicators, etc. Just like mine. I live on 4 acres of land so they aren't a real problem--I still navigate around them.
But these two mysterious 5G signals:
- Do NOT have an SSID
- DO have MAC addresses
- Show security as WEP
- Have a max rate of 0
- Wifi type is "unknown" (not, N, G, or whatever)
- No vendor
One of them is quite strong . . -55dbm and shows a "link score" of 100.
The other is rather weak (-88dbm).
They aren't really causing me problems, but they are bugging me. Anyone have an experience similar to this? What kinds of devices would broadcast like this? I've been thinking about devices around my house that might do this but can't think of one. Yes, I have a Roku but that is identified. These are separate signals.
What should I look for? What kind of device might this be?
I thought maybe MAC addresses would help me identify them:
62:45:B0:41:2C:F6, -55dbm on channel 40
62:45:B0:3F:08:BB, -89dbm on channel 157
I have two 5G wifi signals that consistently show up on inSSIDer that have a real effect on my 5G channel. I've been able to move around them, but it bugs me I can't figure out what they are.
I get faint signals from a neighbor but all of those are typical WIFI signals. They have an SSID, max rate indicators, etc. Just like mine. I live on 4 acres of land so they aren't a real problem--I still navigate around them.
But these two mysterious 5G signals:
- Do NOT have an SSID
- DO have MAC addresses
- Show security as WEP
- Have a max rate of 0
- Wifi type is "unknown" (not, N, G, or whatever)
- No vendor
One of them is quite strong . . -55dbm and shows a "link score" of 100.
The other is rather weak (-88dbm).
They aren't really causing me problems, but they are bugging me. Anyone have an experience similar to this? What kinds of devices would broadcast like this? I've been thinking about devices around my house that might do this but can't think of one. Yes, I have a Roku but that is identified. These are separate signals.
What should I look for? What kind of device might this be?
I thought maybe MAC addresses would help me identify them:
62:45:B0:41:2C:F6, -55dbm on channel 40
62:45:B0:3F:08:BB, -89dbm on channel 157