Unknown Router displaying on my Network

Barman58 said:

A couple of questions

Are you in a highly populated area?

Is your router set to the default settings?

What i am thinking is that this could be a neighbour's router that is set with the default IP address range. There is also a chance that the SSID could be the same - a lot of people call the network something such as Home or Wireless and the chance is there that two nearby systems could be named the same - this is more likely when the routers are from the same manufacturer and are left at default

I detected more than 10 other wireless networks here, so YES -- it's a highly populated area. Neither my router nor the neighbor's are set at default. We both have different customized SSID names, mine uses WPA - his WEP. Mine is a Linksys, his is a Netgear.

If this device is not yours than it's your neighbour's. Why not go around and ask them. Btw, can u disabled it?

aem: I have talked to my neighbor, and confirmed that I am seeing his router on my network. I can't ask him to shut it off - it is HIS device, and it feeds HIS network. I am seeking to learn why Win7 is showing this particular device as Infrastructure (1) on MY network - while ignoring 8 or 9 other routers in the vicinity. The neighbor is a nice guy, but I'd feel much better (and secure) if my network only listed devices I control.

Thanks

Barman58 said:

I would suggest that you change the working IP range of one of the routers - probably yours would be the easier .

I think the two systems are using the same range so your network is "discovering" the device as it's whithin the IP range for it's segment.

If you are using DHCP simply go into the router and change the settings from 192.168.001.001 to 255 to something like 192.168.010 001 to 255.

You should find that once you reboot all your devices the issue will be gone

Thanks Barman58 - it seemed like a logical thing to try!

I changed MY router's local IP Address from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.10.1 and rebooted the router. Then I changed the static address on my laptop from 192.168.0.x to 192.168.10.x - and rebooted.

Unfortunately, the undesired router continues to be displayed as Infrastructure (1) on my network.

Try going to Change Advanced sharing settings>Home Network and disable network discovery.

Then run gpedit.msc go to Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Security Settings>Network List Manager Policies Under Network Name enter the name of your network and under Unidentified and Identifying networks set to private.. reboot

aem said:

I didnt say to ask him to shut his device down, lol, i said could u do it on your machine, as to get rid of it.

As far as detection is concern, it might not be him that is accessing your network, rather you accessing his. Cos after all, you are able to connect to that device in some form. What's in your internet connections (bottom right sign icon), screenshot it.

Here is a screenshot. It shows that I am only connected to one network - S4nr5.1 - which is mine. The 2nd network on the list (it starts with the letter "p") is the one with the Netgear Router that comes up as Infrastructure (1) on My Network. According to internet connections, I am not connected to it.

I am stumped. Thanks.

Any luck with this issue?

Changing channels would probably get rid of the rogue netgear router connection but that doesn't explain this strange network map which seems to have all the wired computers not included or being mapped. This isn't right.