Weird 'hangover' from old wifi network

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In December I switched my broadband supplier from BT to Sky.

My old BT routers network name was BTHub6-H57Q.

I have just noticed - and confirmed this across several devices - that within my house there appears to still exist a network called BTHub6-H57Q_2.4G_08.

It's definitely not still from that router - it's sitting on my desk next to me unplugged (a whole other topic there about BT demanding the equipment is returned, but never sending the packing material which has been ordered multiple times).

I know the "2.4G" bit suggests it's the 'separated' 2.4G signal. But not sure about the "08" bit, is that standard nomenclature?

Any thoughts on where this could be coming from? Is it going to be some device which was previously 'repeating' the signal from the router, and is somehow still acting as an AP itself?

If I was paranoid, I'd be thinking someone has set up a network with a similar name to try to trick me into giving away my password!
 
And the repeater would continue broadcasting a wifi network when the network itself doesn't exist?

The only thing I can think of that could be acting as a repeater are the Sky Q box, miniboxes or the Sky booster we have. But, in theory at least, they should all have moved across to the new Sky router.
I might try switching them all off one by one and seeing if the network disappears.
 
Confirmed the Sky Q box is connected to the Sky router, so it and the miniboxes must be repeating that. Unplugged the Sky booster and the network didn't disappear, so it's not that.

I am bewildered!
 
Caged said:
You have a repeater somewhere
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bazzabear said:
Confirmed the Sky Q box is connected to the Sky router, so it and the miniboxes must be repeating that. Unplugged the Sky booster and the network didn't disappear, so it's not that.

I am bewildered!
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What Caged has said. Sky Q equipment doesn’t mirror non sky broadband WiFi names, it sets up its own network. There’s a repeater or extender somewhere in the house that hasn’t been reset.
 
MissChief said:
What Caged has said. Sky Q equipment doesn’t mirror non sky broadband WiFi names, it sets up its own network. There’s a repeater or extender somewhere in the house that hasn’t been reset.
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Firstly: Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions - really appreciated. :)

I totally agree about a repeater or extender - it makes perfect sense that is the answer. But I am sure I've never set one up! So I can only think that 'something else' I have set up does that job as well. But I can't think what it could be!

Caged said:
What does a Wi-Fi scanner tool say the brand of the device broadcasting the SSID is?
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I didn't know such a think existed, but if it does that certainly might help. Are we talking about an app I can get on my phone? Any suggestion for a good, free-or-cheap one?
 
I found and downloaded a network scanner.

Had to connect to the network for it to work of course - and it did successfully connect with the password which was related to the old router.

It says the vendor is "Tiger NetCom".
 
bazzabear said:
Firstly: Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions - really appreciated. :)

I totally agree about a repeater or extender - it makes perfect sense that is the answer. But I am sure I've never set one up! So I can only think that 'something else' I have set up does that job as well. But I can't think what it could be!



I didn't know such a think existed, but if it does that certainly might help. Are we talking about an app I can get on my phone? Any suggestion for a good, free-or-cheap one?
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If you can get the MAC of the device then there are online tools to identify the manufacturer.
 
I have a wireless burglar alarm, which hasn't yet been updated to connect to the new router. Could that be the culprit? I wouldn't have thought so, because I would have thought the wifi module is only a receiver.
 
When you're connected to that SSID then can you get online? Is it your own Internet connection that you're using?
 
No, using that SSID it has no internet connection.

It's odd that it's 'repeating' a wifi network which no longer exists, but I can see that would be possible I guess.

But I still have no idea what device I have that would/could do that.
 
Extreme test but if you turn the power off to your sockets, does the SSID go away? It's possible that someone next door managed to pair a repeater while WDS was active on your previous router, and now it's just broadcasting the old SSID.
 
bazzabear said:
In December I switched my broadband supplier from BT to Sky.

My old BT routers network name was BTHub6-H57Q.

I have just noticed - and confirmed this across several devices - that within my house there appears to still exist a network called BTHub6-H57Q_2.4G_08.

It's definitely not still from that router - it's sitting on my desk next to me unplugged (a whole other topic there about BT demanding the equipment is returned, but never sending the packing material which has been ordered multiple times).

I know the "2.4G" bit suggests it's the 'separated' 2.4G signal. But not sure about the "08" bit, is that standard nomenclature?

Any thoughts on where this could be coming from? Is it going to be some device which was previously 'repeating' the signal from the router, and is somehow still acting as an AP itself?

If I was paranoid, I'd be thinking someone has set up a network with a similar name to try to trick me into giving away my password!
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Ghosts!
 
Caged said:
Extreme test but if you turn the power off to your sockets, does the SSID go away? It's possible that someone next door managed to pair a repeater while WDS was active on your previous router, and now it's just broadcasting the old SSID.
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Oh, I hadn’t even considered that being a possibility.
 
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