What is this device connected to my Mac?
What is this device connected to my Mac?
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anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Thursday 8th October 2020
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Hi all,

I have noticed this device (?) apparently connected to my MacBook all the time.

It shows up as 'brightbox2' in the 'Shared' section of Finder.

Clicking on Info shows it as being a 'Network PC'.

Any ideas?


Troubleatmill

10,210 posts

189 months

Thursday 8th October 2020
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Lord Marylebone said:
Hi all,

I have noticed this device (?) apparently connected to my MacBook all the time.

It shows up as 'brightbox2' in the 'Shared' section of Finder.

Clicking on Info shows it as being a 'Network PC'.

Any ideas?

Are you with EE - do you have a wireless router?
https://ee.co.uk/content/dam/ee-help/e-gain.s3.ama...

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Thursday 8th October 2020
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Troubleatmill said:
Are you with EE - do you have a wireless router?
https://ee.co.uk/content/dam/ee-help/e-gain.s3.ama...
Yes and yes.

Excellent. Thanks for that.

Much appreciated.

devnull

3,869 posts

187 months

Thursday 8th October 2020
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I love how MacOS represents a Windows computer as something with a blue screen hehe

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Thursday 8th October 2020
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devnull said:
I love how MacOS represents a Windows computer as something with a blue screen hehe
The blue screen of death complete with an error message no less

rofl


thebraketester

15,822 posts

168 months

Thursday 8th October 2020
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Lord Marylebone said:
devnull said:
I love how MacOS represents a Windows computer as something with a blue screen hehe
The blue screen of death complete with an error message no less

rofl

Thats amazing... never noticed it before. laugh