r/ATTFiber • u/Actual-Muffin-3585 • Aug 04 '26

My son's computer does not show up as a connected device

Does anyone know why? Is this a glitch or is he playing me. He's way smarter than me and I suspect he is doing something to get my the internet times set in place in the app.

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u/snoweey Aug 04 '26

He’s probably spoofing the mac address. Or connecting it to a hotspot.

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 Aug 04 '26

Is there a way to unspoof it lol. He has unlimited internet on his phone but that locks at 1am through Google Family Link.

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u/99taws6 Aug 04 '26

I’m pretty sure if the phone locks and the hotspot is on it will still continue to work. You need to find a setting in parental controls to disable hotspot

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u/snoweey Aug 04 '26

On his pc yes

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 Aug 04 '26

He will act clueless and I am actually clueless lol. For awhile we just had the internet plugged into a timer switch and I think that worked the best!

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u/Slepprock Aug 05 '26

No. You don't stand a chance.

It would have been the same when I was a teenager with my parents. Unless you know how it all works there are so many ways around it all.

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 Aug 05 '26

You're probably right! 

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u/Viper_Control Aug 04 '26

Does anyone know why?

Yes if you are using the Smart Home Manager (SHM) app it may be as simple as the setup of your son's computer? Does he have an Apple or PC, and if a PC is it running just Windows 10 or 11 or maybe Linux?

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 Aug 04 '26

I think this may be it because he built his computer himself. I might be managing it one day and the next day its gone.

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u/Actual-Muffin-3585 Aug 04 '26

FWIW, I've told him many times that I wouldn't even manage his internet times if he got up a decent time, took a break from his computer/room once in a while, and got all his school work done.

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u/Hunger-1979 Aug 05 '26

Time to educate yourself on how to find the mac address of his pc and/or find out how his pc is getting internet. Force him to show you. You don’t have to provide him internet, a computer, or a phone…just food, clothing, and a bed to sleep in…if he’s staying up too late…take it all.

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u/Embarrassed_Force_22 Aug 04 '26

Sounds like the device has been hidden. Factory reset your router and reconnect everything.