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Spam Devices after Auto Discovery

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hi, i did download 30 trial to try . I configured smtp yesterday and got it communicated. Today i run auto discover and it came with bunch of spam looks a like devices. Any help of why would be appreciate or how to prevent of happening. Thanks

auto-discovery devices spam

Created on Feb 4, 2016 5:19:32 PM



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Could you post a screenshot of the spam devices? Usually, PRTG just scans your network and if it matches a certain filter, they get categorized into groups.

Created on Feb 5, 2016 1:25:24 PM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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auto discovery

Created on Feb 5, 2016 2:59:12 PM

Last change on Feb 9, 2016 7:29:12 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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And those devices do exist in your network, i.e. are pingable?

Created on Feb 8, 2016 9:23:30 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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no they are not existing on my network, nor are not pingable.

Created on Feb 8, 2016 7:20:28 PM



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Just following up on my screenshot ? Any ideas ?

Created on Jan 11, 2017 3:05:41 PM



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Welp, that one went under the radar. Sorry! Are you actually using a device template for the discovery? Can you send me a screenshot of the device settings itself? What does nslookup say about the FQDNs?

Created on Jan 12, 2017 11:29:40 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]




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