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My iphone X name doesn't appear in my wifi router DHCP list. it is shown as "unkown" with MAC and IP address while all my familiy iPhone names appear as they are named in General -> About -> Name
iPhone X, iOS 15
My knowledge says your Router is blocking encrypted DNS Traffic.
Get your Router with WPA3 or WPA2/WPA3 encryption type. https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202068
The iPhones which show their name are probably on iOS 12.5.5 and earlier.
If you use private Wi-Fi addresses then you can assign the iPhone a MAC & a private IP address.
Log in to the router, add your iPhone NAME + iPhone MAC + private IP address.
Your iPhone MAC address is: go to Settings -> General -> About ->the Wi-Fi address (note this address).
Assign a private IP address to the iPhone, for example 192.168.x.xxx or 169.254.x.xxx.
This depends on the router & other iDevices that have already been added.
What is important, check the list and the last xxx must be different from the iDevices that have already been added.
See the following Apple articles:
Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211227
Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202068
I printed out here a list of all iDevices that have been added in the router DHCP list, with the MAC and private IP addresses.
Please see the snapshot of the Router with encryption WPA2-PSK-AES at my Home.
IPhone name in router DHCP list
