Would be a good one to submit to MetaGeek to include in their Channelyzer signatures.
-Lee Badman -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Sweetser Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 2:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] xbox one controllers spectrum usage Definitely not crazy at all - I found a single Xbox that was crippling the entire 2.4 band in one of our fraternity houses. I just wish I had known about that article back when we found the damned thing! Anybody want to host a site where we can submit our spectrum analysis snapshots of this kind of garbage? If nothing else it should make for an entertaining read now and then =) Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 02/26/2014 01:56 PM, Barber, Matt wrote: > I am sorry that you are having to deal with this issue, but every time it > comes up I feel a little less crazy. I worked with Network World on reporting > the same issue with the Xbox 360 back in 2008: > http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/011108-microsoft-xbox-wireless-signal.html > Microsoft declined to comment, even though I was absolutely sure of what I was > seeing. ** > > ** > > Here is a screenshot from Cognio back then. The big swath of blue space is > when I pulled the plug on the console. > http://people.morrisville.edu/~barbermj/xboxspectrogram.JPG > > Sadly, I don't really have much to recommend. The 360 controllers only showed > up in 2.4 GHz, so seeing them up in the 5 GHz might make this an even bigger > issue. Performance can be fairly poor when you have a hallway full of Xboxen. > > *Matt Barber '06* > > Network and Systems Manager > > Morrisville State College > > 315-684-6053 > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Hurt,Trenton W. > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1:34 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] xbox one controllers spectrum usage > > I don't see them in PI 1.4, with wlc ver. 7.4, 7.5, or 7.6. At least not > reporting as a clean air event. Guessing might need some kind of clean air > signature update. I do see quite a few ad-hoc rogues in PI beginning with > 62:45:b0 though. I was actually onsite in a student room running troubles > and I was seeing this weird non broadcast network. I was able to track it to > another student's room where the xbox one was at. > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andy Page > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:57 PM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] xbox one controllers spectrum usage > > It's nice to see our counterparts at U of L having so much fun working hard. > > Thanks for sharing this. Prime Infrastructure shows access points picking up > on xbox's frequently. I assume we would see a similar pattern from the other > console controllers? > > Andy > > -- > Andy Page > Network Design Professional > > Member, ND Wireless Institute > University of Notre Dame > 574.631.6592 > > > Go Irish! > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Hurt,Trenton W. > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:52 PM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] xbox one controllers spectrum usage > > If you see any weird non broadcast wifi networks with mac beginning in > 62:45:b0 look for xbox one in area. The controllers appear to connect on a > random UNII 1 channel. This is pic of spectrum when controller in use. > > https://apps.fcc.gov/tcb/GetTcb731Report.do?applicationId=625076&fcc_id=C3K1537àfcc > id for the xbox one controller > > cid:[email protected] > > Trenton Hurt, CWNA, CWSP, CCNP(W), CCNA(W), CCNA(V), CCNA(R/S) > > Wireless Network Administrator > > University of Louisville > > Phone (502) 852-1513 > > FAX (502) 852-1424 > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
