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PSUHammer
Luminary
Feb 10, 2020

Disney Circle and Xbox One background traffic (false positive usage)

I have Disney Circle setup on my Orbi system (Orbi has latest firmware).  I have profiles setup, devices sorted for family members and all is well.

 

I noticed some strange behavior for the two devices assigned to my son.  One is an Xbox One and the other a Roku Premier+.  The issue is that even when he is NOT using the devices in question, Circle is tracking activity in the "Uncatagorized" catagory and appears to be Google DNS IPs (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4).  The Xbox is wireless and I have DNS configured automatically to get from the Orbi.  But on the Orbi I have DNS set to Cloudflare (1.1.1.1).

 

I have no idea what this activity is and it is blowing up his 2 hour time limit while he is at school.  I have to "gift" him more time when he gets home even though he wasn't using the devices.  Is there a way to tell which device this traffic is coming from and does anyone else have issues with how Circle is handling Xbox One traffic?

 

Attached is as screenshot of the data filter screen from the Circle app.

2 Replies

  • Christian_R's avatar
    Christian_R
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Feb 14, 2020

    Hello PSUHammer, 

     

    During this time, is the Xbox/Roku turned on or off? Curious to see if his 2 hour limit is being used while the Xbox/Roku is unplugged or turned off. 


    Thanks,
    Christian 

    • PSUHammer's avatar
      PSUHammer
      Luminary
      Mar 24, 2020

      Actually, the traffic was from a connected Roku device.  I have no idea why it was continually hitting Google's DNS servers.  I disconnected it and the traffice issue disappeared.