What are these devices on my network?

[megaphone]

I look after a small public Wifi network. I have a few devices I cannot ID, there are about 4 starting NP- for example NP-32556N0634** . They are downloading lots so I guess they are steaming video etc. Probably kids.

Anyone know what these devices are?

Edited by megaphone on Tuesday 26th July 10:13

Edited by megaphone on Tuesday 26th July 10:14

[maffski]

Could be Roku streaming boxes - http://forums.roku.com/viewtopic.php?p=324669&...

It seems the host name can't be changed, so if it's a problem you may be able to block them using it.

[colin79666]

If you can get the MAC addresses then you can see who manufactured them.

[ArsE92]

Try putting the host name in your browser. The devices might have a front end.

[AJXX1]

What sort of setup is this (cafe, shop, etc...)

Heavy streaming over a public Wi-Fi is not ideal as it'll slow things down for everyone else. Any houses nearby? Could someone be leeching off free Wi-Fi?

What sort of router is this? Personally, if they're using a lot of bandwidth I'd be looking to setup bandwidth control to these particular devices until they can be ID'd.

[voyds9]

Block one and see who complains

[megaphone]

Thanks, yes could be Roku, although I have seen some Roku boxes, as they do show up a Roku.

Not a real issue, I have bandwidth control on, can block them if they take the p. It's a small holiday park, so transient users.

[smashie]

In that case it could be a router that re-broadcatss the signal. We sometimes use one. This means that we only have to pay once instead of for each device. Also as I use an external aerial, it means I can get better signal strength than using the wifi on the phone direct to site wifi. The high usage could deb because there are multiple devices connected to it.