They use ARP spoofing and can definitely cause problems. We tested one and they were not compatible with the SmartRG SR400 routers we use. Their support was no help whatsoever either.
On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 4:59 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Hmmmm, does that work seamlessly, or could it cause problems people blame > on their Internet? And would it play nice with a range extender or mesh > system? > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Darin Steffl > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 9, 2020 1:07 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Circle parental control device > > > > ARP spoofing. It's not inline at all. If possible, it should be hardwired > to the router instead of wifi for best performance. > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 12:51 PM Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > routerlimits had something similar, never got to investigate much before > bark bought them > > i figured it either did dns or spoofing of something > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 12:43 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > Customer has a Circle device on their WiFi network which apparently is a > parental control device. > > > > How does this work if it’s just another device on the WiFi? It seems like > it would have to either be inline with the path to the Internet, or somehow > take over DNS. Or is it doing something intrusive on the WiFi? > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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