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submitted 2 years ago by yosh7037@alien.top [B] to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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my isp has add on plans that can supposedly know if im using an xbox, certain games or a ps.

how do they detect this? And is there a way to, for example, use the playstation bundles on xbox? (they offer more quota)

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[–] certuna@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

they route your traffic, they know where it’s going.

[–] up4whatev33@alien.top [B] 1 point 2 years ago

Nothing to do with routing … the first part of a L2 MAC address is the OUI.. organizationally unique identifier.. so they know the device type.

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