Re: Gaming Devices on the Network

[Michael Grinnell <grinnell () AMERICAN EDU>]

We created a page that allows administrators to register the device
(be it VoIP bridge, PS2, Tivo, Xbox, etc.) in the students name.  We
use the cisco_api.jsp tool to do this.  We are using separate roles
for gaming devices, VoIP, etc. that have some restrictions placed on
them so as to make it undesirable to change the MAC address of a pc
to that of an Xbox to bypass CCA .

A more dedicated resource for questions about CCA can be found at
PERFIGO () LISTSERV MUOHIO EDU (subscribe at http://listserv.muohio.edu/
archives/perfigo.html).  There are several threads in the archives
about this exact topic.

Michael Grinnell
Network Security Administrator
The American University
e-mail: grinnell () american edu

On Sep 29, 2005, at 9:04 AM, Greg Schaffer wrote:

> We ask users to send their MAC addresses for the Xboxes, etc.  We
> add them to a filter and associated them with a role that is pretty
> open to the Internet and closed for on campus.  We also check the
> MAC address to make sure they're registering a Microsoft or Sony
> product.  No, not perfect, but if someone wants to circumvent the
> login process by altering their PC's MAC to look like a game
> device, they have no access to on campus resources.
>
> Greg
>
> Franklin, Elliott wrote:
> > Now that we have implemented Cisco Clean Access in our residence
> > halls, we are receiving many questions/complaints from both
> > students as well as Residence Life staff about our policy on
> > gaming devices such as PlayStation 2 and X-Box consoles.  Unless
> > these devices have a built-in web browser, or the user has a
> > router and authenticates another device behind that router, they
> > will not be able to play Internet games on these devices.  We are
> > looking for what other universities are doing in regard to this.
> > We would like to address this issue in our Network Use policy.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> >
> >
> > Elliott Franklin, CISSP
> >
> > Information Security Analyst
> >
> > Texas State University-San Marcos
> >
> > http://www.tr.txstate.edu/security
> >
> > 512.245.2501