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Tuesday, August 27th, 2024 2:18 AM

disconnect user from my home network

Hello.  I'm new to this site.  An unwanted user keeps accessing my home network - even after changing my password.  I've paused the user but I can't FORGET the user until it's disconnected from my network.  I can't see how to disconnect it.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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106K Messages

24 days ago


First. Is this a Comcast rented gateway device ? If so, perhaps one of your neighbors is inadvertently connecting to your network / gateway device via the MoCA feature that's built into it. MoCA (Multimedia Over Coax Alliance) is an alternate hardwired way to connect devices to a home network if ethernet cabling can not be used/run. It uses the existing coax cable wiring instead of ethernet cabling. 

If the MoCA feature is enabled, and you do not have a PoE (Point of Entry) MoCA filter installed on the coax line, yours, and your neighbor's gateway devices will be able to connect with each other like one big network. 

Disable it if you aren't using it. If you are, install a PoE MoCA filter on the input port of the first splitter off of the street drop to keep the MoCA signal in your premises and to keep the neighbor's signals out. Your neighbors should also have PoE filters installed.

To disable MoCA on your device. First, unplug the coax cable line from the jack on the gateway device. Then go to the gateway login http://10.0.0.1    


Default login info is:
Username: admin (all lowercase)
Password: password


Once in you will find the drop-down on the left of the screen that is labeled “Connections”.

Click the drop down---> click MoCA---> right side of screen click “disable”---> save changes.

Bear in mind that we've seen many posts here that the MoCA feature gets turned back on with their overnight re-boots / updates for the device. The best policy is to be sure to use that PoE filter ! Amazon has them: https://www.amazon.com/SNLP-1GCW-Filter-Eliminate-Multi-Room-Interference/dp/B07SLD9QPH     

Or you may be able to get one for free at your local Comcast / Xfinity store. Or book a tech to come out and install one for you.


If the MoCA feature is not being used on your home network, you can put the PoE filter right at the back of your gateway device instead.

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1.5K Messages

22 days ago

Good evening @user_swvcjl, and thank you for reaching out to our dedicated Communities team tonight, we appreciate your time! I see that you are having issues with an unwanted user trying to access your home network and assure you that our team takes our customer's security concerns very seriously, rest assured our team is here to help. You can manage and remove registered Xfinity WiFi devices by following the instructions here https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/manage-wifi-devices-my-account. Does this information help or are you still unable to remove them? If you're still unable to remove them, please let us know and we'll be happy to assist furhter.

 

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106K Messages

22 days ago

@user_swvcjl 

Were you able to determine whether or not this is / was a MoCA issue ?

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