Driver Picking up Stray Controllers
BoneRattler opened this issue · 2 comments
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Bug description
Driver software is picking up other DS3 controllers that aren't mine.
Steps to reproduce
- Start any unpaired DS3 near computer.
Actual result: Other family member's controller connecting to my pc.
Expected result: Only my controller should connect.
Machine info
CPU-Architecture: x64
Windows version: Windows 10 10.0.19042
Software/driver version(s): Unsure
Other Info
We found this out entirely by mistake. I only ever use my controller with my pc. I went to my family member's room, who was trying to connect their controller to their pc, and heard noise from mine as if something connected. Found out both controllers are able to connect with my pc, but I've never done anything with the other controller to connect it with this machine.
That's nothing the driver can influence. The controller connects to whatever host radio MAC is written to its flash memory, so the only case where controllers start to connect to hosts they're not supposed to is duplicated host radio MAC addresses, which happens rather frequently if you use wide spread cheap dongles. Try changing the MAC of your PC to a new random value and see if that helps.
Cheers
Much appreciated, I'll give that a shot and see if it works. It's definitely possible, I buy the cheapest dongles I can get. Thanks for letting me know this, I wasn't aware that manufacturers reuse MAC addresses en mass like that. I will update with results soon hopefully.
Thanks