Toca Boca Mod APK Unlocked All Furniture Causing Strange Gateway ACL Hits?
Hello everyone,
I've been troubleshooting a strange issue on my network and was hoping to get some insights from the community. The issue seems to be related to a game my daughter is using, which she got from here:
I've noticed some unusual activity on my Omada Gateway whenever this application is running, and I'm not sure if this is expected behavior or something I should be concerned about.
My Setup Details
I’m running a fairly standard Omada setup for my small business, which also serves my home.
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Gateway: TP-Link ER7206
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Controller: Omada Software Controller (v5.9)
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Network: I have a dedicated VLAN for kids' devices and guests, completely separate from my main work network.
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Firmware: All devices are on the latest stable firmware.
Observed Behavior
When my daughter uses the Toca Boca game on her tablet (which is on the guest VLAN), I see a massive spike in denied entries in my gateway's ACL logs. It appears to be trying to establish a wide range of connections to various IPs, which are being correctly blocked by my default inter-VLAN block rules.
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High Rate of Connection Attempts: The log fills up with hundreds of entries per minute.
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Various IP Destinations: The destination IPs are all over the place, which I didn't expect from a simple children's game.
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Performance: The game itself seems to run fine, but the sheer volume of logged events is concerning and makes it hard to spot other potential issues.
Question for the Community
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Has anyone experienced this kind of network behavior with mobile games on a segmented network?
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Is this something to be worried about, or is it typical for modern applications to make so many outbound connection attempts?
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Are there any recommended firewall or content filtering strategies on the Omada platform to manage this kind of traffic without just letting it flood the logs?
I'm really impressed with the control the Omada system gives me, and I want to make sure I'm using it effectively. Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks