Setup & Connection
Connecting OctoSniff To Game Consoles: Wireless PC Hotspot Guide (Recommended)
Updated on April 17, 2026
In this tutorial we'll explain how to setup a hotspot on your computer and how to setup OctoSniff once your game console is connected to the hotspot.
Requirements.
- A wireless network card. (ie your PC must support WiFi/Broadcasting.)
- WiFi Signal with a consitent 90% Signal.
- Make sure your game console is powered off.
- You can check your wifi signal strength by opening CMD and pasting
netsh wlan show interfaceshit enter.
Setting up Hotspot.
- Open OctoSniff, Your PC's internet adapter should automatically be selected.
- Click Hotspot on the left sidebar.
- Set your Hotspot SSID (optional) Set your Hotspot Passowrd (required). Click Save.
- Click Start Hotspot and turn on your Game Console.
- On your Game Console setup a wireless connection and connect to the Hotspot with the Password you set.
Setting up OctoSniff.
- Click the adapter on the bottom left of the sidebar.
- Choose the Virtual WiFI Adapter. (IP for it should be 192.168.137.1)
- Click "ARP Spoofing" on the left sidebar.
- Click "Scan Network" in the top right.
- Select your Game Console IP from the "ACTIVE DEVICES" list. (IP for it should start with 192.168.137.XXX)
- Click Filters on the left sidebar , Select Device Filters an select your Game Console IP.
- Enable a Game Filter if the game you are on has one. Click Filters => Community Filters. 8: Once the Filter is selected make sure it says Highlight then click Apply 9: Click the Network on the left side bar, Then click Start Sniff 10: Check the Filtered Traffic if you see no data, the filter needs to be updated and the traffic will appear in All Traffic.
Important Information.
- It is important to only use game filters while actively playing the game in question.
- Having multiple filters enabled during a game may cause overlap, resulting in confusion.
- To avoid this, we recommend only leaving party chat filters on while playing a game.
- When switching to a different game, turn off the previous filter and enable the new one for the new game. By doing this, you'll be able to capture accurate data and avoid confusion
- Always begin capturing packets before joining a game or party chat. This is essential as most filters require information from the initial packets in order to function properly.
You can request a game or app filter to be made or updated via our discord.