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Doesn't work over ethernet?

I have already set up the chromecast with my wireless network through my phone. It seems there is no way to get it to work with my wired PC that is on the same network. I am assuming that this is just the way it is and I'd like to confirm that.

jbaruch76 said:
I have already set up the chromecast with my wireless network through my phone. It seems there is no way to get it to work with my wired PC that is on the same network. I am assuming that this is just the way it is and I'd like to confirm that.
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You need to be sending a wireless signal to the chromecast so no I don't think it will work on ethernet

My desktop works hardwired into my router, no problems. Just downloaded the extension for Chrome, and it worked.
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Evo4gLI said:
My desktop works hardwired into my router, no problems. Just downloaded the extension for Chrome, and it worked.
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well that is interesting. i have the extension installed, but it just says "no cast devices found." it works from phone, tablet and laptop. not sure what the problem could be.

jbaruch76 said:
well that is interesting. i have the extension installed, but it just says "no cast devices found." it works from phone, tablet and laptop. not sure what the problem could be.
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When setting it up the first time it does a Wireless to wireless connection from your phone or Wifi Computer to the device. If you don't have Wifi on your computer you will need to use the phone for the initial setup. Once it is on the wireless network you can connect with any device connected to that network, wired or wireless. well that is once your router does not sepereate the wireless and wired clients

I'm having this same problem with my chromecast. Chrome cannot find the chromecast on the desktop; on Wifi or on ethernet. My laptops and all my android devices work without a problem though. Hopefully google hammers out some of these bugs

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When setting it up the first time it does a Wireless to wireless connection from your phone or Wifi Computer to the device. If you don't have Wifi on your computer you will need to use the phone for the initial setup. Once it is on the wireless network you can connect with any device connected to that network, wired or wireless. well that is once your router does not sepereate the wireless and wired clients
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I hope this is how it'll work, as my network is similar. Router in the living room, with a cable going into a powerline Ethernet jack, emerging in my room where it connects to my desktop computer. So of course for initial setup I will need to use my phone or tablet because my desktop can't find the Chromecast if it's not connected to the router. But I'd certainly hope I can cast from desktop once the dongle has connected to the wi-fi.
Just to be sure - you're not running Windows XP are you? Because apparently XP is not compatible with Google Cast...

Router settings
Ensure you don't have your router settings on "isolate" (d'oi!)
Disable (or enable) any IGMP daemon.
Review your router settings - everything look sane? Any key words pop up?

uninstall your wireless network drivers and then scan for hardware changes; just let your computer reinstall the drivers. just got off the phone with the chrome ninjas and that fixed my problems.

I am also unable to see to see my Chromecast from wired PC's on my network. I tried disabling firewall, and checked all of my router settings. It's the stock Verizon router. I don't get it. It's a major negative that I can't see it from wired PC's.

foghelmut said:
I am also unable to see to see my Chromecast from wired PC's on my network. I tried disabling firewall, and checked all of my router settings. It's the stock Verizon router. I don't get it. It's a major negative that I can't see it from wired PC's.
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I'm also on fios, so i'm thinking it's a problem with their router. I was going to try it later, but i found some information. If you login to the router then go to this site http://192.168.1.1/index.cgi?active_page=6059 and it give you some IGMP settings, which are hidden otherwise.

jbaruch76 said:
I'm also on fios, so i'm thinking it's a problem with their router. I was going to try it later, but i found some information. If you login to the router then go to this site http://192.168.1.1/index.cgi?active_page=6059 and it give you some IGMP settings, which are hidden otherwise.
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That fixed it, thanks.

No trouble here with seeing Chromecast over Ethernet. Using a WRT54GL with Tomato installed.

My pc is connected to a airport express by Ethernet and I'm able to cast from it.
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solve?i have the problem with my HTC

jbaruch76 said:
I'm also on fios, so i'm thinking it's a problem with their router. I was going to try it later, but i found some information. If you login to the router then go to this site http://192.168.1.1/index.cgi?active_page=6059 and it give you some IGMP settings, which are hidden otherwise.
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Disabling IGMP on my Verizon FIOS router resolved the issue, thanks.

jerseymonkey said:
Disabling IGMP on my Verizon FIOS router resolved the issue, thanks.
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Is that the only change you made? Just changing IGMP Proxy from enabled to disabled? I did that, restarted router and pc but I still don't see the chromecast from the wired connection.

jbaruch76 said:
Is that the only change you made? Just changing IGMP Proxy from enabled to disabled? I did that, restarted router and pc but I still don't see the chromecast from the wired connection.
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Make sure you are adding the extension to Chrome. I initially downloaded the app and it kept saying I needed to have WiFi turned on. Also make sure in addition to IGMP disabled that you have wireless isolation off.

msm903 said:
When setting it up the first time it does a Wireless to wireless connection from your phone or Wifi Computer to the device. If you don't have Wifi on your computer you will need to use the phone for the initial setup. Once it is on the wireless network you can connect with any device connected to that network, wired or wireless. well that is once your router does not sepereate the wireless and wired clients
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exactly this

no ethernet
I have the same problem. Chromecast works fine with iPhone and Nexus7 on wifi network. But what I really want is to stream from the Chrome browser on my pc (as advertised!).
I installed the Chromecast extension, but it says no devices found.
I called Google Chromecast support directly, and two people there told me it couldn't be done. Unbelievable. I explained that my non-mobile desktop pc isn’t on a wireless network (why should it be?); it’s on a wired network (faster, more reliable), while all my wireless gadgets are on my wifi network (all from the same router). They say the pc must be on a wi-fi network (the same one as the Chromecast), not a wired network.
I'm hoping some smart guy here has a better answer.

Chrome only sees Cast when wired to Router

Hello everyone.
I've been trying to cast from my laptop but I don't see it (No Cast Devices found). I'm able to cast effortlessly from my Android device though.
Now, after poking here and there I tried connecting my laptop directly to the router and then Chrome detected my cast device.
Any idea of what it could be? This may be the wrong forum to post this but not even Google Support has figured out what's wrong.
Thanks!

I have the same problem, obviously I don't know how to fix it

Do you have a dual band router that is broadcasting 2.4 and 5 ghz signals? I've read of people having issues when the Chromecast uses 2.4 and your computer is trying to connect via the 5ghz network. Personally I have iPads and my Android phone connecting over 5ghz while my Chromecast is on 2.4 and don't have any problems. But perhaps it is a router issue. I use a WAP running DD-WRT, so it is better than most OEM routers out there.

sic0048 said:
Do you have a dual band router that is broadcasting 2.4 and 5 ghz signals? I've read of people having issues when the Chromecast uses 2.4 and your computer is trying to connect via the 5ghz network. Personally I have iPads and my Android phone connecting over 5ghz while my Chromecast is on 2.4 and don't have any problems. But perhaps it is a router issue. I use a WAP running DD-WRT, so it is better than most OEM routers out there.
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There should not be an issue with connecting on different bands unless you segregate the 5ghz band on your router. Most routers are not setup to do that but if you have made changes, it is possible.

I checked the AP isolation thing before posting. So it wasnt that. I also flashed DD-WRT on it just to make sure. Same result.
We all on the same network/SSID.
Google cant figure out why Chrone only sees it only when wired im still waiting for them to come back with a workaround. If they do ill post it.

mogul420 said:
I checked the AP isolation thing before posting. So it wasnt that. I also flashed DD-WRT on it just to make sure. Same result.
We all on the same network/SSID.
Google cant figure out why Chrone only sees it only when wired im still waiting for them to come back with a workaround. If they do ill post it.
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wild guess... if its not AP isolation maybe your wifi card has a firewall enabled and your Ethernet port doesn't?

Ashcunak said:
wild guess... if its not AP isolation maybe your wifi card has a firewall enabled and your Ethernet port doesn't?
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checked. firewall is off.
weirder, the Chromecast app detects it, but my browser doesnt.
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mogul420 said:
checked. firewall is off.
weirder, the Chromecast app detects it, but my browser doesnt.
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I'm on the same boat with a "similar" problem. I have a Netgear N900 dual band router, but the issue persists while my main laptop (Win7) is connected via WiFi to either band (2.4GHz or 5.0GHz) or if I connect it directly to the router via Ethernet wire. Using the Chromecast app from the same laptop works without a hitch. I can also ping the Chromecast IP address without a problem. I have rebooted several times, uninstalled and re-installed Chrome and the Google Cast extension, but it makes no difference. I believe that the plugin is conflicting with "something" in this specific laptop. The issue is not with the LAN. All devices are on the same Network segment and respond to pings. The Google Cast extension works fine from two other laptops running Win7 with a similar setup, running the same version of the Chrome browser and Google Cast. I can also cast from my Android mobile devices (Nexus 7 & SGS3) using youtube. Suggestions anyone?
UPDATE:
The conflict was being caused by an active "virtual" network adapter. Specifically, the Leaf Network adapter that was installed with Netgear's ReadyShare Cloud. I guess this adapter works as a VPN to connect to the ReadyShare Cloud. I disabled this adapter and the Chromecast discovery worked. Apparently, the Chrome Cast extension is not smart enough to avoid virtual (VPN) adapters and link with the Primary (physical) wired/wireless adapter. At minimum, the extension should have an option to select the adapter to use. I don't user ReadyShare that frequently so having the adapter disabled does not bother me much.

The new update rolling out today is suppose to improve discovery so perhaps it will fix some of these issues.

bozzykid said:
The new update rolling out today is suppose to improve discovery so perhaps it will fix some of these issues.
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Thanks for the heads up. Is this a firmware update for the dongle or an updated Chrome Cast extension? Regardless, is there a a place where I can read about this update or a way for me to manually download it?
Btw, I found the conflict with my setup... I have updated my previous post.

Got the Chromecast dongle "firmware" OTA update today. It went from release 12072 (shipped) to release 12840.. I don't think this is a "new" update that's supposed to be rolling out today.. If discovery was supposed to be improved with this release, it did not fix the issue with my ReadyShare Cloud virtual VPN adapters. Once I enable the Leaf Network adapter the device disappears from the Chrome Cast pull down. After reading about it a bit more, it appears that this 12840 OTA update patches the exploit used to get root. Oh well... does anyone know if there are any new features or what else is fixed with the 12840 release?

Chromecast and Wifi Tether

I have been trying to get my chromecast to work correctly on a wifi network tethered from my GNex and I was hoping to gather info from others trying the same.
So far to get the chromecast to show up on my tethered network I had to set it up on a standard network first. Once it had updated to the latest version it then works on the tethered network. This means that I can see the chromcast from other devices on the tethered network.
What I am trying to achieve is to use my GNex as the wifi hotspot AND connect to the chromecast. With the newest update this has been working but only with Play Music. I have tried RemoteCast and that works but Netflix, and Youtube do not. Bubble uPNP does not recognize the chromecast either.
Anyone have similar/different experiences?
It seems like the issue is that the apps are not recognizing the chromecast's broadcast on a tethered (ip isolation) network.

Cothek said:
I have been trying to get my chromecast to work correctly on a wifi network tethered from my GNex and I was hoping to gather info from others trying the same.
So far to get the chromecast to show up on my tethered network I had to set it up on a standard network first. Once it had updated to the latest version it then works on the tethered network. This means that I can see the chromcast from other devices on the tethered network.
What I am trying to achieve is to use my GNex as the wifi hotspot AND connect to the chromecast. With the newest update this has been working but only with Play Music. I have tried RemoteCast and that works but Netflix, and Youtube do not. Bubble uPNP does not recognize the chromecast either.
Anyone have similar/different experiences?
It seems like the issue is that the apps are not recognizing the chromecast's broadcast on a tethered (ip isolation) network.
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I was using hotspot on my gs4 and everything worked fine. I think the gnex tether is booked because I still can't use it on a windows PC, only other android and iOS devices.
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Connect Chromecast to mobile hotspot?

Like the title says any way to do this, hi I'm new to this forum, was wondering if they're is a way to do this stock or rooted way.any help is much appreciated.

sure. I do it using WiFi Tether on my Galaxy Note 2. Just needs to get an IP from the device. You're going to need to connect a PC to the hotspot so you can set it. You may need another device--PC or mobile device--to sling from.

Do I connect the Chromecast to my pc? Or to my laptop, here's my setup,my hotspot is currently my main internet.so my pc is connected to my hotspot.but can't connect Chromecast while that feature is on.if you could break down a little gladly appreciate it.
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Somewhere in the config of the hotspot... Is there an option for "isolation"? If there is switch it off, then you should be on the right road.

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Somewhere in the config of the hotspot... Is there an option for "isolation"? If there is switch it off, then you should be on the right road.
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Don't see that.so no I don't think so.I have my pc ,my laptop,connected but the only thing showing up for Chromecast is my roku 3.?? There has to be a way for me to set it up.Google makes this so hard.
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I don't think Google have made it hard. The thing that's making it hard for you is your mobile hotspot (and I think the fact that it is defaulting to not allowing communication between two devices connected to it: you can try this with two other devices - using ping... If you can ping each device from the other its something other than client isolation)

I'm gunna try thanks
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It would help if you could tell us the make/model of your hotspot.
More-generic ones like my CradlePoint PHS300 and Zyxel MWR102 and MWR211 default to letting wireless clients see each other, but do have the option to keep wireless clients isolated (so they can access Internet, but not see each other).

bhiga said:
It would help if you could tell us the make/model of your hotspot.
More-generic ones like my CradlePoint PHS300 and Zyxel MWR102 and MWR211 default to letting wireless clients see each other, but do have the option to keep wireless clients isolated (so they can access Internet, but not see each other).
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I have a Verizon s3 I have the hotspot by Verizon I pay the monthly fee for it.my s3 is rooted running clean Rom latest.
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Thanks. Unfortunately I have no experience with Verizon equipment. Hopefully someone else can chime in.

bhiga said:
Thanks. Unfortunately I have no experience with Verizon equipment. Hopefully someone else can chime in.
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Thanks I appreciate it tho.
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the setup is simple. The idea is that the Chromecast has to get a private IP from your hotspot device.
Since you've stated you've connect your PC and laptop to your hotspot device, and ASSUMING you had them connected to it at the same time, you should be able to set this up. Connect your Chromecast to your TV. Make sure to install Chromecast installation software on either the PC or laptop; you have to have this part to set up the Chromecast. This is what the website directs you to when you connect the Chromecast and it does not have network to connect to.
Next, open the Chromecast software. It will search for the Chromecast. The PC or laptop will do a temporary direct connection to the Chromecast. You'll see some kind of WiFi SSID with Chromecast. Let the software do thing. You'll be prompted to enter the SSID and passphrase for your hotspot; the one you use to connect your PC and laptop. It'll do some setup instructions. If everything goes well, the Chromecast software should prompt you it's ok to use the Chromecast. And the TV with the Chromecast should show something about what SSID it's connected to
If not successful, the Chromecast on the TV should say something about the issue. I've gotten couldn't connect to the internet, but that was an issue with the router of my WiFi software. At home, I had the same issue, but that was firewall issue.

Streaming from phone that is also the Chromecast's hotspot/connection

So, at work I don't have internet, but I have my phone, and I have a chromecast on the tv. I use my phones hotspot all the time for my ipad and laptop with no problem. I have my chromecast setup on my Nexus 5's hotspot as it's internet connection. It works fine if I use my ipad to push content to the chromecast, but on the phone, all apps hide the chromecast option.
So basically the chromecast is invisible to the Nexus 5. I guess because the Nexus 5 is technically the Chromecast's router, and not a fellow client. There are a lot more apps that have chromecast support, so to get this working from my phone would be great. Is there a way?

I use my phone hotspot and play videos all the time. You can use video caster and chrome beta. I tried Netflix and Youtube but didn't have any luck.
Nexus5 Exp. 5.5 for N4

I would think that putting the phone into tether mode changes the way the networking works and would prevent it from making direct outgoing connections to anything other than the Internet.
I could be dead wrong however.

The problem with Hotspot/tether is that the Chomecast can't see the phone because of AP isolation built into Android. Chromecast or any "client' connected to the hotspot can see the Internet as that is what hotspot is for; connecting clients to the Internet... If you connect a second client to the hotspot I believe it can see an control Chromecast..

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The problem with Hotspot/tether is that the Chomecast can't see the phone because of AP isolation built into Android. Chromecast or any "client' connected to the hotspot can see the Internet as that is what hotspot is for; connecting clients to the Internet... If you connect a second client to the hotspot I believe it can see an control Chromecast..
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Right.... basically the phone is not on the Tether IP subnet and therefore can not communicate with any device that has a Tether IP address. So Android itself has no access to this subnet it is just internet connection sharing with that subnet.
Not exactly a perfect technical description of what is going on but in the ballpark.
Only the App that is doing the tethering is actually seeing the Tether IP the rest of the phone has no access to it.

Put the phone into hotspot mode, use your tablet to navigate and play. I've done it
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ArkAngel06 said:
So, at work I don't have internet, but I have my phone, and I have a chromecast on the tv. I use my phones hotspot all the time for my ipad and laptop with no problem. I have my chromecast setup on my Nexus 5's hotspot as it's internet connection. It works fine if I use my ipad to push content to the chromecast, but on the phone, all apps hide the chromecast option.
So basically the chromecast is invisible to the Nexus 5. I guess because the Nexus 5 is technically the Chromecast's router, and not a fellow client. There are a lot more apps that have chromecast support, so to get this working from my phone would be great. Is there a way?
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I've been able to use AVIA in the configuration you're referring to.