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I'm trying to connect my chrome cast to my wireless AP. I get the error message "We weren't able to discover your Chromecast on the network"
I've read that AP isolation is the problem, but I'm pretty sure that isn't enabled. And if it is, I have no way of disabling it.
I have a dlink DGL-4500 and a DAP-1360 running in parallel. Same ssid, same password, same channel. It's a seamless transition from one to the other when I walk from one to the other. I can even stream video with no problems.
Chromecast won't connect to my AP. I don't have wlan partition enabled. I don't have igmp snooping enabled.
I do have wmm enabled.
jptech said:
I'm trying to connect my chrome cast to my wireless AP. I get the error message "We weren't able to discover your Chromecast on the network"
I've read that AP isolation is the problem, but I'm pretty sure that isn't enabled. And if it is, I have no way of disabling it.
I have a dlink DGL-4500 and a DAP-1360 running in parallel. Same ssid, same password, same channel. It's a seamless transition from one to the other when I walk from one to the other. I can even stream video with no problems.
Chromecast won't connect to my AP. I don't have wlan partition enabled. I don't have igmp snooping enabled.
I do have wmm enabled.
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Have you tried turning one of them off to verify? Also are you running on 2.4, 5 ghz or dualband? I'm using cisco/linksys setup with a repeater (regular router on ddwrt) but they all have different ssids(3 total) and I know it works between them except obviously the chromecast won't connect to the 5ghz one.
Slowb00st said:
Have you tried turning one of them off to verify? Also are you running on 2.4, 5 ghz or dualband? I'm using cisco/linksys setup with a repeater (regular router on ddwrt) but they all have different ssids(3 total) and I know it works between them except obviously the chromecast won't connect to the 5ghz one.
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I only use 2.4GHz. the DGL-4500 is either/or.
I've turned off the wireless on the AP, but the range of the router is too far away to connect.
I tried it directly on the DGL-4500 and it worked the first time. Then half-way through a movie, my phone refused to find the chromecast device again. I had to do a hard reset.
I can find no setting for AP isolation on the DGL-4500. Does anyone else have this router and having it working with an AP?
dgl-4500 - chromecast connection problems
jptech said:
I can find no setting for AP isolation on the DGL-4500. Does anyone else have this router and having it working with an AP?
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i have a dgl-4500 and haven't yet been able to get my chromecast to connect to my WPA2 network. i get the same error msg "We weren't able to discover your Chromecast on the network". MAC filtering is disabled. uPnP is enabled. i rebooted the router. it just won't connect! you're saying you got the chromecast to connect to your dgl-4500 at least once?
brukelen said:
i have a dgl-4500 and haven't yet been able to get my chromecast to connect to my WPA2 network. i get the same error msg "We weren't able to discover your Chromecast on the network". MAC filtering is disabled. uPnP is enabled. i rebooted the router. it just won't connect! you're saying you got the chromecast to connect to your dgl-4500 at least once?
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I don't have the same router, but I had to turn NAT off, connect, then turn NAT back on for it to work
athorax said:
I don't have the same router, but I had to turn NAT off, connect, then turn NAT back on for it to work
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I had to remove my DAP-1360 from the network, then it connected instantly.
brukelen said:
i have a dgl-4500 and haven't yet been able to get my chromecast to connect to my WPA2 network. i get the same error msg "We weren't able to discover your Chromecast on the network". MAC filtering is disabled. uPnP is enabled. i rebooted the router. it just won't connect! you're saying you got the chromecast to connect to your dgl-4500 at least once?
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Make sure WLAN partition is off.
My settings finally were 20MHz single channel, WPA2 PSK, Mixed BGN.
My network is hybrid. I've got the DGL-4500 as the main router. I've got another Linksys WRT120Nish as an AP (which the chromecast is actually connected to at the moment and I've got the DAP-1360 setup in repeater mode in the middle.
So I got my Chromecast from Amazon, got it hooked up and tried several times to set it up via Chrome on an iPad. It can see my AP but it gets stuck on the "Connecting to...." screen, and then eventually goes back to the code entry display screen without completing.
So I tried the Win7 app, same problem. I have a dual-band Netgear WNDR3700v2, no issues with it ever. AP isolation is off, tried with NAT off and on, etc.
Then I tried with my phone hotspot, same issue. Can see, but gets stuck on 'Connecting to .....' screen and then goes back to code entry display.
If I'm having the same issue with 2 different hotspots, should I just get a replacement, or am I missing something? I'm thinking replacement at this point.
phanboy4 said:
So I got my Chromecast from Amazon, got it hooked up and tried several times to set it up via Chrome on an iPad. It can see my AP but it gets stuck on the "Connecting to...." screen, and then eventually goes back to the code entry display screen without completing.
So I tried the Win7 app, same problem. I have a dual-band Netgear WNDR3700v2, no issues with it ever. AP isolation is off, tried with NAT off and on, etc.
Then I tried with my phone hotspot, same issue. Can see, but gets stuck on 'Connecting to .....' screen and then goes back to code entry display.
If I'm having the same issue with 2 different hotspots, should I just get a replacement, or am I missing something? I'm thinking replacement at this point.
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im having a similar issue with my phones hotspot. even if it does randomly connect, it acts as though it doesnt.
Same router, same problem.
no problems connecting to a router (RT-N16, Tomato firmware)
no problems connecting to phone hotspot (Oppo Find 5, CM10.1)
phanboy4 said:
So I got my Chromecast from Amazon, got it hooked up and tried several times to set it up via Chrome on an iPad. It can see my AP but it gets stuck on the "Connecting to...." screen, and then eventually goes back to the code entry display screen without completing.
So I tried the Win7 app, same problem. I have a dual-band Netgear WNDR3700v2, no issues with it ever. AP isolation is off, tried with NAT off and on, etc.
Then I tried with my phone hotspot, same issue. Can see, but gets stuck on 'Connecting to .....' screen and then goes back to code entry display.
If I'm having the same issue with 2 different hotspots, should I just get a replacement, or am I missing something? I'm thinking replacement at this point.
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I also had this issue initially..I have a dual-band Netgear WNDR4700....Note: Chromecaste only works on the 2.4 GHz.
// Atleast thats the case for now??
connor32 said:
Same router, same problem.
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It is working fine now. Not sure what was the problem, but I'd say that it could be related to the USB power. I am now using the external adapter.
What encryption are you guys using? I had to manually enter SSID and encryption type before I can get it to connect. My router uses WPA2/AES.
WNDR3700v2 here as well. Not sure if that's the common link, but Chromecast won't connect either. Tried several tablets/phones, many resets and changed every router setting I could find.
I can go through the setup process then the Chromecast hangs at the "Connecting to [AP name]" message. If I use another mobile device, I can see that about 50% of the time the Chromecast is actually available and functional. It works for a couple minutes then loses connection. At this point, it must be factory reset to become functional again. I must start the setup again. I think my problem is that I can't 'officially' complete the setup process.
I have tried disabling the 5 GHz band, disabling security, used the power brick, etc. I've used various TVs too, including one right next to the router.
EDIT: Finally! After a billion attempts, it successfully completed the setup process. I used the web setup (no app) with broadcast SSID enabled. I literally tried this exact setup 10x, but it worked this one time.
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WNDR3700v2 here as well. Not sure if that's the common link, but Chromecast won't connect either. Tried several tablets/phones, many resets and changed every router setting I could find.
I can go through the setup process then the Chromecast hangs at the "Connecting to [AP name]" message. If I use another mobile device, I can see that about 50% of the time the Chromecast is actually available and functional. It works for a couple minutes then loses connection. At this point, it must be factory reset to become functional again. I must start the setup again. I think my problem is that I can't 'officially' complete the setup process.
I have tried disabling the 5 GHz band, disabling security, used the power brick, etc. I've used various TVs too, including one right next to the router.
EDIT: Finally! After a billion attempts, it successfully completed the setup process. I used the web setup (no app) with broadcast SSID enabled. I literally tried this exact setup 10x, but it worked this one time.
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I've tried everything I can.
I have a dlink DGL-4500 with a DAP-1360 plugged into it in AP mode. I was able to connect it on the main router but it lost connection and I had to hard reset it. It will not connect over the AP at all. The dlink comes with a setting called wlan partition. That is disabled. I have no setting for ap isolation.
Ok, solved this one for my issue but it's router specific.
If you have a Netgear WNDR3700v2, there was a firmware upgrade 1.0.0.32 that broke wireless isolation, such that it was always enabled even if you turned isolation off in the router settings.
Unfortunately .32 also broke upgrades for me, so I had to manually reset and apply the 1.0.0.36 firmware (latest version) using this procedure: http://forum1.netgear.com/showpost.php?p=446539&postcount=39
If you read the release notes for .36 you'll see they fixed a bug relating to wireless isolation. I can confirm that fixed it for me. Again, this is specific to this particular make/model router, if yours doesn't work after turning off wireless isolation it's due to some other issue.
phanboy4 said:
Ok, solved this one for my issue but it's router specific.
If you have a Netgear WNDR3700v2, there was a firmware upgrade 1.0.0.32 that broke wireless isolation, such that it was always enabled even if you turned isolation off in the router settings.
Unfortunately .32 also broke upgrades for me, so I had to manually reset and apply the 1.0.0.36 firmware (latest version) using this procedure: http://forum1.netgear.com/showpost.php?p=446539&postcount=39
If you read the release notes for .36 you'll see they fixed a bug relating to wireless isolation. I can confirm that fixed it for me. Again, this is specific to this particular make/model router, if yours doesn't work after turning off wireless isolation it's due to some other issue.
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Interesting. I'm running the .32 firmware too and I saw the release note concerning isolation. I'll check out the steps to manually update the firmware and give it a shot.
I was able to get the Chromecast setup, but my mobile devices can only interact with it intermittently. The wireless isolation bug would be a logical culprit.
calypsoe36 said:
Interesting. I'm running the .32 firmware too and I saw the release note concerning isolation. I'll check out the steps to manually update the firmware and give it a shot.
I was able to get the Chromecast setup, but my mobile devices can only interact with it intermittently. The wireless isolation bug would be a logical culprit.
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Should help, just make sure to unplug/reset the Chromecast after doing the upgrade.
Chromecast connects, but Win 8 Chromecast app doesn't see device
I have already connected my chromecast to my home network (Linksys E2000). Problem I am having is that I had to use my Nexus 7 or my phone to see the wifi network. Once I fire up the Chromecast app through Windows 8, it says "Wifi needs to be turned on for the Chromecast App to work." Well, my computer is connected to the network as well as the chromecast to the same router. Why doesn't it see the app?
Can anyone help me with this?
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rester555 said:
I have already connected my chromecast to my home network (Linksys E2000). Problem I am having is that I had to use my Nexus 7 or my phone to see the wifi network. Once I fire up the Chromecast app through Windows 8, it says "Wifi needs to be turned on for the Chromecast App to work." Well, my computer is connected to the network as well as the chromecast to the same router. Why doesn't it see the app?
Can anyone help me with this?
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EDIT: My computer is connected to the E2000 via ethernet hardwire
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rester555 said:
I have already connected my chromecast to my home network (Linksys E2000). Problem I am having is that I had to use my Nexus 7 or my phone to see the wifi network. Once I fire up the Chromecast app through Windows 8, it says "Wifi needs to be turned on for the Chromecast App to work." Well, my computer is connected to the network as well as the chromecast to the same router. Why doesn't it see the app?
Can anyone help me with this?
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EDIT: My computer is connected to the E2000 via ethernet hardwire
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UPDATE: I figured out the problem. I guess it doesn't recognize devices plugged in through ethernet, the chromecast can only be seen by wireless dongles on the same router.
I can confirm for certain, chromecast will definitely not work with the dlink dap-1360 even on my network. I unplugged the AP and my chromecast connected the very second the dap-1360 was unplugged.
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I have a Netgear R6200. Chromecast only connects when 5Ghz is completely disabled.
D'LINK DAP-1522 AP issues
I have a D'Link DAP-1522 setup as an AP configured to WPA2-AES. When I try to connect the Chromecast it fails to connect to my network. However if I turn off all security it connects just fine. Any ideas?
Update: I was able to connect to the Chromecast by creating a Guest Zone with the following settings:
Security Mode: WPA Personal
WPA Mode: WPA Only
Cipher Type: AES
Disabled Guest Zones Client Isolation
Enabled Routing between Zones
Don't think I like this as a permanent solution but it is a work around.
Asus rt-ac87u
I just needed to disable manual DHCP Assignment. Router ASUS RT-AC87U
I bought one last night, went into one of the guest bedrooms to play around with it, in about 15 minutes got it going.
it works beautifully with the nexus 5,
the work was with debian casting the whole desktop to play native files (videos, music, etc) I had the drop my firewall rules to allow uPnP incoming connections from the chromecast, which my firewall frontend was blocking because of my ruleset, so after disabling, *BAM* -
https://plus.google.com/100566062990321750433/posts/8YrRkYFMHk1
other than that, chrome tab casting on Linux works nicely for things like youtube ..
I had issues being stuck to the connecting screen whenever i switch to a different network since i use the same device to a different house - which btw i still find trivial up until this day that the chromecast is unable to save multiple network ssid/password.
Anyway, clearing the app data or reinstalling the chromecast app from my phone helps resolve the problem. Maybe you can put it from your list of diagnostic tests.
Hi all,
I have a TP-Link TL-WDR4300 at home. My Chromecast is having issue connecting to this router. When i run through Chromecast setup, it goes fine up to the point where it asks me for password of my router. After I enter my password and click next, my TV would just say 'connecting...' and it will stuck forever. And the Chromecast setup app will say "Something went wrong. We weren't able to find your Chromecast on the network." Apparently because it wasn't able to connect to my network.
I'm pretty sure I have my password entered correctly. I tried to changed my router settings but it won't help at all.
One interesting thing is that my Chromecast used to be able to connect to my router before it was updated(which happened automatically when I connected Chromecast to my router for the last time). Although I had similar connection issues in the past, I was able to fix it by a combination of resetting Chromecast, rebooting router and changing router settings. Now, it just won't connect no matter what I do.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
rozzerhmq said:
Hi all,
I have a TP-Link TL-WDR4300 at home. My Chromecast is having issue connecting to this router. When i run through Chromecast setup, it goes fine up to the point where it asks me for password of my router. After I enter my password and click next, my TV would just say 'connecting...' and it will stuck forever. And the Chromecast setup app will say "Something went wrong. We weren't able to find your Chromecast on the network." Apparently because it wasn't able to connect to my network.
I'm pretty sure I have my password entered correctly. I tried to changed my router settings but it won't help at all.
One interesting thing is that my Chromecast used to be able to connect to my router before it was updated(which happened automatically when I connected Chromecast to my router for the last time). Although I had similar connection issues in the past, I was able to fix it by a combination of resetting Chromecast, rebooting router and changing router settings. Now, it just won't connect no matter what I do.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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I would reset everything and then try the setup program again if you haven't tried that already.
When you say "changing router settings", does this include channel width? Is it set to auto? Have you tried setting it to something manually, preferably 20MHz? Also what is your Network Mode set to?
mdamaged said:
When you say "changing router settings", does this include channel width? Is it set to auto? Have you tried setting it to something manually, preferably 20MHz? Also what is your Network Mode set to?
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Yes. I am using the 2.4GHz wireless only
I tried changing all these setting
Mode: abgn
Channel Width: 20mhz-40mhz
Channel: 1 - 6 - 11
rozzerhmq said:
Yes. I am using the 2.4GHz wireless only
I tried changing all these setting
Mode: abgn
Channel Width: 20mhz-40mhz
Channel: 1 - 6 - 11
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Have you tried using the HDMI extender? That can help a lot in some circumstances. It's amazing how much a TV and other electronics will interfere with WiFi signals.
rozzerhmq said:
Hi all,
I have a TP-Link TL-WDR4300 at home. My Chromecast is having issue connecting to this router. When i run through Chromecast setup, it goes fine up to the point where it asks me for password of my router. After I enter my password and click next, my TV would just say 'connecting...' and it will stuck forever. And the Chromecast setup app will say "Something went wrong. We weren't able to find your Chromecast on the network." Apparently because it wasn't able to connect to my network.
I'm pretty sure I have my password entered correctly. I tried to changed my router settings but it won't help at all.
One interesting thing is that my Chromecast used to be able to connect to my router before it was updated(which happened automatically when I connected Chromecast to my router for the last time). Although I had similar connection issues in the past, I was able to fix it by a combination of resetting Chromecast, rebooting router and changing router settings. Now, it just won't connect no matter what I do.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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I experience the same problem with you
bhiga said:
Have you tried using the HDMI extender? That can help a lot in some circumstances. It's amazing how much a TV and other electronics will interfere with WiFi signals.
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I never had problems with my old router. So I'm pretty sure it to be a compatibility issue.
I have the same exact router (TL-WDR4300 but running dd-wrt) and have zero issues connecting my 2 chromecasts to it.
One chromecast is running PwnedCast and the other is vanilla on the most current update. The router is running both 2.4 and 5 ghz and both chromecasts are connected to the 2.4 bandwidth.
I am using the extender on both.
rozzerhmq said:
I never had problems with my old router. So I'm pretty sure it to be a compatibility issue.
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Well does the Chromecast Light blink or is it solid?
If it is solid then it is connected to the router and you have some security setting or firewall either on the router or the PC isolating it from other devices.
Typical issue is when you have mis-selected Public for your network type in Windows instead of HOME,
Public isolates the Windows machine where HOME allows Device to Device communication.
Check the firewall settings on your router and try shutting it off and see if that works. If so then turn it back on and look for other settings like Multicast filtering or IGMP and uncheck.
If the light on the CCast is Blinking then it is not connected and you need to re-run the setup.
You say other devices are seeing it so thats probably not the case.
j.a said:
I have the same exact router (TL-WDR4300 but running dd-wrt) and have zero issues connecting my 2 chromecasts to it.
One chromecast is running PwnedCast and the other is vanilla on the most current update. The router is running both 2.4 and 5 ghz and both chromecasts are connected to the 2.4 bandwidth.
I am using the extender on both.
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Thanks for the info. I am using vendor firmware atm, will try dd-wrt next.
Asphyx said:
Well does the Chromecast Light blink or is it solid?
If it is solid then it is connected to the router and you have some security setting or firewall either on the router or the PC isolating it from other devices.
Typical issue is when you have mis-selected Public for your network type in Windows instead of HOME,
Public isolates the Windows machine where HOME allows Device to Device communication.
Check the firewall settings on your router and try shutting it off and see if that works. If so then turn it back on and look for other settings like Multicast filtering or IGMP and uncheck.
If the light on the CCast is Blinking then it is not connected and you need to re-run the setup.
You say other devices are seeing it so thats probably not the case.
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Update: It turns out this is not the root cause of this issue(refer to my post below), i will try dd-wrt next!
Thanks for the suggestions!
By following your advise and checking my security settings again. I was able to solve this issue by turning off VPN firewalls. I don't use any VPN thing so i thought the VPN firewalls wouldn't matter. Anyways, thank you very much and now I can enjoy Chromecast again!
However, there is one annoying thing. When casting from Chrome tabs, it won't go into full screen. There are black bars on top and bottom which isn't there if I cast from Youtube. I tried changing all the Chromecast extension options and Tv aspect ratio setting, but had no success. It would be awesome if you can offer some advice.
Thanks again!:good:
rozzerhmq said:
Thanks for the suggestions!
By following your advise and checking my security settings again. I was able to solve this issue by turning off VPN firewalls. I don't use any VPN thing so i thought the VPN firewalls wouldn't matter. Anyways, thank you very much and now I can enjoy Chromecast again!
However, there is one annoying thing. When casting from Chrome tabs, it won't go into full screen. There are black bars on top and bottom which isn't there if I cast from Youtube. I tried changing all the Chromecast extension options and Tv aspect ratio setting, but had no success. It would be awesome if you can offer some advice.
Thanks again!:good:
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Go into Options of the Googlecast ext on your Browser
Select Full screen zoom and make sure it is enabled.
But there will always be some content that doesn't format the screen properly and will give you black bars...
Asphyx said:
Go into Options of the Googlecast ext on your Browser
Select Full screen zoom and make sure it is enabled.
But there will always be some content that doesn't format the screen properly and will give you black bars...
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Well, after all, it was too early to call it a success.
So earlier today, I wasn't able to discover Chromecast from my PC(It says something like "device missing" in Chromecast extension). However, my TV shows Chromecast is connected to my network, and the light on Chromecast is stable white. Then, I tried to reboot my router, and that fixed it. This is basically similar to the issues i had in the past where i could just fix Chromecast connection by randomly rebooting router and resetting Chromecast.
I was skeptical and decided to revert my changes on VPN firewalls. After a router reboot, Chromecast still worked!!
At this point, I don't think it's the VPN firewall settings that is causing this issue. This issue looks so random. I would try to go dd-wrt next and hopefully it will fix this issue properly.
rozzerhmq said:
Well, after all, it was too early to call it a success.
So earlier today, I wasn't able to discover Chromecast from my PC(It says something like "device missing" in Chromecast extension). However, my TV shows Chromecast is connected to my network, and the light on Chromecast is stable white. Then, I tried to reboot my router, and that fixed it. This is basically similar to the issues i had in the past where i could just fix Chromecast connection by randomly rebooting router and resetting Chromecast.
I was skeptical and decided to revert my changes on VPN firewalls. After a router reboot, Chromecast still worked!!
At this point, I don't think it's the VPN firewall settings that is causing this issue. This issue looks so random. I would try to go dd-wrt next and hopefully it will fix this issue properly.
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You mention DD-Wrt are you using that?
Cause I notice most people having these issues seem to be using DD-WRT or Tomato and I'm starting to wonder if perhaps there is some issues with those Custom Firmwares being used.
I do know in the past before I Upgraded my router that I had problems with devices getting booted off the WiFi because I had too many devices connecting and it would seem that when a new device would connect, one would stop getting data despite the fact it said it was connected.
Now this shouldn't ever be the case with WiFi if it has an IP it should not have a limit but I am wondering if your experiencing what I was experiencing before I Upgraded....
Not suggesting you need to upgrade mind you just that what your going through sounds similar to what I went through.
When I bought the new router (LinkSys N900) the Box had this chart of Router Groups and which router was best for X number of devices.
Low end for less than 3, High end for 7+ with the last group being for 7+ and HD.
This chart went against what I believed I knew about WiFi limitations which I thought was only IP and DHCP based...
I wrote it off as pure Marketing with the intention of getting you to buy the most expensive router they had...(which I was going to do anyway LOL)
I'm starting to wonder if maybe there is something to that....Sure would explain my problems with the router that made me upgrade in the first place.
I'm having the same issues with my chromecast and a tp-link wdr4300 router on dd-wrt (latest build from 2014-02).
After either chromecast or router (wi-fi) restart I'm able to cast and chromecast is also shown in chromecast app.
But after some idling (without casting) chromecast is still connected to my wi-fi (ping responses) but I'm not able to cast anything (music, allcast etc..) anymore.
I have already tried enabling/disabling UPNP, changing wi-fi channels, etc
Doesn't look like just a wi-fi issue only, as chromecast is still connected to my wi-fi.
but still could this be related to the Atheros chipset used in the wdr4300 maybe?
Any other routers with atheros chipset running without problems?
Try installing Bonjour Browser or another mDNS browser and monitor what happens in local._googlecast._tcp
Also check router security and firewall logs to see if things are being blocked corresponding to when the mDNS broadcasts fall off.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
Seems to be good now for my setup.
I had installed a bonjour browser but couldn't see anything special.
local._googlecast._tcp was present all the time even though I couldn't cast.
I have changed the router firmware from dd-wrt (02-19-2014-r23598) to a self compiled OpenWrt (Barrier Breaker r39770).
I have been able to cast now stable for 4 days. Never had that before on dd-wrt.
nervdoc said:
Seems to be good now for my setup.
I had installed a bonjour browser but couldn't see anything special.
local._googlecast._tcp was present all the time even though I couldn't cast.
I have changed the router firmware from dd-wrt (02-19-2014-r23598) to a self compiled OpenWrt (Barrier Breaker r39770).
I have been able to cast now stable for 4 days. Never had that before on dd-wrt.
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Thanks for the update. Good to know that OpenWRT is working for you.
I have the same router. Don't recall having any issues on stock firmware. I'm on ddwrt now.
Did that as I plan on converting to extender when I move to the AC router soon.
I can only imagine the Chromecast didn't like something in your settings.
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"Something went wrong. We weren't able to find your chromecast on the network"
[ this trick worked for me ] .. I had the same issue.. I was trying to connect my lcd remote monitor to my windows 7 pc. In the chromecast setup, I was able to go till the page that asked for the wifi network id and pw.., and later i got the error "Something went wrong. We weren't able to find your chromecast on the network" Many tries and all failed. Later i downloaded the chromecast app in my Android 5.0 smart phone and did the settings and voila! .. it got installed in the first try. Later without factory resetting the chromecast, i reinstalled the chromecast setup in my windows 7 and it got installed without any error. Later i opened up the chrome browser installed the chromecast plugin extension and it worked well. I was able to view my page on my remote monitor. Hope it works for u too..
Hi All
Got my chromecast to connect to the router, it even says "ready to cast".
However, on the TV screen it says: Chromecast connected to wifi but cannot access internet.
My router is a TP-LINK N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router, Model No. TL-WDR3600
Firmware Version: 3.13.31 Build 130320 Rel.55761n
Hardware Version: WDR3600 v1 00000000
For Wifi the settings are:
Wireless 2.4GHz
Wireless Radio: Enable
Name (SSID): Internet5A_2.4GHz
Mode: 11bgn mixed
Channel: Auto (Current channel 1)
Channel Width: Automatic
WDS Status: Disable
I connect to internet using PPPoE
Router is right behind the TV, where the chromecast is.
AP Isolation is disabled
Any kind of help is greatly appreciated!
I have already gone through troubleshooting, restarting router / chormecast, factory defaults for router / chromecast..etc
Called Google, they had me to it all over again, still the same thing.
joesatri said:
Hi All
Got my chromecast to connect to the router, it even says "ready to cast".
However, on the TV screen it says: Chromecast connected to wifi but cannot access internet.
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Well first question...Can you stream Media to it? If your using aVia you shouldn't need internet.
Check Router settings make sure you don't have something like Mac Filtering on (although I would think it would not connect at all if that was the case)
Also check to see if you have Internet Access limited for any Mac Addresses.
Make sure UPnP is enabled on the router.
I looked at the router compat chart and all of the TP-Link routers appear to be compatible so if it is therouter it will be some setting you changed from the default.
Also check to see if there is a firmware upgrade for your router.
I should point out though that Google is notorious for lying about Internet access and in many cases use a successful connect to Google Services as the indicator. If thats the case here then it may very well have Internet access but couldn't connect to Google!
We know Google thinks it is the internet but it isn't the entire internet! LOL
Almost forgot...If your router connect via PPPOE make sure to set it to not expire and stay always on.
If you have it set to connect when needed then the CCast may get a No Net access response while the router is connecting.
Can't stream media to it. Tried it with Avia, (chromecast inapp purchased).
Mac filtering not enabled
UPnP is enabled
There is a firmware update that I will try later today and reply with the results.
Thanks for your support!
joesatri said:
Can't stream media to it. Tried it with Avia, (chromecast inapp purchased).
Mac filtering not enabled
UPnP is enabled
There is a firmware update that I will try later today and reply with the results.
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If the firmware update doesn't fix things, look for additional options related to Multicast, IPv6 and IGMP
joesatri said:
Can't stream media to it. Tried it with Avia, (chromecast inapp purchased).
Mac filtering not enabled
UPnP is enabled
There is a firmware update that I will try later today and reply with the results.
Thanks for your support!
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Definitely check your PPPOE Settings to make sure it is always on...
If not then you aren't always connected to the Internet and CCast may only check status on initial connection.
Inability to cast at all says to me that something else in your router config is amiss but It's possible that since it can't get to the Net that it can't retrieve the Whitelist which would prevent casting from anything.
Tried all of the above. Still no joy. Updated firmware to latest, etc..
IGMP Proxy: Disabled
This text is just under the IGMP Proxy setting, in RED:
IGMP(Internet Group Management Protocol) works for IPTV multicast stream.
The device supports both IGMP proxy with enabled/disabled option and IGMP snooping.
Enable AP Isolation - Unchecked
IPv6 - disabled
Thinking of giving up on this..
Can you successfully ping Google DNS at 8.8.8.8 from another device connected wirelessly to the same router?
joesatri said:
Tried all of the above. Still no joy. Updated firmware to latest, etc..
IGMP Proxy: Disabled
This text is just under the IGMP Proxy setting, in RED:
IGMP(Internet Group Management Protocol) works for IPTV multicast stream.
The device supports both IGMP proxy with enabled/disabled option and IGMP snooping.
Enable AP Isolation - Unchecked
IPv6 - disabled
Thinking of giving up on this..
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Try enabling IPv6.
bhiga said:
Try enabling IPv6.
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Enabled IPv6, but does not show it on router page.
Also, I can ping Google DNS.
joesatri said:
Enabled IPv6, but does not show it on router page.
Also, I can ping Google DNS.
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Does not show it as in... the router still shows the option as disabled, or something else?
Pretty much all the option types that Google mentions for the various routers in their router known issues page, it's worth trying on and off, if your router supports it, and only if you are having trouble. It's more combinations, but worth a shot.
Otherwise, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Thank you all for your help!
I disabled parental control (on ISP side), and it worked!
Sorry for all the trouble!
Thanks for your help. For me it was pppoe set to Connect auto, changed to manual 0 - never disconnect works like a charm. (TP-LINK W9960)
Guys i m having same problem and till not resolved.. my smart tv not work chromcast.. but except it working ok like youtubr and other apps, steam too. only chromecast and wireless displays not work.. for last 5 month i m fightin with xiaomi india..
I had 2 Chromecast working just fine for a long time,one in the main network and the other in the second network in a room that is too far from the main router.
Then one day i disabled UPNP for security concerns and soon after I realized chromecast needed it and enabled it again, however i was never able to set up it again
I tried using many phones like Galaxy S4, RAZR D3, iPhone 6, Windows 7 PC, I tried resetting the Chromecast to factory defaults many times without success, then I tried the other Chromecast and reset it to factory defaults and could not set up it either, so the problem is on my network.
My wi-fi settings right now:
11n only, it's 2.4GHz only
Channel Width automatic,
Channel is set to 11,
IGMP proxy disabled,
[WPA2-PSK-CCMP][ESS](from wi-fi analyzer app)AES with 54.000 seconds group key update period,
My password length is 13 with ! and () and numbers
WPS disabled
Mac filtering disabled,
Transmit power high,WMM enabled,
Short GI enabled,
AP isolation disabled,
beacon interval is 50,
RTS threshold is 2304,
fragmentation threshold 2346,
using a DHCP server,
UPNP enabled(again),
SPI firewall is enabled ALG all enabled but SIP ALG,
Forbid ping packet from LAN,
Ignore ping from WAN(tried without this too, so i don't think it is this),
Parental control is disabled,
My router uses google dns by default.
I don't use any VPN
My router is a TP-LINK TL-WR941ND my firmware is up to date(3.15.9 for V5 hardware) it is connected to another modem that just run as a bridge and nat disabled if i remember right i don't think it is a problem it with it and the only options related to IGMP on it is IGMP proxy and chromecast support says it need IGMP enabled + IGMP proxy disabled so how i check out this?
I also tried moving the chromecast to a TV that is right next to my router, still get 'can't see the chromecast on your network',
I also tried to give the chromecast a permanent static ip, and port forward it(virtual servers on my router) 2-65535 UDP and 2-65535 TCP but still setup won't complete, i don't know what more i can do other than just trash this stupid chromecast and back to see all my series on laptop.
Sometimes i'm able to cast my tab from a little time after a failed setup but then soon it will say 'no chromecast found', my pc runs comodo firewall however it was not giving me any problem and i tried to setup it with it disabled.
For the god sake i just want to be able to watch my series again, anyone please help me! If you need any more info just ask it, i can run wireshark and send some prints if this can help too.
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Tried today with an Ipad and has able to do the setup and got the screen ready to cast, however i see no ports open in UPNP, and the chromecast app on ipad said it was configured but was not possible to dectect it on my network, and also from time to time the screen would go back to 'connecting to your wi-fi' then go back to 'ready to cast' i was able to cast this table as i write this,will see if it will stay stable and come back.
On my Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 on my chromecast still says no chromecast found for some reason, but i'm able to cast from it, however i seems to get black tabs now when streaming to my chromecast which i don't like, verified the same for my Galaxy S5 , for my Ipad and for my Iphone 6, why????????? I can ping the chromecast too however i had 1% loss of packet on 200 pings in the same room as my router.
You mention you have a main network and a second network. Can you elaborate on how those are connected together?
muchtall said:
You mention you have a main network and a second network. Can you elaborate on how those are connected together?
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The main network is the network of the house and the second network is the network of the backyard, but i'm trying to run the chromecast in the main network, and the second is currently off.
The main network is the tp-link router as access point to a TG862 ARRIS in brigde mode, with firewall and nat disabled.
I think my wi-fi settings are all ok right? So why the chromecast can't setup???
I'd try changing wifi channel to 1 or 6. I'm not a network expert but I'd try that.