I took delivery if a Chromecast today and the setup is a breeze. As I'm in Europe I have changed some settings in order to access the American version of Netflix because if the extended selection of films and series. It runs fine on my Galaxy Note 8, iMac, and Xperia Z1. But it can't run on my TV. Every time I try to cast a film on it I get this error: "Whoops, something went wrong...Device Messaging Error. There was an unrecoverable error on your computer. Please reload the page to resume controlling your device."
I have done some searches and found various possible solutions, but none worked. This is what I've tried:
- Signed out of all devices in Netflix.
- Reset the Chromecast.
- Disabled WWM on the router.
I doubt it's an issue with Netflix as it works fine on all devices except on the TV. Sometimes I do see there is an error on my iMac saying that Microsoft Silverlight has crashed but that doesn't seem to affect anything. Is there anything else I could do to troubleshoot?
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I took delivery if a Chromecast today and the setup is a breeze. As I'm in Europe I have changed some settings in order to access the American version of Netflix because if the extended selection of films and series. It runs fine on my Galaxy Note 8, iMac, and Xperia Z1. But it can't run on my TV. Every time I try to cast a film on it I get this error: "Whoops, something went wrong...Device Messaging Error. There was an unrecoverable error on your computer. Please reload the page to resume controlling your device."
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Please tell us...
What make/model router do you have?
Can you describe how you "changed some settings" to access US Netflix?
Do YouTube and other services work?
If you use your normal DNS settings and access your local Netflix, does it work okay?
Chromecast is its own device and does its own DNS lookups and Internet requests after receiving the "go play this video" request, so if you're redirecting DNS on specific IPs/devices (rather than everything on your network), then you need to be sure the Chromecast IP/device is being redirected.
Otherwise your phone/tablet/computer is in Mens and Chromecast is in the Ladies and...
Phone/tablet/computer: "Excuse me, could you get my phone next to the urinal?"
Chromecast: "What's a urinal??"
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What make/model router do you have?
Can you describe how you "changed some settings" to access US Netflix?
Do YouTube and other services work?
If you use your normal DNS settings and access your local Netflix, does it work okay?
Chromecast is its own device and does its own DNS lookups and Internet requests after receiving the "go play this video" request, so if you're redirecting DNS on specific IPs/devices (rather than everything on your network), then you need to be sure the Chromecast IP/device is being redirected.
Otherwise your phone/tablet/computer is in Mens and Chromecast is in the Ladies and...
Phone/tablet/computer: "Excuse me, could you get my phone next to the urinal?"
Chromecast: "What's a urinal??"
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Thanks for your reply.
The router is a Cisco EPC3925.
I used the instructions from the Unblock-us website. Changed the DNS settings to 208.122.23.23 and 208.122.23.22 as instructed. But I also changed the DNS settings to that on the Cisco router - otherwise the US material would not show on my tablet and phone (only on the iMac).
YouTube and Plex work just fine when casting material to the TV.
When using the normal DNS settings from the local Netflix it works fine.
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Thanks for your reply.
The router is a Cisco EPC3925.
I used the instructions from the Unblock-us website. Changed the DNS settings to 208.122.23.23 and 208.122.23.22 as instructed. But I also changed the DNS settings to that on the Cisco router - otherwise the US material would not show on my tablet and phone (only on the iMac).
YouTube and Plex work just fine when casting material to the TV.
When using the normal DNS settings from the local Netflix it works fine.
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Netflix and hulu etc are having issues this morning if you are on a Uverse, if your redirect is a uverse one that may be the issue as well
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Thanks for your reply.
The router is a Cisco EPC3925.
I used the instructions from the Unblock-us website. Changed the DNS settings to 208.122.23.23 and 208.122.23.22 as instructed. But I also changed the DNS settings to that on the Cisco router - otherwise the US material would not show on my tablet and phone (only on the iMac).
YouTube and Plex work just fine when casting material to the TV.
When using the normal DNS settings from the local Netflix it works fine.
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Thanks for the info.
Seems like your core problem is that by default Chromecast uses the Google DNS servers regardless of what DHCP provides, so even though you've set your router so all its DHCP clients are being told to use the Unblock-us DNS, Chromecast still isn't. So all your devices are in the Mens, with the exception of Chromecast, which still goes to the Ladies, even though you tell it go to the Mens, thus it responds with "What's a urinal??" when you reference things in the Mens (US stuff).
Chromecast will fall back to using the DHCP-supplied DNS server(s) only if it doesn't get a response from Google's DNS.
Normally the ways around this would be to:
Route Google DNS requests to a bogus/non-existent gateway
Block Google DNS requests entirely
so Chromecast does not get a response from Google's DNS. Which one works depends on how your router handles the blocking/forwarding. You want a timeout or destination unreachable, rather than an outright refusal.
But... I looked in the manual for your router (seems to be a VoIP+modem+router combo) and unfortunately I couldn't find any way to add a static route, nor did I find a way to block or forward requests specifically for Google DNS.
So unless the ability to add static routes or the ability to block port requests for specific WAN destinations has been added, you may be a bit stuck. Definitely check through your router's config to see though, often times the manual lags far behind the current feature set.
However, if you don't have the necessary options in your router, that leaves you with these possibilities:
Add a router that can provide blocking or redirection via one of
static routes
IP-specific port-blocking
iptables rules
to provide network to Chromecast and devices controlling Chromecast (they need to be on the same subnet).
VPN - which is beyond my area of expertise for this usage.
Get a rooted Chromecast so you can use Eureka-ROM to enable use of DHCP-supplied DNS rather than Google DNS
If you go with option (a), you will have double-NAT, which can be problematic.
You would connect the new (filtering) router's WAN side to your existing router's LAN site. You cannot connect the two routers LAN-LAN as the new router will only filter/redirect traffic when it does the IP translation from LAN to WAN.
If your existing router has a Bridge option for its LAN connection, that would avoid double-NAT (bridge will connect the WAN side to LAN side transparently and disable all router NAT and filtering), but it's more likely that you would get a Static Route option before you get a bridge option.
Anyway, contemplate a bit, first check if there's Static Routes in your router's config. Sorry this has been such a verbose post.
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So unless the ability to add static routes or the ability to block port requests for specific WAN destinations has been added, you may be a bit stuck. Definitely check through your router's config to see though, often times the manual lags far behind the current feature set.
Anyway, contemplate a bit, first check if there's Static Routes in your router's config. Sorry this has been such a verbose post.
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Many thanks for your detailed reply!!
I don't know much about modems/routers so would be a bit wary of setting up a new router. I checked in the setting on the modem/router provided by my ISP and there is an option to add static ip. Would that be a way to block Google's DNS?
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Many thanks for your detailed reply!!
I don't know much about modems/routers so would be a bit wary of setting up a new router. I checked in the setting on the modem/router provided by my ISP and there is an option to add static ip. Would that be a way to block Google's DNS?
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Unfortunately not - and don't change that - you'll lose Internet connection.
While you're there, though, can tell me what options you have in the Working Mode dropdown where it currently says Router Mode?
DON'T change it though - that's likely to break your Internet connection too.
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While you're there, though, can tell me what options you have in the Working Mode dropdown where it currently says Router Mode?
DON'T change it though - that's likely to break your Internet connection too.
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There's Router Mode and Bridge Only in the dropdown.
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There's Router Mode and Bridge Only in the dropdown.
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Cool. If you decide to get another router, you should be able to switch that dropdown to Bridge Only and connect your existing router's LAN port to the new router's WAN/Internet port, and it should avoid double-NAT-ing.
Essentially your existing router would only be used as a modem (and VoIP, if you're using VoIP), and you'd disable old router's WiFi and do all your DHCP, WiFi, etc on your new router.
As a rule I try (best I can) to avoid Dual Purpose networking devices as I have found they do neither task very good....
Unfortunately ISPs are moving towards these all in one boxes (Modem/Router/WiFi) and it Wreaks havoc on those who have their own networking gear....
Whats worse is they are locking the configs of these devices so that you can't change them easily to get it to do what you want.
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Cool. If you decide to get another router, you should be able to switch that dropdown to Bridge Only and connect your existing router's LAN port to the new router's WAN/Internet port, and it should avoid double-NAT-ing.
Essentially your existing router would only be used as a modem (and VoIP, if you're using VoIP), and you'd disable old router's WiFi and do all your DHCP, WiFi, etc on your new router.
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Sounds too simple to be true. I do have an extra router so perhaps I'll test it out at some stage during the week. Thanks for your help so far!
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Sounds too simple to be true. I do have an extra router so perhaps I'll test it out at some stage during the week. Thanks for your help so far!
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You can also try this simple test without the router to see if it works....
Connect your computer directly to the Modem/Router...
Set the Router to Bridge Only mode and if your PC gets an outside (Public) IP Address then you know it will work with an external Router.
The only issue you might face is sometimes if the ISP provided the Modem they program it not to accept that change without it coming from their side.
I connected a new router (ASUS RT-N56U) to the existing router/modem. The existing was set to Bridge Mode with DHCP off and it can connect to the internet but not cast any show (local or US) to the TV. Not sure what details are needed for you to help me getting it to work. I can cast local Netflix onto my phone and tablet. YouTube videos can cast to TV.
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I connected a new router (ASUS RT-N56U) to the existing router/modem. The existing was set to Bridge Mode with DHCP off and it can connect to the internet but not cast any show (local or US) to the TV. Not sure what details are needed for you to help me getting it to work. I can cast local Netflix onto my phone and tablet. YouTube videos can cast to TV.
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Not totally up on the settings screens for your new router but check to see what IP Address it has under the Internet settings.
Every Router has two IP Addresses, one local (192.168.x.x) and one Public (should be provided by the Modem in bridge mode),
If both are local IPs then your double NATing which will easily break Netflix. If one is a Public IP then check other settings in the new router most notably UPnP and Multicast.
Also ( sorry dumb question follows) but you did make sure to set up the CCast to connect to the NEW router not the old one?
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Not totally up on the settings screens for your new router but check to see what IP Address it has under the Internet settings.
Every Router has two IP Addresses, one local (192.168.x.x) and one Public (should be provided by the Modem in bridge mode),
If both are local IPs then your double NATing which will easily break Netflix. If one is a Public IP then check other settings in the new router most notably UPnP and Multicast.
Also ( sorry dumb question follows) but you did make sure to set up the CCast to connect to the NEW router not the old one?
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There are two IP addresses: 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.254, first one local and the other public. I can't locate UPnP and Multicast in the router.
I made sure to set the Chromecast to the new network. The old one shows but it's not connected to the internet. It's in bridge mode.
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There are two IP addresses: 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.254, first one local and the other public. I can't locate UPnP and Multicast in the router.
I made sure to set the Chromecast to the new network. The old one shows but it's not connected to the internet. It's in bridge mode.
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As I suspected...Your Double NATing is the problem....Your new Router is not actually breaching the Modem to the Internet.
This modem also has WiFi built in I bet....
The DHCP you shut off probably doesn't apply to anything directly plugged into the Modem. Just the WiFi.
You need to look for a setting that gives you the option of passing a local/internal (192.168.x.x) IP or Outside IP and set it to pass an Outside IP. (this is on the Modem BTW)
If the Router reports any IP that starts off 192.168 for Public then you are not set up correctly.
If you see the option to change from local IP to Outside IP but it is greyed out then your ISP locked it out and they must make the changes on their end.
Call and tell them your Modem is in Bridge mode but doing double NAT translation and you can't breach the Modem with your router.
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There are two IP addresses: 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.254, first one local and the other public. I can't locate UPnP and Multicast in the router.
I made sure to set the Chromecast to the new network. The old one shows but it's not connected to the internet. It's in bridge mode.
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As @Asphyx said, there's double-NAT going on. This may be a problem, but the core problem at the moment is that new router's WAN and LAN are using the same subnet.
I recommend...
Turn off the WiFi on your old router, if you can.
Look for the stuff Asphyx mentioned.
If you get stuck, call your ISP
Ask them to enable Bridge mode and explain that you're looking for more robust routing and firewall features
Ask if there's a firmware update for your existing modem/router combo to provide this, if there is a different ISP-provided modem/router you can use that has better features, or if they can provide/recommend a modem-only device (if they don't/can't enable Bridge mode)
Ideally, you want to see is your new router getting a WAN address that is not 192.168.x.x
If you reach that point, you're done.
If not, you at least want your new router getting a WAN address that is in a different subnet from its local network.
On your new router, change the Local address to 192.168.2.2
That will switch things on the new router to the 192.168.2.x subnet. Now the new router and old router will be on different subnets.
Make sure any client devices (wired or wireless) that have static IPs set are changed to use IP 192.168.2.something and gateway 192.168.2.2
My network is double-NAT and I have not had issues with Chromecast, streaming, VPN, or anything else, but you definitely should avoid double-NAT whenever possible.
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Hi everyone,
I have a Beklin Share N300 router and trying to set up my chromecast on this network.
Everything works fine, i mean the set up process; chromecast can see the network, can connect the network without any problem but get this message on the screen:
ChromecastXXX connected to yournetwork, but cant access the internet.
Has anyone faced this problem before?
I appreciate for your comments
legendnexus said:
Hi everyone,
I have a Beklin Share N300 router and trying to set up my chromecast on this network.
Everything works fine, i mean the set up process; chromecast can see the network, can connect the network without any problem but get this message on the screen:
ChromecastXXX connected to yournetwork, but cant access the internet.
Has anyone faced this problem before?
I appreciate for your comments
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Im been having the same problem since yesterday morning. Ive been in contact with Google and they escalted my case but i havent heard back from them about it.
I had the same problem with my E4200v2 router. I just kept trying and trying from the chromecast app on my Samsung Galaxy S4 and after an hour it finally setup. Have patience and keep trying everything. Reference your router's manual for additional information you might need. Good luck!
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Try rebooting the router.
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did you try putting the CC in the DMZ?
I don't have the CC yet, so I don't know if it needs any ports open in your firewall. Is there any way to manually enter a private IP or DNS info?
From what you're describing, the Chromecast isn't getting the DNS information.
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did you try putting the CC in the DMZ?
I don't have the CC yet, so I don't know if it needs any ports open in your firewall. Is there any way to manually enter a private IP or DNS info?
From what you're describing, the Chromecast isn't getting the DNS information.
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DMZ could be the solution. Try disabling AP isolation under your router's setup UI.
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The AP (access point) he probably doesn't have setup anyway since that's more for bridging.
I just don't know if CC needs any ports forwarded. He may want to see what IP is being assigned to his CC and then check the firewall logs to see if any traffic is being blocked by it. The DMZ on his router should place the CC in front of the router and thus let all traffic to and from it, which should, in theory, fix the DNS problem.
It maybe to worth a shot to port foward port 53, which is usually used for DNS. I don't remember if it was UDP or TCP or both. And sometimes you still need to port forward even when using the DMZ. It's lame, but router's just act funny sometimes.
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it just dawned on me, it might be that CC is getting it's internet access from the device that's getting the content. So, you may need to enable internet sharing on your PC. Although, I don't think this is the case.
I also was getting the "connected to wireless, but can't access the internet" What I determined is that the ChromeCast is NOT using the DNS servers provided by my DHCP server, it was trying to communicate to a different DNS (likely Google's own).
In my case, I had a firewall in place that prevented access to any DNS other than what I was providing in DHCP. Once I opened the restriction and allowed all DNS traffic, chromecast immediately connected.
Hope this helps someone else.
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I also was getting the "connected to wireless, but can't access the internet" What I determined is that the ChromeCast is NOT using the DNS servers provided by my DHCP server, it was trying to communicate to a different DNS (likely Google's own).
In my case, I had a firewall in place that prevented access to any DNS other than what I was providing in DHCP. Once I opened the restriction and allowed all DNS traffic, chromecast immediately connected.
Hope this helps someone else.
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Interesting. In my case, it was the opposite. I had my laptop configured to use Google's DNS servers and I kept on getting the same "connected to wireless, but can't access the internet" message. I reset the DNS servers on my laptop and Chromecast immediately connected to the Internet.
anyone know which port/s does chromecast use
DMZ worked for me but i dont like putting devices on DMZ. Sounds like this is just a port forwarding issue and putting it on DMZ is an overkill.
Anyone knows which port/s does chromecast use???
I also have the Belkin N300 and was having the same trouble. What i did was a factory reset on my router and a firmware update in the router settings and now everything seems to be working fine as of now.
AP Isolation
Switching off AP Isolation fixed the issue for me. I had the same issue before I did this.
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DMZ could be the solution. Try disabling AP isolation under your router's setup UI.
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I tried DMZ, but it didnt work. Also I tried disabling firewall, it didnt work too.
lovekeiiy said:
The AP (access point) he probably doesn't have setup anyway since that's more for bridging.
I just don't know if CC needs any ports forwarded. He may want to see what IP is being assigned to his CC and then check the firewall logs to see if any traffic is being blocked by it. The DMZ on his router should place the CC in front of the router and thus let all traffic to and from it, which should, in theory, fix the DNS problem.
It maybe to worth a shot to port foward port 53, which is usually used for DNS. I don't remember if it was UDP or TCP or both. And sometimes you still need to port forward even when using the DMZ. It's lame, but router's just act funny sometimes.
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it just dawned on me, it might be that CC is getting it's internet access from the device that's getting the content. So, you may need to enable internet sharing on your PC. Although, I don't think this is the case.
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I tried this too, even porting, but no luck..
tried every single suggestion but cant figure out what is wrong.
What i understand from the replies; it needs some specific DNS. But when i change my DNS on my routers setting page different than provided my ISP, router itself doesnt connect to internet.
DMZ, MAC filtering, disabling Firewall, disabling AP, none of them work so far; with numerous combination of those...
I believe it shouldnt be that hard.. ?
Update: Placing it in DMZ took a couple of retries but have fixed the issue now.
Similar problem. Worked on the first setup. Then after two day a get "can't connect to internet" message. Tried factory resetting and putting in the DMZ. Nothing helps. Anyone?
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... What i understand from the replies; it needs some specific DNS. ...
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NeedAPhone said:
Update: Placing it in DMZ took a couple of retries but have fixed the issue now.
Similar problem. Worked on the first setup. Then after two day a get "can't connect to internet" message. Tried factory resetting and putting in the DMZ. Nothing helps. Anyone?
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I don't really have more suggestions. From what I know, the CC doesn't need any special DNS information because really all the CC is just a media player (although not exactly correct). When you cast something to it, the device (mobile device or PC) you're sending it a URL, which it then opens and can play. This is why it needs an internet connection. Tab casting is a little different. Thus, if it'll play on your mobile device or PC, you can play it on the CC (assuming the content is CC compatible). If there is not internet to the CC, then the DNS and ISP information is not being forwarded to the CC or it's not connecting to them; this assumes it's getting an private IP from the router and not being denied because of MAC filtering or something.
Over here I've got another problem. My current ISP forces me to use their DNS. Since the Chromecast has its own fixed Google DNS (8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4), the Chromecast is not allowed to connect to the internet.
Rvanlaak said:
Over here I've got another problem. My current ISP forces me to use their DNS. Since the Chromecast has its own fixed Google DNS (8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4), the Chromecast is not allowed to connect to the internet.
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Same here, I'm on a studentnet that uses a PPTP connection with their own DNS, so if I change the DNS I won''t have an internet connection, permanent. Not sure how to fix that.
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Same here, I'm on a studentnet that uses a PPTP connection with their own DNS, so if I change the DNS I won''t have an internet connection, permanent. Not sure how to fix that.
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Try a VPN ?
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I had the same issue with the original firmware (12072).
After leaving it connected a few days it eventually stayed connected long enough to download an update.
After restarting it, it applied the update.
On firmware 13300 it complains when it initially boots, then after about a minute or two it connects successfully.
So...
If you're rooted, use FlashCast to update to PwnedCast 1.0 (based on 13300)
If you're not root-capable or have no plans to root, set it up and leave it at the "but can't connect to the Internet" for a few days (just leave it powered by the power adapter), then power-cycle it, hopefully you will see it updating.
Chromecast wont connect to my telus router (Actiontec V1000H). I can't see any option to enable/disable AP Isolation. Is there any solution for this?
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mydrl said:
Chromecast wont connect to my telus router (Actiontec V1000H). I can't see any option to enable/disable AP Isolation. Is there any solution for this?
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How?
try changing the wifi channel the router uses
mydrl said:
Chromecast wont connect to my telus router (Actiontec V1000H). I can't see any option to enable/disable AP Isolation. Is there any solution for this?
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How did you fix this?
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try changing the wifi channel the router uses
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Good advice.
Remember that the WiFi bands (channels) are not exactly the same between countries. So if you're in a non-US country and your router happens to choose a channel that is not available in the US, Chromecast may not detect your wireless AP.
But Telus is Canadian, and Canada has the same WiFi channels as the U.S. (Canada and the U.S. necessarily share identical radio spectrum allocation).
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But Telus is Canadian, and Canada has the same WiFi channels as the U.S. (Canada and the U.S. necessarily share identical radio spectrum allocation).
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Didn't know that. Thanks! Still applies to other countries though. I think Channel 13 is one of the channels that applies to Europe but not US. I should put it in the FAQ...
EDIT: Seems there's far less exclusion than I thought... but added a note in the FAQ just in case.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
So I can get through the setup phase up until the Chromecast tries to connect to my wifi network. I get a message saying it couldn't connect, and when I click the link in the message it brings me to a page that mentions AP filtering, UPNP enabling and .NET 3.5. I checked and UPNP is enabled, and I can't find an option for AP filtering (I have the Actiontech V1000h). I am using a Macbook pro.
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So I can get through the setup phase up until the Chromecast tries to connect to my wifi network. I get a message saying it couldn't connect, and when I click the link in the message it brings me to a page that mentions AP filtering, UPNP enabling and .NET 3.5. I checked and UPNP is enabled, and I can't find an option for AP filtering (I have the Actiontech V1000h). I am using a Macbook pro.
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In some cases you have to go through a couple of times. I just reset my Chromecast to test a few things and had to go through the setup twice before it connected to my WiFi.
Chromecast in Canada, on Telus
A friend lent me his chromecast. He uses an iphone and Shaw cable. I use a Nexus 4, and have Telus as my internet provider.
It was a bear trying to get chromecast to work. Tried 5 separate days. Got it to work and i could watch netflix/youtube on it about 3 times and played with it for a couple of hours each. That's the success.
The fail is that I had to trouble shoot more then 4+ hours to get it to work those 3 times. Reboot the chromecast. Reboot the router. Reboot my Nexus 4. Try my wife's Nexus 4. Try the Nexus 7 tablet. It was a horrible experience. I got the AP recommendation like the earlier post in this thread. I tried that. Tried calling telus and signed into my router to check that those settings were correct. As far as I understand it's a gateway 11n wireless router.
So my conclusion is change my internet provider to Shaw unless someone has a smart solution to this problem. The router says it's a 50ghz signal? So it isn't the 2.4vs 5.0 ghz signal problem that I've googled and read about.
Please provide some brains to my situation. I've used all of mine up.
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In some cases you have to go through a couple of times. I just reset my Chromecast to test a few things and had to go through the setup twice before it connected to my WiFi.
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Still not fixed.
So I took the plunge and bought one. Maybe it'd be different than my friends. Looks like this is a me problem. The chromecast still doesn't work. I thought it might be the tv that it's plugged into? Maybe shielding the chromecast from the wifi? I don't know. Will trouble shoot with a different tv or a long hdmi cable that will get the chromecast out from behind the tv. Maybe that'll help.
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So I took the plunge and bought one. Maybe it'd be different than my friends. Looks like this is a me problem. The chromecast still doesn't work. I thought it might be the tv that it's plugged into? Maybe shielding the chromecast from the wifi? I don't know. Will trouble shoot with a different tv or a long hdmi cable that will get the chromecast out from behind the tv. Maybe that'll help.
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TVs are great at blocking/scrambling radio signals.
Use the included HDMI extender. If that doesn't help (enough), get an HDMI extension and move Chromecast away from the TV. One of mine is on a 10-foot HDMI extension. The other is connected upstream of a another device that connects to my TV, so both of my Chromecasts are at least a foot away from its associated TV.
johnson2423 said:
So I took the plunge and bought one. Maybe it'd be different than my friends. Looks like this is a me problem. The chromecast still doesn't work. I thought it might be the tv that it's plugged into? Maybe shielding the chromecast from the wifi? I don't know. Will trouble shoot with a different tv or a long hdmi cable that will get the chromecast out from behind the tv. Maybe that'll help.
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It could be a few things not related to the router directly but related in how the Router connects to your ISP.
So a couple of questions...
What kind of service is your ISP? (DSL, CABLE, OTHER)
What Public IP does your router report? (Usually found on the status page that shows connection data) If it starts off 192.168 then your Modem is doing a double nat translation and you need to call your ISP and tell them you want the Modem to be put into gateway mode and just pass a public IP to your router.
Does the CCast actually connect to the Router but not work or will it not connect at all period? If it doesn't connect at all it is possible you need to change the Security method used to WPA or WEP. To test shut off security alltogether and try to connect the CCast. If there is currently NO security try putting WPA on and trying again (but it should work on an open AP)
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It could be a few things not related to the router directly but related in how the Router connects to your ISP.
So a couple of questions...
What kind of service is your ISP? (DSL, CABLE, OTHER)
What Public IP does your router report? (Usually found on the status page that shows connection data) If it starts off 192.168 then your Modem is doing a double nat translation and you need to call your ISP and tell them you want the Modem to be put into gateway mode and just pass a public IP to your router.
Does the CCast actually connect to the Router but not work or will it not connect at all period? If it doesn't connect at all it is possible you need to change the Security method used to WPA or WEP. To test shut off security alltogether and try to connect the CCast. If there is currently NO security try putting WPA on and trying again (but it should work on an open AP)
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Service is Telus DSL.
Solution: I changed the security settings. It still tries to stop the CCast from talking to my phone once in a while, but I just log into my router and log into the firewall settings. The firewall settings are "high, medium, low, NAT". It started working once I started turning it off of NAT and onto Medium or High.
I don't know why this is the solution, but it is a solution. I suspect that either Telus will fix the prolbem for everyone else or this thread will become popular. Now CCast is coming to Canada. So either Telus fixes it or there'll be a lot of searching leading to this post.
As a reminder, a friend of mine on telus never toughed his firewall settings and never had a problem with using his CCast. Go figure.
johnson2423 said:
Service is Telus DSL.
Solution: I changed the security settings. It still tries to stop the CCast from talking to my phone once in a while, but I just log into my router and log into the firewall settings. The firewall settings are "high, medium, low, NAT". It started working once I started turning it off of NAT and onto Medium or High.
I don't know why this is the solution, but it is a solution. I suspect that either Telus will fix the prolbem for everyone else or this thread will become popular. Now CCast is coming to Canada. So either Telus fixes it or there'll be a lot of searching leading to this post.
As a reminder, a friend of mine on telus never toughed his firewall settings and never had a problem with using his CCast. Go figure.
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Well if the Telus was set to NAT perhaps Double Nat Translation was the issue.
DO you have another router connected to your modem or is this one of those all in one Hybrids supplied by the ISP?
Asphyx said:
Well if the Telus was set to NAT perhaps Double Nat Translation was the issue.
DO you have another router connected to your modem or is this one of those all in one Hybrids supplied by the ISP?
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I have a friend that is struggling with this as well. While setting up the WiFi connection between the chromecast and the router (the Actiontec V1000H - which is a modem/router combo if that helps). The chromecast will see the WiFi, but it seems to time out while trying to connect to the router.
I did find a comment on a blog somewhere (sorry, I forget where) that suggests unchecking the "IGMP snooping enabled" option in the router (Advanced Settings>IGMP Setting). Once this was done, the chromecast connected to the WiFi without any issues and we were able to stream it without any issues.
However after going out for dinner we had major issues trying to connect to the WiFi on our phones and his laptop (laptop would try to connect to the WiFi but continually fail). It seems like this is a temporary fix at best.
The only permanent solution I can think of at the moment is to go buy a new router that is listed as having no issues on the chromecast compatibility list... Which kind of defeats the whole purpose of having the chromecast as an economic way to stream content to your big screen.
Buy a better router
I don't see why IGMP should have any affect on being able to login and connect.
I Can see it being a problem with streaming but not connection.
IS this an ISP provided Modem/Router? How many devices are connecting wirelessly?
Check settings for IGMP Proxy, Try changing that setting whatever it is but it should probably be disabled (Still don't think this would affect connection but it's worth checking)
Check if UPnP Is enabled (again not really connection related but it does need to be enabled for CCast)
I personally prefer to use a two device setup with separate Modem (in Bridge Mode) and Router....This way the Modem protects the router from the outside world and even if the Modem goes bad the Network still functions properly.
And I pretty much stay away from anything that isn't a Linksys or Netgear product as far as Routers are concerned.
There are a bunch of Actiontec models that are listed as incompatible with CCast on the google site so it's obvious that something about their firmware is not CCast friendly.
So the the previous poster may actually have made a good suggestion in the long run! LOL
I'm using the telus actiontech router with chromcast with no issues....
its a pretty crappy router though and it seems telus disabled the ability for bridge mode in the latest firmware... has anyone found a solution to this so i can buy a better router?
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nolook said:
I'm using the telus actiontech router with chromcast with no issues....
its a pretty crappy router though and it seems telus disabled the ability for bridge mode in the latest firmware... has anyone found a solution to this so i can buy a better router?
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As long as double NAT doesn't cause you problems, you can
Assign the new router's WAN port to an address in the ISP router's LAN range
Set the new router's gateway to the ISP router's LAN address
Connect the two routers LAN port to LAN port
Have all your wired and wireless clients connect to the new router.
Why Google you no like college students?
Hmmm this probably raises a good point, it's a bit hard to implement something like 802.1x though on a streamer device (where authentication is required per login of network prior to you having the ability to control the device).
I don't see this coming for awhile to be honest unless someone manages to hack it in - I just can't see Google releasing the ability to cache 802.1x network credential sets unfortunately due to the security implications.
Friend of mine had to buy his own router to plug in to the colleges ethernet ports in the dorm. Solved a variety of issues they were having.
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Why Google you no like college students?
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Beyond the lack of keyboard/interface, large networks in general fear multicast and UPnP because they have potential to easily clog the network.
Also remember that Chromecast in its current state has little security - it's designed for use within a trusted environment.
You probably don't want to be in the middle of Twilight with your girlfriend and suddenly your Chromecast switches over to SpongeBob SquarePants because someone else in the dorm decided BobsChromecast obviously wants to show SpongeBob...
Having your own router and local network will isolate your Chromecast to just your little piece of the campus network, though double-NAT might be an issue, and you should check with campus policy on use of personal WiFi router/AP hardware.
I've got a similar problem. I use a studentnet, were I can either plug in directly into the wall and log in once every day or setup a router with a PPTP-connection to automatically log into the student-network. I've got the latter set up and it works like a charm.
Thankfully I had a rootable CC so I could set it to use my ISP's DNS but I would love if it if I were able to use a different DNS (aka Unlocator/Unblock) to enjoy the US-version of Netflix, but every time I change the DNS-servers my internetconnection dies.
Is there any way to actually do fix my problem? I know this is more of a network-question than a CC-one, but CC is included in the problem
I use a Netgear WNR3500LV2 as my router.
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I've got a similar problem. I use a studentnet, were I can either plug in directly into the wall and log in once every day or setup a router with a PPTP-connection to automatically log into the student-network. I've got the latter set up and it works like a charm.
Thankfully I had a rootable CC so I could set it to use my ISP's DNS but I would love if it if I were able to use a different DNS (aka Unlocator/Unblock) to enjoy the US-version of Netflix, but every time I change the DNS-servers my internetconnection dies.
Is there any way to actually do fix my problem? I know this is more of a network-question than a CC-one, but CC is included in the problem
I use a Netgear WNR3500LV2 as my router.
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First question is whether you can use a different DNS at all (or whether your ISP is blocking somehow).
Try doing a DNS lookup from another server on your phone/tablet via Ping & DNS or another app that lets you do that.
If that's successful, then it might work - go to the Eureka-ROM web panel at http://Chromecast_IP_addresss/ and turn off DHCP-supplied DNS, Apply, then select another DNS.
You will also need to force your phone/tablet to use the same DNS - otherwise your phone/tablet may be making requests from Mars, while Chromecast tries to retrieve stuff from Venus.
Is there any way to connect to internet via VPN (PPTP, L2TP-IPSec, or OPENvpn). Is it possible to install the necessary system/binary stuff to be able to so through adb, ssh, or telnet. I am connected to the internet through my phones hotspot, my laptop is connected to VPN. And when I am not connected to VPN for any reason I can make the chrome useragent changer to appear as an ubuntu or linux machine running chrome. When the content being requested is local on laptop plex media server and requesting it through patched plex it can play just fine, and that is with the laptop connected to internet via VPN, when I try to play something on plex that is streaming it just hangs like it wants to play but doesn't load. when I attempt to play streaming media via AVIA I get sent to the 4gLTE ISP provider (tmobile) upsell page that appears when they sense that you have something connected via wifi hotspot tether. I think that when plex is hanging at the loading page that it is also getting the upsell page but it just doesn't show up on the screen. If it is possible to make the CC connect through VPN or change the user agent of the chromecast I should be able to bypass the upsell page that is saying I can't connect via wifi tethered devices. This makes me think that the dns servers I have set in eureka web panel may not actually be making their connection through the servers from openNIC that I set it to use. The chromecast can communicate with my laptop when it is connected to VPN simultaneously without a problem.
Is it possible to innstall the privateinternetaccess PIA VPN app on the chromecast and add it to the eurekarom whitelist? or any openvpn app will work so other people with different vpn providers can also connect with the correct configuration files in place. Or does anyone know how to make the chromecast go through VPN that is active on phone, like the way a router that is connected to VPN makes all of the clients connected to it go through the VPN without the need to sign in to the vpn on each device.
Here's how I did it !!!
I'm also tethering via T-Mobile & ran into the same problem as you !!! What I've done before the 15250 update was run an app named Network Spoofer downloaded from blackmart app // I turned hotspot on my phone & my Asus Tf700 was connected to the WiFi created by t mobile I used VPN unlimited & while its connected // I ran the Network spoofer app & I either use adblock *** or redirect traffic through phone - this being the most often used option !!! After selecting redirect // I selected default gateway // I then chose the IP address that my chromescast is using // the chromecast name under IP address sometimes doesn't show up // so you'll have to know what your chrome cast IP address is // you can find this by using the chrome cast app !!!
The network spoofer app, found on sourceforge doesn't function correctly on nexus 4, at least not for me.
I ran into the same problem. Plex Media Server would not work on T-mobile tethering. I tried Network Spoofer and used Redirect Traffic Through Phone and give it the ip address of the the laptop that hosts Plex Media Server, it didn't work. Even the browser on this laptop would bring up the T-mobile upsell page. It seems this feature would simply let everything pass through the phone.
Any other suggestion?
Here's my setup
An LG phone with T-mobile LTE attached to my router via USB tethering. The router then serves every device, wired and wireless, on my network. Roku and all PCs works fine if I change the User Agent of the browser. Only the Plex Media Server would cause T-mobile to bill the traffic against the limited 2.5G tethering, the rest got billed against the unlimited data plan.
1.connect windows PC to wifi/usb tether connection
2.connect computer to VPN
3.create WiFi hotspot on CPU via
"Solution A
- Go to*Control Panel*>*Network*/*Network and Sharing Center
- Go to*Set up a new connection or network
- Go to*Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network
- Add a Name and Password (and set the security type onWEP) and Checked*Save this network*and press*Next
- [Windows 8.1] Confirm*Turn On*Internet Connect Sharing
- [Windows 8, 7 or Older] Right Click on available network and select*Properties*and go to*Sharing*Tab and checkedAllow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection
Solution B
- Go to*Control Panel*>*Network*/*Network and Sharing Center
- Go to left sidebar and select*Manage Wireless Networks
- Go to top left and select*Add
- Go to*Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network
- Select*Next
- Add a*Name*and*Password*(leave security type on*WEP) and Checked*Save this network*option
Solution C
- Press*Windows Key + R*and type*ncpa.cpl
- Select current WiFi Adapter and Right Click on it and select*Properties
- Go to*Sharing*Tab and checked*Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection
- [WINDOWS 8.1]: go to left bottom screen and selectCommand Prompt (Admin)
- [WINDOWS 8, 7 or Older]: Press*Windows Key + R
- Change PASSWORD 12345678 and SSID AMASTANEH in below text and type it on black terminal screen
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid="AMASTANEH" key="12345678"
- you can start and see the ready network with this command
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
Solution D
- Download Virtual Router (Wifi Hot Spot for Windows 8, Windows 7 and 2008 R2) fromhttp://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/
- Install and Run and Enjoy
Solution E
- Download*Connectify from*www.connectify.me
- Install and Run and Enjoy "
4.connect chromecast to wlan hotspot created in step 3
Step 3's source comes from here
http://blog.amastaneh.com/2014/01/how-to-create-windows-wifi-hotspot.html?m=1
smartymcfly said:
1.connect windows PC to wifi/usb tether connection
2.connect computer to VPN
3.create WiFi hotspot on CPU via
"Solution A
- Go to*Control Panel*>*Network*/*Network and Sharing Center
- Go to*Set up a new connection or network
- Go to*Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network
- Add a Name and Password (and set the security type onWEP) and Checked*Save this network*and press*Next
- [Windows 8.1] Confirm*Turn On*Internet Connect Sharing
- [Windows 8, 7 or Older] Right Click on available network and select*Properties*and go to*Sharing*Tab and checkedAllow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection
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Hi smartymcfly,
Thanks for the info. It seems step 3 above is to turn the laptop into a wifi hotspot. However, In my case the laptop is already visible throughout the whole network because it's attached to the router via an ethernet cable. The router gets its internet from the USB port attached to a smart phone and all devices attached to the router.
Based on your instruction (step 2) is to connect to a vpn. I will try to run Hotspot Shield on the laptop to see if that helps. My router is an Asus wl-520gu running DD-WRT so I think it has builtin VPN server, I will try that too.
By the way, did you get your Plex Server to work without T-mobile upsell? Thanks
slick3r said:
I ran into the same problem. Plex Media Server would not work on T-mobile tethering. I tried Network Spoofer and used Redirect Traffic Through Phone and give it the ip address of the the laptop that hosts Plex Media Server, it didn't work. Even the browser on this laptop would bring up the T-mobile upsell page. It seems this feature would simply let everything pass through the phone.
Any other suggestion?
Here's my setup
An LG phone with T-mobile LTE attached to my router via USB tethering. The router then serves every device, wired and wireless, on my network. Roku and all PCs works fine if I change the User Agent of the browser. Only the Plex Media Server would cause T-mobile to bill the traffic against the limited 2.5G tethering, the rest got billed against the unlimited data plan.
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This might not be directly related but here is a little something I learned....
I have PMS with a VPN. There are a few things you need to set up before you can get it to work. (Also works for vudu)
Basically, the VPN won't work because it needs access to a few IP addresses that it can communicate directly with the myplex servers but not through the VPN. I did tons of packet sniffing to figure these IP addresses out..
What happens is, if you are connected to the VPN, ALL outgoing traffic goes through the VPN and the Plex servers don't understand where that traffic came from and will block it. If your server is reported as being at one address and the traffic comes from another, that makes it look like something is spoofed.
If you have a firewall or VPN that can separate your traffic, I have the IP addresses for you.
The good thing is, the IP address ranges that you'll input, don't effect how your channels are retrieved; meaning that you can still get international channel content from channels like BBC iPlayer or CBC.
I had to use a very special feature on my firewall called ISP Redundancy and route traffic to certain IP ranges directly to the source. This also helped with Verizon FiOS throttling stuff like Netflix and Vudu.
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abuttino said:
This might not be directly related but here is a little something I learned....
I have PMS with a VPN. There are a few things you need to set up before you can get it to work. (Also works for vudu)
Basically, the VPN won't work because it needs access to a few IP addresses that it can communicate directly with the myplex servers but not through the VPN. I did tons of packet sniffing to figure these IP addresses out..
What happens is, if you are connected to the VPN, ALL outgoing traffic goes through the VPN and the Plex servers don't understand where that traffic came from and will block it. If your server is reported as being at one address and the traffic comes from another, that makes it look like something is spoofed.
If you have a firewall or VPN that can separate your traffic, I have the IP addresses for you.
The good thing is, the IP address ranges that you'll input, don't effect how your channels are retrieved; meaning that you can still get international channel content from channels like BBC iPlayer or CBC.
I had to use a very special feature on my firewall called ISP Redundancy and route traffic to certain IP ranges directly to the source. This also helped with Verizon FiOS throttling stuff like Netflix and Vudu.
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Hi abuttino,
Thanks for the info. I'm ordering a new, more powerful router and should have it by tomorrow. I will be using DD-WRT firmware on this new router. DD-WRT should have builtin VPN and firewall. I've been reading on the firewall features, and it seems that it allows routing traffic both ways based on ip addresses. What I'm not sure about his whether or not the routing is running inline with the vpn or can be set to run parrallel so we can have some traiffcs encrypted and some are not.
So for the exception to the IP addresses that need unencrypted communications, do they require both ways (from internet to Plex and from Plex to internet) or just one way?
They need to run in both directions. I'll give you the IP ranges when you are ready, but be prepared to run wireshark to sniff out more IP addresses if myPlex doesn't connect
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They need to run in both directions. I'll give you the IP ranges when you are ready, but be prepared to run wireshark to sniff out more IP addresses if myPlex doesn't connect
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Hi abuttino,
I bought an Asus RT-N66U thinking I was able to use Android usb tethering (Asus said that it could) but I haven't been able to get it going. I must be able to use this router with usb tethering first before configuring VPN. Thank you. I will keep you posted.
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Hi abuttino,
I bought an Asus RT-N66U thinking I was able to use Android usb tethering (Asus said that it could) but I haven't been able to get it going. I must be able to use this router with usb tethering first before configuring VPN. Thank you. I will keep you posted.
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Does the RT-N66U have a server and dlna function that can be used with Bubbleupnp?
slick3r said:
Hi smartymcfly,
Thanks for the info. It seems step 3 above is to turn the laptop into a wifi hotspot. However, In my case the laptop is already visible throughout the whole network because it's attached to the router via an ethernet cable. The router gets its internet from the USB port attached to a smart phone and all devices attached to the router.
Based on your instruction (step 2) is to connect to a vpn. I will try to run Hotspot Shield on the laptop to see if that helps. My router is an Asus wl-520gu running DD-WRT so I think it has builtin VPN server, I will try that too.
By the way, did you get your Plex Server to work without T-mobile upsell? Thanks
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Sorry for the untimely response...
in step 2, in your case you would need to connect your router to VPN
or
Connect computer to VPN, create hotspot and have your chromecast connect to newly created hotspot but this way would defeat the need to use the router. This the way I have it. There is also an app named klink that may allow you to connect phone to VPN and push all traffic through VPN but I do not know how well it works or if it will work with chromecast.
slick3r said:
Hi abuttino,
I bought an Asus RT-N66U thinking I was able to use Android usb tethering (Asus said that it could) but I haven't been able to get it going. I must be able to use this router with usb tethering first before configuring VPN. Thank you. I will keep you posted.
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You may need to update the routers firmware. Or install one that will allow it.
http://support.asus.com/FAQ/Detail....DB9-CC0E-5F67-85F7D3FB48E4&m=RT-N66U+(VER.B1)
"B. Update the firmware to version 3.0.0.4.268 or later"
http://www.flashrouters.com/routers...router-tomatousb-router-privateinternetaccess
If you use privateinternetaccess for your VPN their is a Tomato firmware customized for it Tomato Version:*K26VRT-N
It lists the firmware.
http://www.flashrouters.com/tomato-firmware-router-information
https://gist.github.com/joshenders/3941269
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?
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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.