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I plan to bring my Chromecast with me when I travel, but I imagine the Chromecast will have trouble connecting to the hotel Wifi since most hotels have that gateway page you have to go through before you are actually connected to the internet. Is there an easy way around this without bringing my own router with me?
Thanks!
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I plan to bring my Chromecast with me when I travel, but I imagine the Chromecast will have trouble connecting to the hotel Wifi since most hotels have that gateway page you have to go through before you are actually connected to the internet. Is there an easy way around this without bringing my own router with me?
Thanks!
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I travel for a living and live about 1/2 of the year in a Marriott.. Here are a few options that I use.
1. Bring a small travel router - this really isn't as bad as it sounds. Is really easy and they make very small ones. Here is what I use: http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-MR3020
2. Connect your laptop via ethernet and use windows to share it via wifi. - This works, but it can be a pain. Some VPN clients really don't like this however.
3. Use a MiFi or Cell Phone in Hotspot mode.
I will either do #1 or 3 depending on the hotel and if I am in the US or not.
Hope this helps...
Worse comes to worse you could always use a phone or tablet as a hotspot!
pentafive said:
I travel for a living and live about 1/2 of the year in a Marriott.. Here are a few options that I use.
1. Bring a small travel router - this really isn't as bad as it sounds. Is really easy and they make very small ones. Here is what I use:
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2. Connect your laptop via ethernet and use windows to share it via wifi. - This works, but it can be a pain. Some VPN clients really don't like this however.
3. Use a MiFi or Cell Phone in Hotspot mode.
I will either do #1 or 3 depending on the hotel and if I am in the US or not.
Hope this helps...
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Thanks for the help! I have Pdanet installed on my gs3, but I haven't been able to set up the Chromecast without a third device in the mix. Using my work laptop is out of the question since I can't install the Chromecast app on it. I don't like to bring my personal laptop along with me on business trips since it's kind of bulky and heavy for a 2 night trip. I have an old Android tablet I can bring along with me to set everything up and control the Chromecast from but it would be awesome if I can get it working with ONLY the gs3 and Chromecast. Is there some way to make that happen? Or will I need a third device in the mix because the gs3 cant be a hotspot and controller at the same time?
I have this same question. I read on the developer site that wireless isolation must be disabled in order to use the chromecast. This could be a problem since most public WiFi has this feature enabled (and if they don't they should!). I have a chromecast, a tablet, and an android phone so if the hotel WiFi doesn't work I can always hotspot with phone and control with tablet. However, this is not ideal since I don't have unlimited data plan. It will be interesting to see how much data the various apps' use. I have 3 trips planned the next 3 weeks and will see how it goes!
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thenoname said:
Thanks for the help! I have Pdanet installed on my gs3, but I haven't been able to set up the Chromecast without a third device in the mix. Using my work laptop is out of the question since I can't install the Chromecast app on it. I don't like to bring my personal laptop along with me on business trips since it's kind of bulky and heavy for a 2 night trip. I have an old Android tablet I can bring along with me to set everything up and control the Chromecast from but it would be awesome if I can get it working with ONLY the gs3 and Chromecast. Is there some way to make that happen? Or will I need a third device in the mix because the gs3 cant be a hotspot and controller at the same time?
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A computer with wifi (a computer just jacked into a router in wont work) is a necessary part of setting up chromecast to a new network.
edit: actually i might be wrong on that, testing something now
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Okay, this is what I just did.
I turned Wireless Tether on my phone on. This means wifi can't be on at all and thus your phone can't be on the same network as the chromecast, and won't be able to control chomecast.
BUT
I downloaded the Chromecast app from the playstore to my Nook HD+. It found the Chromecast on my home network and I tapped on it, and saw my Chromecast on my home network (which the nook was also on). I was able to change it from my home network to my phone. This changed the network both my Nook and Chromecast were connected to from my home network to my phone network. I just chromecasted netflix from my Nook to my TV via chromecast fine. So basically I was able to set it up on a new network with no need for a computer.
So if you are traveling, I believe you are going to need to set up your Chromecast to know your phone's wifi network/password before you go. Why? Because my Nook (or your tablet) can't change the network of the Chromecast without already being on the same network. But at this point, I could now take the three devices anywhere now, plugging chromecast into a TV, setting up my phone to tether, and using my tablet to control it.
Annoyingly, once I turned off tethering, the chromecast borked and I had to re-run setup to get it back on my home wireless network. So, it doesn't seem to save multiple networks, unless I did something wrong.
thenoname said:
I plan to bring my Chromecast with me when I travel, but I imagine the Chromecast will have trouble connecting to the hotel Wifi since most hotels have that gateway page you have to go through before you are actually connected to the internet. Is there an easy way around this without bringing my own router with me?
Thanks!
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HERE IS HOW WITHOUT ANY APPLICATION;
do this first:
http://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-share-wi-fi-in-windows-8-with-internet-connection-sharing-ics/
or this:
http://virtualrouterplus.com/
and for enabling Universal Plug and Play:
http://mywindows8.org/how-to-use-dlna-server-in-windows-8/
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So if you are traveling, I believe you are going to need to set up your Chromecast to know your phone's wifi network/password before you go. Why? Because my Nook (or your tablet) can't change the network of the Chromecast without already being on the same network. But at this point, I could now take the three devices anywhere now, plugging chromecast into a TV, setting up my phone to tether, and using my tablet to control it.
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If needed you could always factory reset your Chromecast by holding down the button for 25 seconds. If you do that, you can set it up from the Chromecast app on your nook and set it to your phone's hotspot.
legendnexus said:
HERE IS HOW WITHOUT ANY APPLICATION;
do this first:
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or this:
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and for enabling Universal Plug and Play:
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Thanks for the suggestions! The only issue is that I can't install anything on my work laptop. I appreciate the help though =)
You wouldn't want to connect a chrome cast to public wifi anyways. Then the guy in the room next door could mess with your playback. Travel Router/Hotspot are your best bets (plus being on your own network is a better idea for privacy and security anyways).
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I plan to bring my Chromecast with me when I travel, but I imagine the Chromecast will have trouble connecting to the hotel Wifi since most hotels have that gateway page you have to go through before you are actually connected to the internet. Is there an easy way around this without bringing my own router with me?
Thanks!
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I work for a WiFi company and we manage the WiFi for dozens of hotel chains throughout the nation. If you contact the technical support number provided by the hotel they can "Bypass" your Chromecast. All they would need is the IP address or MAC address of your Chromecast, we'll locate it in the DHCP pool and then whitelist it. This will cause it to bypass the login page.
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I work for a WiFi company and we manage the WiFi for dozens of hotel chains throughout the nation. If you contact the technical support number provided by the hotel they can "Bypass" your Chromecast. All they would need is the IP address or MAC address of your Chromecast, we'll locate it in the DHCP pool and then whitelist it. This will cause it to bypass the login page.
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I am pleasantly surprised that they would be willing to do that. I figured anything that could possibly take away from the built in pay for viewing content would not be allowed. The other problem though is Wireless Isolation; it disables wireless clients from being to able to see/talk to each other on the wireless network. This is a problem for chromecast since the "casting" device must be able to talk to the chromecast in order to cast content to it. Do you know how widely used the wireless isolation feature is in the hotel biz? Also if it is enabled is there a way to whitelist the chromecast and casting device so that they would see each other on the hotel's wireless network?
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I am pleasantly surprised that they would be willing to do that. I figured anything that could possibly take away from the built in pay for viewing content would not be allowed. The other problem though is Wireless Isolation; it disables wireless clients from being to able to see/talk to each other on the wireless network. This is a problem for chromecast since the "casting" device must be able to talk to the chromecast in order to cast content to it. Do you know how widely used the wireless isolation feature is in the hotel biz? Also if it is enabled is there a way to whitelist the chromecast and casting device so that they would see each other on the hotel's wireless network?
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Ah yeah, forgot about the isolation. Most of our configs are set to not allow wireless devices to allow any type of communication with other devices (Allow traffic between wireless clients)
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Ah yeah, forgot about the isolation. Most of our configs are set to not allow wireless devices to allow any type of communication with other devices (Allow traffic between wireless clients)
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I'd say ask to speak with a Tier2 and explain the whole situation. They may very well disable the isolation for at least that one night if you get lucky. This is all if you visit one of the locations that we manage. Not sure about other companies.
I suppose you could plug a computer into the hotel's hardwire Internet and enable wireless Internet Connection Sharing rather than bringing a router, if you will already be bringing a computer anyway.
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Thanks for the suggestions! The only issue is that I can't install anything on my work laptop. I appreciate the help though =)
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actually there is no need of program on the first linkk
on the second link someone pretty much write a code for the steps on the first link
MAC spoofing
I was wondering if this would work.
If I were to spoof the MAC of the chromecast on my cell phone, connect to the hotel wireless, sign in through the gateway, then un-spoof my MAC and connect again with my real MAC. Wouldn't the gateway whitelist both MACs?
Depends if it is whitelisting off MAC or off IP. Either way, you still have wireless isolation problem. There would need to be some type of cloud based controller built-in to chromecast that could forward commands between chromecast and client(s).
Google...if your listening please develop chromecast cloud controller. That would be awesome
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Just to update the thread with what I ended up doing. I bought the following travel router off of amazon and it seems to work great! Just in case anyone is looking for one, this one is pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Systems-SharePort-Companion-DIR-505L/dp/B009LENJ90/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
Here is another thread with a similar discussion
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Just to update the thread with what I ended up doing. I bought the following travel router off of amazon and it seems to work great! Just in case anyone is looking for one, this one is pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Systems-SharePort-Companion-DIR-505L/dp/B009LENJ90/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
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Do these things need a wired connection? Those are becoming rare in hotels. Is there a product that creates a personal wifi network, while getting internet from public wifi?
I'm living in Panama City, so I'm natively in the Mexico Netflix region. On my apple TV I'm using unblock-us to change regions. Obviously for chromecast I've removed all DNS settings from my S3, TF700 and MBP. I can watch Netflix fine on all three devices. On Chromecast I only get a few minutes, maybe 5, before I get "We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again later or select a different title."
This happens with all my devices. Netflix plays fine on those devices.
Google Play Movies plays perfect, Youtube has no problems.
Looking at internet traffic as the message appears, I dont see a drop in traffic at all. However in recent weeks, watching Hulu on our apple tv can sometimes take 20 minutes longer thanks to lots of pauses.
I purchased this so I didnt have to keep moving my ATV up and down stairs. I like that it's cheap, I like using a phone or chrome to control it - but I wonder if Google ever plan to add manual IP settings. How much will they add to it in the future?
I'm very tech savy, have been in IT for 13 years. The cable modem and router I have are completely foreign to me, I dont know the username and password to login and even look at the firmware. All I know is it's a motorola something. But I did miss the window for rooting it and I was thinking if I could roll the firmware back to allow rooting, but I doubt it.
Anyone have any suggesting?
If Netflix is working on other devices I would suspect your Chromecast is not getting a good/stable WiFi signal.
Use the HDMI extender, try a different (side/front) HDMI port if your TV has one and make sure it has line-of-sight to your router with as few obstructions as possible.
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If Netflix is working on other devices I would suspect your Chromecast is not getting a good/stable WiFi signal.
Use the HDMI extender, try a different (side/front) HDMI port if your TV has one and make sure it has line-of-sight to your router with as few obstructions as possible.
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Sadly this doesnt work either Why would the unstable wifi signal be problem with Netflix and not Google Play? Better connection to Google's own servers?
I tried this and still no luck :crying:
FL00DY said:
Sadly this doesnt work either Why would the unstable wifi signal be problem with Netflix and not Google Play? Better connection to Google's own servers?
I tried this and still no luck :crying:
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Differences in encoding rate can make one service work while another has problems, so really depends.
Has Netflix on Chromecast ever worked okay in this configuration?
bhiga said:
Differences in encoding rate can make one service work while another has problems, so really depends.
Has Netflix on Chromecast ever worked okay in this configuration?
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Nope, I'm yet to finish a program without interruption, I keep switching to my ATV after the 4-5 attempt.
My wife is a apple faithful, I cant show her my new google toy and have it not work 100%. Netflix works fine most of the time on the ATV, maybe a few times the video freezes and the audio keeps playing. I think maybe the ATV handles the little dropouts better, Hulu will pause for 10-15 seconds and keep playing.
Speedtest only records 4.5-5Mb
I think I know what your problem is since I've encountered it myself.
You're using a different dns configuration to watch Netflix from a different region, let's take the USA as an example. When you configure the unblock-us setting into your router or your mobile devices they'll work and play the USA Netflix content just fine. But these settings will never work for the chromecast since it will always use google's dns which is 8.8.8.8. Or 8.8.4.4 since this is baked into the chromecast and cannot be changed.
Once you start streaming us based Netflix content to your chromecast... It's going to see that that content is not available in your region and it'll time out and show you the message you've mentioned.
The only way around this is to root your chromecast which is now impossible if you haven't already done so, or you have to have a dd-wrt supported router. So you can reroute the google dns to the unblock-us dns.
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scandalousk said:
The only way around this is to root your chromecast which is now impossible if you haven't already done so, or you have to have a dd-wrt supported router. So you can reroute the google dns to the unblock-us dns.
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Root and iptables (which is supported by open/hacked router firmwares other than DD-WRT as well) are not the only ways:
You can also try adding a static route to an unresponsive local address
Or if your router supports blocking access to specific IPs, you can block 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
Depending on your router one or both may work.
If Chromecast times out in trying to reach Google DNS, it will fall back to the DHCP-supplied DNS.
It has to try and fail timeout, rather than get immediately refused though. Immediate refusal will make it nag about not being able to reach the Internet.
bhiga said:
Root and iptables (which is supported by open/hacked router firmwares other than DD-WRT as well) are not the only ways:
You can also try adding a static route to an unresponsive local address
Or if your router supports blocking access to specific IPs, you can block 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
Depending on your router one or both may work.
If Chromecast times out in trying to reach Google DNS, it will fall back to the DHCP-supplied DNS.
It has to try and fail timeout, rather than get immediately refused though. Immediate refusal will make it nag about not being able to reach the Internet.
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Correct. Silly of me to not even mention this since this is the method I use lol. Thanks for pointing it out mate!
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scandalousk said:
Correct. Silly of me to not even mention this since this is the method I use lol. Thanks for pointing it out mate!
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There are so many little details, even I forget from time to time. Just wanted to make sure people didn't think it's hopeless, at least not on the DNS front.
scandalousk said:
I think I know what your problem is since I've encountered it myself.
You're using a different dns configuration to watch Netflix from a different region, let's take the USA as an example. When you configure the unblock-us setting into your router or your mobile devices they'll work and play the USA Netflix content just fine. But these settings will never work for the chromecast since it will always use google's dns which is 8.8.8.8. Or 8.8.4.4 since this is baked into the chromecast and cannot be changed.
Once you start streaming us based Netflix content to your chromecast... It's going to see that that content is not available in your region and it'll time out and show you the message you've mentioned.
The only way around this is to root your chromecast which is now impossible if you haven't already done so, or you have to have a dd-wrt supported router. So you can reroute the google dns to the unblock-us dns.
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scandalousk thanks for the advice. However like I said, I'm not running any unblock-us service on my devices or routers. It's running on my ATV but it was switched off while I was trying all this...
Any method that means changing my Router config is useless as it was equipment provided by the cable company in Panama and while I can hide my device from my wife, I cant very well hide a new router. I dont know the username and password to even checkout the firmware and features. When I google the part numbers and model numbers I'm lucky to get 3-4 search results.
FL00DY said:
scandalousk thanks for the advice. However like I said, I'm not running any unblock-us service on my devices or routers. It's running on my ATV but it was switched off while I was trying all this...
Any method that means changing my Router config is useless as it was equipment provided by the cable company in Panama and while I can hide my device from my wife, I cant very well hide a new router. I dont know the username and password to even checkout the firmware and features. When I google the part numbers and model numbers I'm lucky to get 3-4 search results.
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Why would you need to hide it from your wife?
If your Chromecast is unrooted, the *only* ways to view out of region content are by modification of the router. If necessary you could add a second more customizable router on top of the cable company's equipment, and use that network for all your casting needs.
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Same problem here
Living in Panama City, same problems as OP, the difference is that it used to work when I first got it. I'm on build 16664 with no VPN or anything else to change regions. Netflix works fine on PS3, nexus 5, nexus 7, windows PC, Ouya, 3DS and Macbook. I've tried reseting the CC (holding button, and through the android app) and reinstalling the Netflix apps on my android devices (even though I knew that wasn't the problem since I can't cast from my PC either). Any ideas on router configuration we could try?
Because after configuring my Chromecast, it appears like a wifi network?
Example: I set my Chromecast named "Peter Chomecast" my wifi.
That is, it appears to me, I'm on my network, and appears to others who search nearby wifi network.
This is the correct way? Is to "hide it"?
pedro5148 said:
Because after configuring my Chromecast, it appears like a wifi network?
Example: I set my Chromecast named "Peter Chomecast" my wifi.
That is, it appears to me, I'm on my network, and appears to others who search nearby wifi network.
This is the correct way? Is to "hide it"?
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Do not name it the same as your network ssid.
hwong96 said:
Do not name it the same as your network ssid.
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my network has a name and has another chromecast. Is that so?
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pedro5148 said:
my network has a name and has another chromecast. Is that so?
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Yes. Only the people authorized to be on your protected network will be able to see the chromecast name.
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my network has a name and has another chromecast. Is that so?
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Once properly configured to access your network, there should not be a Chromecastxxxx network open and broadcasting.
If you see that, unplug your Chromecast - if it goes away then your Chromecast was still broadcasting its setup AP while connected to your network as well. I have only had it happen to me once, but I don't reboot my Chromecasts very often.
It should go away when you power it up again.
bhiga said:
Once properly configured to access your network, there should not be a Chromecastxxxx network open and broadcasting.
If you see that, unplug your Chromecast - if it goes away then your Chromecast was still broadcasting its setup AP while connected to your network as well. I have only had it happen to me once, but I don't reboot my Chromecasts very often.
It should go away when you power it up again.
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What if there is and hasn't gone away after multiple reboots? I still see my chrome cast on my network open access and I've had it for quite some time now.
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What if there is and hasn't gone away after multiple reboots? I still see my chrome cast on my network open access and I've had it for quite some time now.
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That's really odd. Have you tried running Chromecast setup on it and seeing if it works (and the code on screen matches the code in the app)?
It could be a neighbor has a Chromecast that isn't connected or something.
If it is your Chromecast and it's working for casting, then maybe try a factory reset. That's all i can think of unless you're rooted.
Ok I understand, I thought the chromecast appeared for other devices being out of the same network.
Hey if anyone has the same problem and could share a solution i would be thakful. I'm trying to mirror my cell phone screen throug chromecast app. When in click in cast screen, the app finds my chromecast device connected to the TV. Then i select it, the connection is then stablished, the cell phone screen appears on TV, but imediatelly the chromecast app shows the "Disconnecting" message, automaticaly. After that, the chromecast app can't find the device on my wifi network anymore, just a few minutes later after a new search the device becomes identifiable again. Seems that the app is somehow making the Chromecast device to disconnect from the network. I've tryied to reset the chromecast device, to reinstall the chromecast app and i've disabled the AP isolation in my router and even tryied to disable the firewall, nothing worked what makes me belive it's an app issue.
Cell phone: Samsung S4 mini DualSim GT-I9192 with Andorid 4.4.2
Chromecast app: Version 1.7.4
Chromecast device firmware: 17977
TV: LG LM476200
Router: ARRIS TG862
Sorry for the english and thanks in advance.
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Hey if anyone has the same problem and could share a solution i would be thakful. I'm trying to mirror my cell phone screen throug chromecast app. When in click in cast screen, the app finds my chromecast device connected to the TV. Then i select it, the connection is then stablished, the cell phone screen appears on TV, but imediatelly the chromecast app shows the "Disconnecting" message, automaticaly. After that, the chromecast app can't find the device on my wifi network anymore, just a few minutes later after a new search the device becomes identifiable again. Seems that the app is somehow making the Chromecast device to disconnect from the network. I've tryied to reset the chromecast device, to reinstall the chromecast app and i've disabled the AP isolation in my router and even tryied to disable the firewall, nothing worked what makes me belive it's an app issue.
Cell phone: Samsung S4 mini DualSim GT-I9192 with Andorid 4.4.2
Chromecast app: Version 1.7.4
Chromecast device firmware: 17977
TV: LG LM476200
Router: ARRIS TG862
Sorry for the english and thanks in advance.
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Same here, same devices.
With my Note10.1 2014, a supported device, the CC app showed on tv, but the Note froze, which never happened before.
I haven't given it a second try, I'm 99% sure that this will happen every time, and I don't know any variation of the mirroring process or device setup, which might possibly lead to success.
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With my Note10.1 2014, a supported device, the CC app showed on tv, but the Note froze, which never happened before.
I haven't given it a second try, I'm 99% sure that this will happen every time, and I don't know any variation of the mirroring process or device setup, which might possibly lead to success.
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If the device is supported for Cast Screen and it is using the stock ROM, then it should work. If it's not using the stock ROM, there is no guarantee of success.
Still stock & non rooted.
Sometimes I find the casting is flaky if I'm connected to a 5 GHz wifi network, as the phone has to communicate via the router rather than directly with the Chromecast at 2.4 GHz.
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Still stock & non rooted.
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I'd try it again. Screen Casting is high load on the system, so it could be heat or stress related.
My Galaxy S3 casts solidly as long as the battery isn't low, it's not overheating from being charged while casting, and the WiFi is strong.
cmstlist said:
Sometimes I find the casting is flaky if I'm connected to a 5 GHz wifi network, as the phone has to communicate via the router rather than directly with the Chromecast at 2.4 GHz.
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It still communicates through your router in both cases. It's not WiFi Direct like Miracast. That said, I have seen reduced stability when casting from a 5 GHz device in newer firmware builds. It's still less bandwidth load on the bands, but it can be subject to issues if the router doesn't bridge the two networks efficiently.
bhiga said:
I'd try it again. Screen Casting is high load on the system, so it could be heat or stress related.
My Galaxy S3 casts solidly as long as the battery isn't low, it's not overheating from being charged while casting, and the WiFi is strong.
It still communicates through your router in both cases. It's not WiFi Direct like Miracast. That said, I have seen reduced stability when casting from a 5 GHz device in newer firmware builds. It's still less bandwidth load on the bands, but it can be subject to issues if the router doesn't bridge the two networks efficiently.
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Interesting, I was always under the impression that devices on a wireless LAN could talk to each other directly if they were capable of seeing each other's signal. I guess not, then.
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cmstlist said:
Interesting, I was always under the impression that devices on a wireless LAN could talk to each other directly if they were capable of seeing each other's signal. I guess not, then.
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Standard AP/Infrastructure mode routes everything back through the router - it's a star topology. Easiest to manage and control, but you can be limited by the router/AP's processing speed (hence the different classifications for Wireless N, and the different real-world speeds even within those classifications).
Ad Hoc mode is peer-to-peer but has some limitations (fixed channel, limited range, etc)..
WiFi Direct is more of a small-scale AP setup and requires some hardware/driver support.
Things might change with the promise of "cast without being on the host's WiFi network" that was announced, but we'll have to wait and see.
Found some solution?
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Same here, same devices.
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Did you managed to find some solution? :good:
Did anyone find a fix to the original problem? I'm having the same issue on my S7 Edge. It worked fine, then one day I tried to mirror my screen and it says "Connecting" then immediately afterwards it says "Disconnecting". However, Chromecast can mirror screen just fine on my S4 that's on the same network.
Setup: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935T), Chromecast is connected via Mobile Hotspot. Samsung Galaxy S4 is connected to Mobile Hotspot as well. I DO NOT have a wireless router nor do I plan on getting one. Any fixes would be greatly appreciated.
Hi,
Managed to fix this by allowing microphone in permissions for all Google apps including Google play services and Google play services for Instant apps.
Hope this fixes your problem. :good:
Hey! Found a fix for this on the S7 Edge. I think it did have something to do with the 5 ghz band.
1: Turn on your phone's wifi
2: Allow it to connect to your chromecast
3: Turn on Smart Network Switch
4: Allow Aggressive Switching
5: Turn on your Mobile Hotspot
6: Allow your Chromecast to connect
7: Once the Chromecast is connected to the Mobile Hotspot, Pull down menu and click to turn wifi off, wait one second, then turn back on.
You should be able to mirror and cast then.
Hope this helps. Not an engineer, can't tell you why this works, maybe there is a more simplified way. I've also heard of clearing the data and cache from the Google home app, but that stopped working for me as I'm sure this method will someday too.
But for now, enjoy!
Best Regards,
- The Gaffler
KQC said:
Hi,
Managed to fix this by allowing microphone in permissions for all Google apps including Google play services and Google play services for Instant apps.
Hope this fixes your problem. :good:
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This is not a satisfactory solution for me. Why should I let Google spy on me with my microphone just to cast my screen?
I have 1gen and 2gen Chromecast and both stopped screen casting (mirroring) with Pixel running Oreo. Works fine on Nexus with 7.1.2
Hello,
I want to show a dashboard on the tv in my company. The app is ready and it works fine ( checked it at home) but through the network policies in the company it is not possible to give the chromecast internet access. Is there a work around for the App id check ? The webserver is installed locally . The Cast should only show a website form the server.
Maybe it would be great if there is a solution without rooting it, but with a good guide it would also be possible.
Is there a way to manipulate the Google DNS ?
Greets,
Sissie
I have not seen a work around. I have seen this same question posted several times. I travel alot for work and when I'm in the hotels, I use my phone as a Hotspot to get my Chromecast to work. That is an option.
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Thats one point but is their a way to switch the call of the chromecast to his "start"screen in the router to a local "manipulated" website ?
sissiekron said:
Hello,
I want to show a dashboard on the tv in my company. The app is ready and it works fine ( checked it at home) but through the network policies in the company it is not possible to give the chromecast internet access. Is there a work around for the App id check ? The webserver is installed locally . The Cast should only show a website form the server.
Maybe it would be great if there is a solution without rooting it, but with a good guide it would also be possible.
Is there a way to manipulate the Google DNS ?
Greets,
Sissie
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If you have a phone with hotspot you could turn it on, connect the Chromecast to it, start up a cast and right after that, turn off your data so it doesn't eat up your data plan and you're all set. Hope this helps!
joeyakaspce1130 said:
If you have a phone with hotspot you could turn it on, connect the Chromecast to it, start up a cast and right after that, turn off your data so it doesn't eat up your data plan and you're all set. Hope this helps!
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Do we need to follow the above steps every time we want to connect cromecast as offline user ?
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joeyakaspce1130 said:
If you have a phone with hotspot you could turn it on, connect the Chromecast to it, start up a cast and right after that, turn off your data so it doesn't eat up your data plan and you're all set. Hope this helps!
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This needs Internet anyway, even if for a short time
I wonder if this can instead be done this way, with a rooted phone acting as tethered wifi hotspot:
- set CC to connect to the tethered wifi network on the rooted Phone (explained elsewhere)
- set the rooted phone to manipulate iptables (but how'? block? redirect to what?) DNS request to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 coming from the CC
This shouldn't need internet at all.
cleansafi said:
Do we need to follow the above steps every time we want to connect cromecast as offline user ?
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Yes, unfortunately
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giancapino said:
This needs Internet anyway, even if for a short time
I wonder if this can instead be done this way, with a rooted phone acting as tethered wifi hotspot:
- set CC to connect to the tethered wifi network on the rooted Phone (explained elsewhere)
- set the rooted phone to manipulate iptables (but how'? block? redirect to what?) DNS request to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 coming from the CC
This shouldn't need internet at all.
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Yea, it does... Not sure how changing the DNS server would help?