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Chromecast even stops working if you do not have a working outside internet connection. On many occasions I've been unable to cast movies to chromecast simply b
by terminalcommand 8y ago
Chromecast even stops working if you do not have a working outside internet connection. On many occasions I've been unable to cast movies to chromecast simply because my internet connection was broken.
After some time it bothered me that I had a machine plugged in 24/7 connected to both my local LAN and Internet, owned by Google. So, every night I unplug the chromecast and then plug it again whenever I want to cast something.
- bogle 8y agoIf physically disconnecting it is easy enough then I'd agree that is preferable. Only plug it in when required. How about creating a firewall rule and then toggling that instead of physically disconnecting the Chromecast? I found a likely configuration: https://blog.g3rt.nl/allow-google-chromecast-host-firewall-iptables.html#comment-2981801043 https://blog.g3rt.nl/allow-google-chromecast-host-firewall-i...