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The biggest problem I've had with Chromecast was using it in a hotel that had wifi login pages. The device is ideal for hotels since you usually get a nice HD
by tuxidomasx 12y ago
The biggest problem I've had with Chromecast was using it in a hotel that had wifi login pages.
The device is ideal for hotels since you usually get a nice HD TV in the room. But half the time I can't stream from Chromecast because of the wifi login.
A rooted Chromecast would essentially let me log in to the hotel wifi like I would on my laptop or phone. Then I can stream away.
- defen 12y agoI've solved this problem for Apple TVs by spoofing the device's MAC address on my laptop, using the laptop browser to accept the WiFi ads or login or whatever, and then resetting my laptop address and plugging the device in.
- drcross 12y agosmart but only works if the hotel NAC uses mac whitelisting and not more advanced techniques like browser posturing.
- defen 12y agoIs "browser posturing" a typo for something else? That term doesn't ring any bells and there are no google results, and I can't think of what you may have meant. Just using a cookie or something?
- mseebach 12y agoI carry a small travel router that I plug in to the wired network in hotels. I don't travel with my chromecast but I like that I don't have to login from my phone, tablet, Kindle and laptop. The chromecast would work in the same way and would also have the benefit of not announcing its presence to the entire hotel.