Chromecast broadcasts out for the Chromecast App to configure it I thought.
Regards, Chuck On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > We got a Chromecast to test it out, and it has some interesting behavior. > > When it's connected to our home network, it registers with a MAC of > d0:e7:82:da:fa:2c. According to the MAC lookup, that is Azurewave > Technologies (Taiwan). > > However, when it is connected and idle, it broadcasts as an unidentified > AP with a MAC of fa:8f:ca:54:24:3b. The MAC lookup on that comes up > "unknown" and a hidden (or no) SSID. The interesting thing is that the > AP/beacon is about a minute on, and a minute off; over and over again. I > happened to be in our TV room, and this rogue AP showed up while I was > looking at something different on my WiFi Analyzer. > > Blew me away because our "authorized" WiFi AP was in the next room and > reading -65, and this one shows up on the same channel at -55. Wha? Who > dat?!?! > > BTW - I'd like Chromecast better if I could control it with my Harmony > remote. Doing 50% between the Chromecast on my phone, and 50% on the > Harmony is not what I would call a pleasant experience. > > -- > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >
