That makes sense when it's waiting to be setup, but once it knows how to
connect to the local WiFi, you'd think it would shut the heck up.
bp
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On 2/16/2015 12:00 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote:
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]
<mailto:[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.
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bp
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