It has no option to ssh into a command line? That seems odd; pretty much every embedded device I've ever owned was based on Linux and had an option to enable ssh.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 2:11 AM, David Kramer <[email protected]> wrote: > Authenticating from my Linux laptop through my browser works flawlessly; > the problem is connecting the Roku device to the wifi, since it doesn't > have a web browser, and it certainly doesn't have a command line. > > On 12/31/2014 01:48 AM, John Abreau wrote: > > Another option would be to figure out how to fake the browser > > authentication with curl or wget, so you can script it. I did this a > > few months ago for a phpbb forum. > > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 1:16 AM, David Kramer <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > I recently became the proud owner of a Roku 3 box. Very happy with > it > > minus one or two small details. For grins, I brought it with me on > > vacation, and immediately ran into the problem that the hotel wifi > > requires an authentication page be filled out, which the Roku can't > do > > since it doesn't have a browser. > > > > Googling around on my laptop for a while, I've seen the following > > solutions for this problem, some of which involve doing things with > my > > Linux laptop (Kubuntu 13.10 currently): > > > > 1) Change my laptop's MAC address temporarily to that of the Roku, > > authenticate, then try to connect with the Roku. Sounds reasonable, > > except that it didn't work. Not sure if I didn't change the mac > > address > > right. Might have to retry this, as it's the option that doesn't > > require more hardware. I found conflicting instructions on how to do > > this on the command line, and every single page that talks about > > Network > > Manager shows different options, since it changes so much and is > > different betweek KDE and Gnome, etc. > > > > 2) Add a USB WiFi stick onto my laptop and set it up as a > > router/repeater/whatever: I already have one, so nothing to buy but I > > would have to bring it with me. Don't have it right now so I > couldn't > > try it out, but here too I found lots of incomplete or unclear > > info. If > > there's a straightforward way to do this, please let me know. If > > I need > > to upgrade to the latest Kubuntu I'll do that. > > > > 3) Pick up a travel router and use it to NAT. I see differing > > information on whether the hotel network will see one MAC address or > > each device's MAC address. This option really only works if the hotel > > has wired internet (the hotel I stay at the most does). But > > apparently > > you have to run it in a specific mode that not all support, but I > > couldn't find a consistent name for that mode, other than "Bridged > > isn't > > what you want". Some pages mentioned that some units can go "wifi to > > wifi" with half the bandwidth. I'll have to find that link. Maybe > it > > does sending and receiving on different channels or something like > > that. I would be OK with spending money on this if need be, and I > > knew > > it would work. I also have a WRT54G I'm not using that I could > > test it > > out with before buying something smaller. > > > > Did I miss any options? > > > > Does anyone have recent info on how to do any of these? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > > > > > -- > > John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix > > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> / WWW > > http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0x920063C6 > > PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix Email [email protected] / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0x920063C6 PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
