Can you statically configure the IP address of the Roku after authenticating with the laptop?
Also, my apologies for my poor reading comprehension :--D On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 10:53 AM, David Kramer <[email protected]> wrote: > That was actually option 1. It did not work, probably because (as > someone here mentioned) the Roku is going to hit up DHCP since it > doesn't know the IP address associated with the MAC address via the > laptop, and that will force reauthentication anyway. > > On 12/31/2014 10:15 AM, Gordon Marx wrote: >> A different idea: just get your Roku's mac address, spoof that on your >> laptop, authenticate, and then connect the Roku. (Not my idea -- >> source was http://traveling-roku.blogspot.com) >> >> On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, David Kramer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Because the Roku can access content that I don't know how to get to from >>> a Linux laptop, and it frees my laptop up to do other things. >>> >>> I'll admit part of the reason I brought it was just to see how well it >>> would work in a hotel room; this isn't mission-critical functionality. >>> >>> I did contact the front desk because the wired ethernet in the room is >>> dead (port lights don't even light up). But they SAY if the ethernet >>> was working, it wouldn't require authentication. That would, of course, >>> be the ideal solution. My Roku does have a ethernet jack. >>> >>> Thanks for all your input so far. >>> >>> >>> On 12/31/2014 07:44 AM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:discuss- >>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Kramer >>>>> >>>>> 1) Change my laptop's MAC address temporarily to that of the Roku, >>>> This brings up 2 important points: >>>> >>>> If you have your laptop, then what's the point of bringing the roku? You >>>> could just use your laptop... >>>> >>>> and >>>> >>>> In my experience, in hotels, usually you can't use your laptop for video >>>> anyway. They have an internet connection, and not enough bandwidth for >>>> 100 people all watching netflix or porn in their rooms. I have seen video >>>> sometimes work in hotel rooms, but usually not. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
