FYI I believe this is only the case if the chromecast has "guest mode" enabled.
Nicholas On May 23, 2016 4:29 PM, "John Reed" <johnnycar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I probably misunderstanding the problem. But, I don't think Chromecast and > the mobile device need to be on the same network anymore. For example, I > can see my neighbor's Chromecast and could have it play if I could see the > pin on the display. So, if you've got the Chromecast connected(because you > spoofed the MAC address and gotten a session), it should work. If the > phone is getting blocked from Chromecast by AP isolation, then just turn > off the phone's Wifi and try again. > On May 23, 2016 1:09 PM, "Darth Borehd" <darth.bor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am staying in a hotel with family. > > We have the following devices: > Laptop running Linux Mint Mate 17.3 > Chromecast > iPhone 4 > Dell 7 Android tablet (Wi-Fi only) > > We want to be able to stream Netflix and Hulu from one of the mobile > devices to the big TV in the room using Chromecast and one of the mobile > devices without tying up the laptop. (The laptop frequently has to be used > for work while others are watching the movie.) > > The problem is that the hotel's wi-fi is setup for AP isolation. Devices > on the wi-fi can't talk to each other. > > (I already got around the hotel login page by spoofing the Chromecast MAC > on the laptop). > > I heard of a windows software called Connectify that lets you re-share > your wi-fi connection over the same adapter. Unfortunately, I was not able > to get it to run on Wine. > > Googling found some articles on setting up the laptop as a wi-fi hotspot > but they all assume you have two adapters (like ethernet to wi-fi). > > Any suggestions? > > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > vox-tech@lists.lugod.org > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > vox-tech@lists.lugod.org > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > >
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