[vox-tech] Sharing wi-fi in hotel with Chromecast

[Nicholas Weigand]

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" <johnnycarlos at 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.borehd at 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?
>
>
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