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

[darth.borehd]

I can connect to the chromecast, but then lose internet connection to the outside world.   Then, I can't play Hulu/Netflix anymore.  Guest mode only seems to let one stream locally stored videos.


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-------- Original message --------
From: John Reed <johnnycarlos at gmail.com> 
Date: 05/23/2016  1:29 PM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: lugod's technical discussion forum <vox-tech at lists.lugod.org> 
Cc: General SacLUG discussing <lug-nuts at saclug.org> 
Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Sharing wi-fi in hotel with Chromecast 

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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