The easy solution is to pick up a TP Link WR802N portable router from Amazon, set it up in Hotspot mode, tell it to use the Hotel WiFi as the internet connection. It isn't MAC spoofing in itself that is insecure, it's being on a "public" network that isn't isolating wireless clients from each other - meaning someone could be in any room in the hotel sniffing all your traffic, and provides the possibility for things like man-in-the-middle attacks. I assume that this would work for other devices as well, as long as you know the MAC and IP address. Aside from the MAC and IP address, this was the other information that he asked me for. For each additional device, when I reach the paywall, I choose the option to add the device to an existing connection and have to put in the room number and my last name to get the device connected. Normally, I have to choose the paid option, input how many days I'm staying, the room number, and my last name. Note: I've got status with Marriott and the faster wifi is free for me. I was able to cast from both the laptop and from the cell phone without any issues. Within 30 seconds of giving him the info, it was on and worked perfectly. Thankfully, he immediately understood and took the MAC and IP address, how many days I'm staying, room number, etc. He proceeded to start the normal support process, saying to open up a web browser and go to abc.com or cnn.com, etc., and I told him the device doesn't have a browser - it's a chromecast. Told the support person that the device is not connecting and wanted to know if he can authenticate it from his side using the MAC and IP address. Clicked on Settings next to the device name and scrolled down to find device's MAC and IP addresses.Ĭalled the front desk and asked for network support. I connected the chromecast to the wifi and launched the chromecast app on my laptop.
This worked for me tonight at a Courtyard Marriott in LA, and hopefully will work for you as well.
Mac address for chromecast how to#
Searched tonight to find out how to get the chromecast to work on the hotel wifi and saw a few archived posts from a year ago ( and ) that try to bypass the paywall, either with adapters or with MAC spoofing. TLDR: Call the hotel network/internet support group and give them the MAC and IP address to have them authenticate it on the backend.
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