topic Re: Mac Address in Streaming

Mac Address

TheStick — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 19:47:39 GMT

Hello, for my dorms wifi, I need the mac address for my chomecast, where can I find that ?

Re: Mac Address

MrVacca — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:40:22 GMT

Hi @TheStick - Here is how to find it:

Locate the MAC address on Chromecast

Open the Google Home app .
Touch and hold your device's tile.
At the top right, tap Settings. Device information.
Under "Technical information," check your MAC address.

Re: Mac Address

TheStick — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:41:39 GMT

can you do this before you connect to wifi during setup ?

Re: Mac Address

MrVacca — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:44:49 GMT

I think you might need to do the wifi setup, but when it fails, you should still get the mac address info directly through google home.

Re: Mac Address

hd1200xlh — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 02:01:43 GMT

I found Chromecast MAC address accidentally on my ipad when i switched off wireless and restarted a wireless scan. Chromecast popped up as an available network. When I clicked on the available network I could not access it as a password was requested but the MAC address was there! I entered the MAC address into my router list however, it did not solve my problem of not connecting to wireless- apparently Chromecast does not work with WPA-2 security??

Is this correct or is there a workaround?

Re: Mac Address

JenniferV — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:09:59 GMT

Hi folks,

Thanks for the help here, MrVacca.

TheStick, what type of Chromecast device do you have? If you have a regular Chromecast device, you may get the Mac address during the initial set up. Here's how: from the Connect to Wi-Fi screen, at the top right, tap the 3 dots > Tap Show MAC address.

On the other hand, if you have a Chromecast with Google TV, you will not be able to locate the MAC address during the initial setup. Please set up your Chromecast with Google TV using a different Wi-Fi network or hotspot. Afterwards, follow the steps below to locate the MAC address:

From the Google TV home page, go to Settings.
Select System.
Select About.
Select Status.
On the right side, you should find the MAC address.

hd1200xlh, the Chromecast devices supports WPA2 wireless security. See the info here. Also, could you tell us more about your concern? Are you getting any messages when setting up your Chromecast? What type of Chromecast device do you have?

Regards,

Jennifer

Re: Mac Address

JenniferV — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:19:57 GMT

Hello TheStick,

It's me again. How's it going? Still need help?

Thanks,

Jennifer

Re: Mac Address

JenniferV — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:32:46 GMT

Hi there,

Just checking in to make sure that you've seen my response. Please let me know if you have other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours if I won't hear back from you again. Feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

Thanks,

Jennifer

Re: Mac Address

TheStick — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:29:00 GMT

still have no luck finding the mac address

Re: Mac Address

MrVacca — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:38:38 GMT

Sorry to hear about that @TheStick - How far in the process that @JenniferV mentioned were you able to get before you got stuck?

Re: Mac Address

Jeran — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:30:48 GMT

Hey there TheStick,

I'm just checking up on this thread, did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you for helping out on this thread, MrVacca!

Best regards,
Jeran

Re: Mac Address

JenniferV — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:10:06 GMT

Hello there,

It's us again. We wanted to check if you still need help. Feel free to let us know if you do.

Best,

Jennifer

Re: Mac Address

Princesss — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:51:11 GMT

Hi there,

Due to inactivity, I'll go ahead and lock this thread in 24 hours. Feel free to start a new thread if you need assistance with your Google speakers and we'd be glad to assist you further.

Best,

Princess