>So we connected the Roku to the ethernet port behind the TV. Curiously, we
could not connect to the Roku with our smartphones because the smartphones
were attached via WiFi, which was on a different subnet than the ethernet
port.
I don't think the ethernet is even TCP. Did the Roku even get an IP?
There's basically no chance the WiFi is on the same collision domain as the
tv stuff.
On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We had several opportunities to stay in hotels in 2024; mainly because of
> some unexpected medical issues, but that's another topic.
>
> We often stayed at Marriott hotels, and found our Roku the best option if
> we wanted to watch anything.
>
> Although the Roku could see the Marriott WiFi, there was no mechanism to
> get past their paywall/walled garden within the Roku interface.
>
> So we connected the Roku to the ethernet port behind the TV. Curiously, we
> could not connect to the Roku with our smartphones because the smartphones
> were attached via WiFi, which was on a different subnet than the ethernet
> port.
>
> However, we could use the Roku-proprietary remote control, and that worked
> just as if we were at home.
>
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
> On 2/17/2025 12:54 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
>
> Been in Mexico for a week or so. I travel with a surface, HDMI cable and
> adapter so I can watch all my streaming. I keep wondering about just
> taking a ROKU stick with me... I do hate to log into anything with the
> ROKU interface and I am always going to have the computer because I cannot
> stand using a cell phone keyboard.
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