Hi Traci, Having Googled about a bit (this interests me, even though I don't have a ChromeCast) it seems to me that your best resolution for this problem is to chuck your ChromeCast in the bin and then stamp on it. Thanks for bringing this up so I don't have to buy it, and also I'd keep a careful eye on any physical Google product you might own. :)
The design of the thing is fatally flawed, such that it creates an open wireless network (which, as you can see, is interfering with your AirPort network, to the exclusion of your Internet connection) whenever it can't get the required connectivity. It seems that your best option, therefore, is to ensure that your AirPort network is up and running before powering on your CC again, but nothing says the situation will not repeat if there's a dead spot at a future time. Of course you can use a repeater like the Express, however this will cut the bandwidth in half on one of your bands. I'd really recommend either getting your home wired up for Ethernet or (much, much less preferably!) using HomePlug. Even that would improve the situation for your wi-fi-only devices, because you can just add more access points without loss of bandwidth that results from repeating. I appreciate that this is not always an option. If you've got to go wireless, then get the Express. The Ethernet port on the express can be bridged wirelessly onto your network; use Ethernet to connect devices nearest it to your LAN. Sadly Apple removed the option to refuse wireless clients on extensions, but it doesn't matter in your case because CC doesn't even (sigh) have the means to be connected to a LAN via Ethernet anyway, AFAICT. Sorry if all this is confusing; it's all Google's fault. :) BTW: why do you prefer CC to AppleTV? Cheers, Sabahattin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
