[Discuss] Use Linux laptop as wifi router? Is that even the right solution?

[gcmarx at gmail.com (Gordon Marx)]

A different idea: just get your Roku's mac address, spoof that on your
laptop, authenticate, and then connect the Roku. (Not my idea --
source was http://traveling-roku.blogspot.com)

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 10:11 AM, David Kramer <david at thekramers.net> wrote:
> Because the Roku can access content that I don't know how to get to from
> a Linux laptop, and it frees my laptop up to do other things.
>
> I'll admit part of the reason I brought it was just to see how well it
> would work in a hotel room; this isn't mission-critical functionality.
>
> I did contact the front desk because the wired ethernet in the room is
> dead (port lights don't even light up).  But they SAY if the ethernet
> was working, it wouldn't require authentication.  That would, of course,
> be the ideal solution.  My Roku does have a ethernet jack.
>
> Thanks for all your input so far.
>
>
> On 12/31/2014 07:44 AM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote:
>>> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org [mailto:discuss-
>>> bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of David Kramer
>>>
>>> 1) Change my laptop's MAC address temporarily to that of the Roku,
>> This brings up 2 important points:
>>
>> If you have your laptop, then what's the point of bringing the roku?  You could just use your laptop...
>>
>> and
>>
>> In my experience, in hotels, usually you can't use your laptop for video anyway.  They have an internet connection, and not enough bandwidth for 100 people all watching netflix or porn in their rooms.  I have seen video sometimes work in hotel rooms, but usually not.
>
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