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

[gcmarx at gmail.com (Gordon Marx)]

Can you statically configure the IP address of the Roku after
authenticating with the laptop?

Also, my apologies for my poor reading comprehension :--D

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 10:53 AM, David Kramer <david at thekramers.net> wrote:
> That was actually option 1.  It did not work, probably because (as
> someone here mentioned) the Roku is going to hit up DHCP since it
> doesn't know the IP address associated with the MAC address via the
> laptop, and that will force reauthentication anyway.
>
> On 12/31/2014 10:15 AM, Gordon Marx wrote:
>> 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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