Is it possible to connect to a chromecast from the computer that is providing internet?

[lukall87]

I have a windows machine with 2 nics. One nic receives internet and uses ics to share it with the rest of my network. The chromecast is on the internal network, so it is receiving internet from the windows machine. Is it possible to use the chromecast from that machine? Currently it doesn't show up.

 

[noidea_77]

Doesn't show up as what? File share, FTP server, web server,..?

 

[Rogue Leader]

The Chromecast needs to be on the same IP scheme as the device connecting to it. So if the IP address of that PC is 192.168.1.2 the Chromecast needs to be on 192.168.1.xxx . Since Chromecast only works over WiFi (unless you have the ethernet adaptor for it), does the nic outputting to the network to provide the addresses (1) provide addresses on the same scheme and (2) have a WiFi adaptor attached that is providing those addresses to the wireless things on the network?

I think its probably no, as the PC is likely getting its IP address from where the network is coming in. You can easily fix this by using a Router to share the internet connection instead of the PC. Why is it set up this way?

 

[lukall87]

the computer receives ips 192.168.1.x and it outputs 192.168.137.x . the chromecast is on an access point that gives out the 137s. and it doesn't show up in the chrome extension

 

[Rogue Leader]

the computer receives ips 192.168.1.x and it outputs 192.168.137.x . the chromecast is on an access point that gives out the 137s. and it doesn't show up in the chrome extension

Thats your problem right there. Where is the computer getting its connection from and why are you sharing your connection this way? The Access Point needs to be connected to wherever the PC is getting its IP address from, so they are both on 192.168.1.xxx otherwise this will never work.

 

[lukall87]

the pc is getting internet from a modem that only lets me use 1 static ip. the pc is the router.

 

[lukall87]

the pc and thus the access point give out ips though, i can use the chromecast with other computers just fine.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Yes because all the other PC's are on the 192.168.137.xxx network.

You need to buy a router and plug the modem directly into that and then just plug this PC into it and use it as a normal PC on the network with an IP address in the 192.168.137.xxx range (or whatever range you set up the router to do). Everything needs to be on the same IP address range. There is no way around this.

 

[lukall87]

So you're saying i should just buy a 20ft hdmi cable and do it that way?

 

[Rogue Leader]

So you're saying i should just buy a 20ft hdmi cable and do it that way?

If you want your PC on your TV thats the only other option.

PS other than dealing with a long cable running through your home it will work WAY better than mirroring over chromecast.

 

[noidea_77]

Yes because all the other PC's are on the 192.168.137.xxx network.

You need to buy a router and plug the modem directly into that and then just plug this PC into it and use it as a normal PC on the network with an IP address in the 192.168.137.xxx range (or whatever range you set up the router to do). Everything needs to be on the same IP address range. There is no way around this.

All PCs inkl. the cromecast are obviously on the same network and even if they weren't, it could be fixed with a static routing. I guess the problem is, that the ics PC needs a route for the 192.168 net, because it otherwise doesn't know which network adapter to use.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Yes because all the other PC's are on the 192.168.137.xxx network.

You need to buy a router and plug the modem directly into that and then just plug this PC into it and use it as a normal PC on the network with an IP address in the 192.168.137.xxx range (or whatever range you set up the router to do). Everything needs to be on the same IP address range. There is no way around this.

All PCs inkl. the cromecast are obviously on the same network and even if they weren't, it could be fixed with a static routing. I guess the problem is, that the ics PC needs a route for the 192.168 net, because it otherwise doesn't know which network adapter to use.

Wrong, they not only need to be on the same network they need to be on the same IP scheme. The PC is getting its IP from the cable modem, and providing the IPs to the devices. This is networking 101, how to separate parts of your network. Its also exactly how those routers with a "Guest" network work. They provide the Guest network with an IP address range outside of for example 192.168.1.xxx such as 192.168.2.xxx .

 

[noidea_77]

Yes because all the other PC's are on the 192.168.137.xxx network.

You need to buy a router and plug the modem directly into that and then just plug this PC into it and use it as a normal PC on the network with an IP address in the 192.168.137.xxx range (or whatever range you set up the router to do). Everything needs to be on the same IP address range. There is no way around this.

All PCs inkl. the cromecast are obviously on the same network and even if they weren't, it could be fixed with a static routing. I guess the problem is, that the ics PC needs a route for the 192.168 net, because it otherwise doesn't know which network adapter to use.

Wrong, they not only need to be on the same network they need to be on the same IP scheme. The PC is getting its IP from the cable modem, and providing the IPs to the devices. This is networking 101, how to separate parts of your network. Its also exactly how those routers with a "Guest" network work. They provide the Guest network with an IP address range outside of for example 192.168.1.xxx such as 192.168.2.xxx .

The PC receives a public IP on one network adapter and provides IPs from a private IP range to all DHCP devices connected to the other network adapter. And your "IP scheme" is defined by the network mask we don't know at the moment. There is no need for a guest network or anything like it.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Yes because all the other PC's are on the 192.168.137.xxx network.

You need to buy a router and plug the modem directly into that and then just plug this PC into it and use it as a normal PC on the network with an IP address in the 192.168.137.xxx range (or whatever range you set up the router to do). Everything needs to be on the same IP address range. There is no way around this.

All PCs inkl. the cromecast are obviously on the same network and even if they weren't, it could be fixed with a static routing. I guess the problem is, that the ics PC needs a route for the 192.168 net, because it otherwise doesn't know which network adapter to use.

Wrong, they not only need to be on the same network they need to be on the same IP scheme. The PC is getting its IP from the cable modem, and providing the IPs to the devices. This is networking 101, how to separate parts of your network. Its also exactly how those routers with a "Guest" network work. They provide the Guest network with an IP address range outside of for example 192.168.1.xxx such as 192.168.2.xxx .

The PC receives a public IP on one network adapter and provides IPs from a private IP range to all DHCP devices connected to the other network adapter. And your "IP scheme" is defined by the network mask we don't know at the moment. There is no need for a guest network or anything like it.

You need to go back and re-read my post. I used Guest network as an example of why this doesn't work. The Chromecast is not going to "See" devices that are not on the same IP range as it is, and by IP range I mean the last 3 digits. We do know the mask he is running, he said all network devices are running on 192.168.137.xxx . Both are on the same subnet, however simple devices like the Chromecast can't be configured to look beyond their base IP scheme. In laymans terms, the PC may know the Chromecast is there, but the Chromecast doesn't know the PC is there.