Google Chromecast HDMI

Hi I could use some help please.
I bought a google chromecast I had to use my ipad to connect and cast. It worked fine. I have a wireless network on a router Cisco.
My question is, my desktop PC is hooked to my wireless router to make it wireless. I can't get google chromecast to cast from my desktop PC. It says wifi turned off. I am hooked to a wireless network. Any help thank you in advance.

 

Casting a chrome tab?

Are you using multiple routers?

 

No just Cisco router which is wireless. I also have Time warner cable modem for my internet, but it is not wireless.
Want to control casting on my desktop not IPad

 

What is the IP address of your Chromecast and what is the IP address of your desktop?

 

The last numbers of IP on desktop pc are different from IPad but only the last ones. They are still on the same network

 

So your desktop is wired to the router?

Is there also a wifi card present in the machine?

I wasn't very clear on that.

 

I wasn't very clear on that.
Yes, desktop is wired to the wireless router. No wifi card. The router makes my desktop wireless from my home network.

 

Well, I can tell you how I have solved similar issues.


I have two Chromecasts, but I also use two routers, with one being in bridge mode. Despite being on the same subnet, I could not connect to the chromecast, even though both were connected to the same wireless router (the bridged router is for my NAS).


Anyway, long story short, it turned out my ethernet connection to my NAS was a higher priority than my wifi connection. I had to move the priority of my wifi to the top. Mind you, this is a Mac, but this could also affect a Windows machine. Check and see if you have any additional network adapters. If you do, try disabling them (right click, disable in device manager).

Otherwise, firewalls can cause this issue too. Try dropping your firewall and rebooting your machine (keeping the firewall off on boot up).

 

I did all that also, but thank you. I have researched this for three days and tried and tried with no luck.
I don't have additional network adapters. The only thing that shows in my network infrastructure is wireless router. And in Device mgn just realtek family contorler

 

Can you ping the chromecast?

 

I assume you have seen this? There are a couple further suggestions I didn't mention.

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3249268?hl=en

 

Here is what it says
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>ping 192.168.1.105

Pinging 192.168.1.105 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.105:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>

 

Ahhh.


What is the IP address of your desktop?

Can you also try a traceroute to the chromecast?

 

Yes, been there too.

 

What does the traceroute show?


For example, this is what mine shows.

 

Here is my pc isp ping. The other was my chromecast



Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>isp config
'isp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>ping

Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]
[-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]]
[-w timeout] [-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name

Options:
-t Ping the specified host until stopped.
To see statistics and continue - type Control-Break;
To stop - type Control-C.
-a Resolve addresses to hostnames.
-n count Number of echo requests to send.
-l size Send buffer size.
-f Set Don't Fragment flag in packet (IPv4-only).
-i TTL Time To Live.
-v TOS Type Of Service (IPv4-only. This setting has been deprec
and has no effect on the type of service field in the IP
er).
-r count Record route for count hops (IPv4-only).
-s count Timestamp for count hops (IPv4-only).
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
-k host-list Strict source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
-w timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.
-R Use routing header to test reverse route also (IPv6-only
-S srcaddr Source address to use.
-4 Force using IPv4.
-6 Force using IPv6.


C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>

 

You have some invalid commands in there.


ipconfig /all will show your IP info.

ping 192.168.x.x, where the address is your chrome address.

tracert 192.168.x.x, where the address is your chrome address.

 

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>ip/all
'ip' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mcdreamygurl-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : neo.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : neo.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-26-2D-13-04-B6
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6180:4c73:cc4f:ba2%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.106(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 27, 2014 8:57:49 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:57:49 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234890797
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-38-92-4A-00-26-2D-13-04-B6

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.18.47.61
209.18.47.62
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:2409:1856:3f57:fe95(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2409:1856:3f57:fe95%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.neo.rr.com:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : neo.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>ping192.168.1.105
'ping192.168.1.105' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>tracert 192.168.1.105

Tracing route to 192.168.1.105 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 Mcdreamygurl-PC.neo.rr.com [192.168.1.106] reports: Destination host unrea
chable.

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Mcdreamygurl>

 

Can I see this screen from your iPad?



This is on Android, it might look different on iPad.

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chromecast/id680819774?mt=8

 

I am sorry, it is my husbands IPad he is sleeping. I don't know how to work it. But from you example it is almost the same. it shows my network and all that you have.

 

Well, assuming that the IP address you are pinging is correct, something on your desktop is blocking it.

Because you are wired to your router, you can try SafeMode with Networking.

Reboot your computer and as soon ad it reboots start tapping F8.

Choose safe mode with networking and then try the same ping and tracert tests
Remember, there is a space between the command and the address.

Let me know your results please.

 

Thank you, I sure will give it a try.