![]() ![]() He spends his days building WordPress websites for small businesses, developing new code with the online community, and living life. Let me know in the comments if this worked for you! I’d like to get more information and see if this is a broader problem.īrian Johnson is a website developer and designer living in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a passion for code and WordPress. In theory it should work just fine with wireless N, but at least in my case, that’s just not true in practice. By limiting the wireless band used by the device to just wireless B and G, we are reducing any interference caused by the newer technologies. So why does this work? I don’t know for sure, but I’ve heard that Chromecasts don’t understand how to interact with some of the newer routers. A friend has a Netgear Nighthawk AC1900, so I may try it on that one and see if it has the same results. I haven’t been able to test this on any other routers, but I suspect it may work on others. Then disconnect and reconnect the USB power cable to your Chromecast. Here are what the correct settings looked like for my Linksys router: 107.63 in stock BUY NOW How to Change WiFi Network by Manually Resetting Your Chromecast To manually reset your Chromecast, press and hold down the reset button on the side of the device. You may be able to get away with also using N, but in my case, even allowing N caused it to stop working. ![]() Now, on your 2.4gz band, set it to only use wireless B and G. It may even be necessary to give the 2.4 and 5ghz bands different names, to prevent the Chromecast from connecting to the wrong one. One of the reasons why Chromecast may disconnect is that it’s too far from your Wi-Fi router. If your router is dual-band like mine, you need to know that the Chromecast is only going to attempt to connect to the 2.4ghz band. The secret is to set the proper wireless band to only use wireless B and G. I actually purchased two Chromecasts in a recent deal, one for each TV, and both had the exact same problems. It played nice with every device on the whole network, expect my Chromecast. In my case, I have a brand new Linksys WRT1900AC router positioned literally inches from my Chromecast. Whether you are getting the “Chromecast connected to wi-fi, but can’t access the internet” error, you can’t even connect to the router, or it just keeps buffering, if you have an AC router, these steps may be worth trying. Nothing seems to work right… Maybe it’s even getting worse! Even when it does, you are faced with endless buffering with YouTube or Netflix. You got everything set up and powered it up only to find that your Chromecast has trouble even connecting to your fancy AC router and the internet. ![]() If you’re like me, you were super excited to start using your shiny new Chromecast. ![]()
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