

Most routers support VPN connections, but some don’t. When you connect your router to a VPN, it extends the VPN benefits to all the devices on the WiFi network, including Roku. And nowhere that I looked suggested these steps. Solution A: Connect your router to a VPN. This may seem elementary to some of you, but it wasn't to me. Now you don't have an additional screen blinding you while you watch Netflix. You should be I business, no third party software necessary.Īdditional tip: set your screen to sleep after 1 minute, but turn off the computer sleep. Then at the bottom of the networks list are the wifi (on/off switch), airplane mode and hotspot buttons.Ĭlick hotspot and it generates a wifi network and username.
#ROKU MAC ADDRESS ROUTER WINDOWS 10#
On your Windows 10 PC, click the wifi logo.

Stumbled across the wifi hotspot feature, conveniently located next to the wifi and airplane mode options. 0 addresses they have on the router network, and they use IP addresses. This is not at all necessary (and didn't work for me anyway). Tip: Some Roku models have the MAC address printed on the bottom of the physical. Finding the Wired Ethernet MAC Address on a Roku device Go to the Roku Home screen. This isn't really an option since the router isn't mine.Īfter enough digging, I found this whole charade about downloading a 'virtual router.' Where is the MAC address on a Hisense Roku TV without WIFI. Secondly, all of the Roku support as well as forum support tells you to change router settings. johnpoz said in Roku wont connect to internet if both of its MAC addresses are assigned the same IP: rules are IP based. So it seems like the Hotel and Dorm Play issue only helps when the internet connection requires a browser to login, which is not the case at my hotel. Something I had figured, but I thought the "Hotel and Dorm play" might be able to circumvent. Roku tech support told me my MAC address was likely blocked. So I get it plugged in, the Roku connects to the Hotel's router, but no internet connection. So I was excited to purchase a Roku as it stated how easy it was to use at a hotel. This post is regarding error code 009 and "can't connect to the internet" messages. TLDR: Connect Windows 10 PC to wifi, turn on the wifi hotspot.
