On 07/28/15 18:41, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> If you are using an application which is chromecast enabled, such as >> NetFlix or many of the chromecast enabled Android apps, then yes the >> traffic will be switched/configured to come from the source and go >> directly to the chromecast dongle. > Yes, it seems more complicated than I thought; > I found when I started casting from my Android phone > I could switch off the phone and the cast continued, > so it must be going directly from router to TV. > In fact I had to switch off the TV to break the connection. > But this was using a filmon app on the phone > which I'm sure is chromecast-enabled as you say. I use the LiveNow!TV app which is what I think you are using. It has built-in support for ChromeCast. For apps on the Android which don't have built-in your choice is to use ChromeCast's screencast or Screencasting to a SMARTtv. In those later cases there is the "reflecting" going on which would have an effect on performance. > > So the difference in quality between Fedora-casting and Windows-casting > may arise from different chromecast plugins for google chrome? > But in both cases I am able to break the connection from the laptop. Yes. See above. > >> This is the reason I can't cast Netflix from my Android Tablet to my TV. >> While my tablet is using a DNS proxy to redirect traffic to my VPN >> provider when casting the Netflix app notifies Netflix to switch but in >> the process my real IP address is exposed and Netflix then "knows" I'm not >> in the US. (I have a Roku to, so no worries...and there are other ways I >> could use the chromecast if I wanted to take a few extra steps). > That's interesting, and relevant in my case as I thought of subscribing > to a VPN server in the UK as most UK online TV services > seem to be restricted to users believed to be in the UK. There would be no problem if I were to be using a pure VPN connect established by my tablet or by my router. It is only a DNS proxy situation that doesn't work with Chromecast. I could use DNS proxy + screencast but that brings in the performance issue which may be a problem with a tablet. I'm just too lazy to create the VPN connection on my tablet..2 extra touches...when I can just use my Roku. I sometimes think the extra touches may be worth it since the Netflix interface of Roku is "minimal". > >>> I suspect my broadband speed (in central Italy) of 6.6 Mbps >>> is on the borderline for this use, though that may be nonsense. >> Oh, BTW, I just got my bill and I actually have 20Mb/s download speed. > Can you tell from your bill? Mine says "up to 40Mb/s", > but when I asked my ISP said he was surprised my speed was so high! > Yes. It is 20, I'd just forgotten since I switched carriers about 2 years ago. I tested it and am getting the download speed I'm paying for. No trouble to stream simultaneously several sources. -- If I wanted a blog or social media I'd go elsewhere -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
