Chromecast connected to wi-fi, but can't access the internet

[ua5um]

I had my chromecast working perfectly after I set it up the first time. Couple of days back I unplugged it from my downstairs TV and plugged it in the upstairs one. Since then it has completely stopped working. I have done hard reset and fully reconfigure it multiple number of times, but nothing seems to be helping. I have two wi-fi network at home and have tried it on both the network. It connects to the wi-fi router fine, but gives an error "Chromecast connect to <WI-FI SSID NAME>, but can't access the internet. Any ideas? Is it bricked??

 

[pkcable]

Have you tried rebooting your routers?

 

[Craig King]

A few thoughts.

Have you checked to make sure the signal streght is ok there. That can make a huge difference. By chance do you have possibly have mac filtering or something like it turned on for security. Rebooting the router as suggested is also a great first step.

 

[Devlyn16]

remember Chromecast only works on 2.4ghz network so try switching any 5ghz networks off and see if that helps.

 

[kjparfekt]

I can connect my chromecast fine in the living room but I get that same error in the bedroom which I believe is due to a weak wifi signal. Such a pain because i was hoping this would be a nice bedroom Netflix device.

 

[ua5um]

Thanks all. Rebooted the router and was able to reconnect

 

[drparas]

here in delhi.
was working fine till yesterday.
now is unable to connect to internet with home wifi.
working just fine with android hotspot..
resetted the router and chromecast but doesn't help..

 

[Tanooki2]

I started having a problem with my Chromecast two nights ago and I'm not sure if mine is defective. Mine was working fine and then I moved it to another room to try on that TV. Worked fine. Moved it back to the original TV and can't connect to it. It says "ready to cast", but my cast buttons in my apps are gone. I scanned for wifi devices and it didn't show up in the list like it used to. So, I unplugged, did a hard reset and set it back up. Now it shows up in my wifi list again, but during set up, I get the error "Can't connect with your Chromecast. Your device and the Chromecast may be on different networks that can't communicate." It sends me to a help website to turn off AP Isolation. AP Isolation is already disabled.

Any thoughts? I can't figure out how it can work fine one minute and then suddenly it doesn't.

 

[Devlyn16]

I started having a problem with my Chromecast two nights ago and I'm not sure if mine is defective. Mine was working fine and then I moved it to another room to try on that TV. Worked fine. Moved it back to the original TV and can't connect to it. It says "ready to cast", but my cast buttons in my apps are gone. I scanned for wifi devices and it didn't show up in the list like it used to. So, I unplugged, did a hard reset and set it back up. Now it shows up in my wifi list again, but during set up, I get the error "Can't connect with your Chromecast. Your device and the Chromecast may be on different networks that can't communicate." It sends me to a help website to turn off AP Isolation. AP Isolation is already disabled.

Any thoughts? I can't figure out how it can work fine one minute and then suddenly it doesn't.

just curious to see it the new update helped with your problem.

 

[Tanooki2]

What new update are you referring to? I tried again last night on a TV right next to my router, in case signal strength was the culprit, but no luck. Also tried plugging the USB into an outlet rather than the TV. Frustrating.

 

[Devlyn16]

What new update are you referring to? I tried again last night on a TV right next to my router, in case signal strength was the culprit, but no luck. Also tried plugging the USB into an outlet rather than the TV. Frustrating.

Chromecast gets another OTA update and a new version of the SDK to go with it | Android Central

Though I haven't been able to get mine to update.

 

[Sethoth]

The exact same thing just happened to me too. Worked fine then randomly didn't. I reset the chromecast and turned off/on my modem. Works fine again.

Posted via Android Central App

 

[mestguy182]

I solved this problem. Despite the fact that it connects to your network and appears to have good signal strength, Wifi signal is the issue that causes this message. I had the same error, I tried everything for a week to get it to work, was convinced it was my TV, so I did a little test, took my TV out of my bedroom and plugged it in right next to my router and wallah! It worked. Sp I moved my router to a location closer to my bedroom and now Chromecast works perfectly every time. Hope this helps.

 

[Sim Salabim]

Thank You so much! It appears it was as simple as that- location of the router and TV! After hours of research and desperation You were the one who helped me!

 

[Tracy Mong Wei]

hi.. i just bought my chromecast recently.. but i face a some problems.. the device can be connect but no internet connections. what should do? please advice. thank you very much.

 

[ztong]

Switched off the 5G channel and reconnected using my laptop and it works now.

I recently had this problem and it had been fine before. It might be because that I moved. I have changed the TV and where my router was connected to. The router was the same one though and the 5G was on. Inspiring by the early replier I tried turning off 5G and leaving only 2.4G on and it worked again.

 

[yanyanFu]

This problem is also confused me. Could you let me know when you solve this issue?

 

[LinuxWeather]

Make sure there are no SSIDs with hyphens or special characters ... That's been an issue I've found even if the SSID isn't active, eg a guest network that's not broadcasting it even turned on.

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[hnrk242]

This problem is also confused me. Could you let me know when you solve this issue?

My problem was that the 5ghz and 2.4Ghz wifi endpoints used the same SSID. The Chromecast (I have v2) seemed fine, but my Android/iOS clients had problems connecting. They would sometimes connect if I turned off wifi, and instead relying on the "discover device" using ultrasonic.

When I renamed the 5ghz endpoint (thus forcing both Chromecast and clients to use the 2.4Ghz endpoint), everything worked fine!

 

[Sozturkboran]

Set e new virtual access point and connect to the net using it. Ur chromecast must be at the same access point you know. In your modem enable broadcast ssid for the new access point. I had these problems but now i have been using it for months without any problems. That's all.