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		defen on Aug 24, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chromecast Rooted I've solved this problem for Apple TVs by spoofing the device's MAC address on my laptop, using the laptop browser to accept the WiFi ads or login or whatever, and then resetting my laptop address and plugging the device in.

drcross on Aug 24, 2014 [–]

smart but only works if the hotel NAC uses mac whitelisting and not more advanced techniques like browser posturing.

defen on Aug 24, 2014 | [–]

Is "browser posturing" a typo for something else? That term doesn't ring any bells and there are no google results, and I can't think of what you may have meant. Just using a cookie or something?

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