Wireless Repeater Problem

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Having the one Chromecast on one router
2.Having device on another router (same LAN)
3.Trying to use it.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
For the Chromecast to be picked up. 

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Current version for chrome and the Chromecast along with Windows 7 Ultimate 

Please provide any additional information below.

I think there should be a static I.P. address for the Chromecast and an option 
to point my computer at that Chromecast, this would also make speed alot faster 
for finding the device. Also I started on the same router watching a youtube 
video and then decided to jump to my repeater so I could walk farther away with 
my laptop and when I got back I could still pause and play what I was watching 
but I couldn't see the device. This makes things hard because I have 3 routers 
and 2 are repeaters. One for the kids, guest and me. When I get more Chromecast 
I would like to be able to do all my movie selecting off of one computer with 
no problem of worrying about switching routers. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Robert.h...@gmail.com on 12 Feb 2014 at 6:24

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To understand the issue that you have, let me ask this question: on your 
network (which is made of a router and a repeater), you have at least one 
chromecast device on the main router and one on the repeater. Your phone 
discovers the chromecast that is on the router but not the one that is on the 
repeater. Is that a correct summary?

Original comment by anad...@google.com on 12 Feb 2014 at 7:17

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I had the chromecast on the repeater, and I jumped to the other router, my 
phone could pick it up that was on the same lan, but my computer could't, but I 
had a video up on youtube loaded, and when I paused and played it, it worked, 
except chrome and the computer app wouldn't load it. 

Original comment by Robert.h...@gmail.com on 12 Feb 2014 at 9:14

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I am not sure if I follow the steps. Please clearly break the issue down to the 
bare minimum in a simple reproducible steps that are crucial to follow but 
doesn't have any unneeded pieces. Also, please state the result for phone and 
laptop separately. Thanks

Original comment by anad...@google.com on 13 Feb 2014 at 5:03

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Since didn't hear back with the requesyed info, I am closing this.

Original comment by anad...@google.com on 20 Feb 2014 at 8:09

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I had the very same problem. I solved it:

1. upgrade repeater & router to the latest firmware.
2. Disable AP isolation on repeater and router.
3. setup repeater to connect to your router network and keep the name of this 
network. (so do not change the name nor channel)
4. Disable DHCP on repeater. Router needs to have it enabled.
5. Now reboot the repeater.
6. Use chromecast with extended HDMI cable for better Wifi signal.

Chromecast will work when repeater name of the network is the same as the 
router's one.

Enjoy 

Original comment by vodicka....@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2015 at 2:11