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What I am ultimately trying to do is have my desktop recognize the wireless network so that I can broadcast media from my desktop to my chromecast. The problem is that I connect to the internet via a wireless access point (Edimax EW-7416), so as far as the computer knows it is on an ethernet connection, since that is what is plugged in. But Chromecast requires a wireless connection to broadcast media to it.

Is there a way to trick my computer into realizing it is on a wireless network so that I can send media from my PC to the chromecast?
 
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Yes, they are the same network. However, the desktop Chromecast app requires that there be a wireless connection so that it can connect to the device itself. While I am connected to a wireless network, it is through the AP via ethernet, so my computer sees it as a LAN connection. I need to somehow tell the computer that it is actually connected to a wireless network, even though it is getting the connection through ethernet. My thoughts were setup a virtual device for the connection, and I went through the AP setup to see if there was anything there. Unfortunately neither of those panned out. Any other suggestions?
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Yes, they are the same network. However, the desktop Chromecast app requires that there be a wireless connection so that it can connect to the device itself. While I am connected to a wireless network, it is through the AP via ethernet, so my computer sees it as a LAN connection. I need to somehow tell the computer that it is actually connected to a wireless network, even though it is getting the connection through ethernet. My thoughts were setup a virtual device for the connection, and I went through the AP setup to see if there was anything there. Unfortunately neither of those panned out. Any other suggestions?
 
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Yeah, a separate WiFi card would probably be easiest. It would just be nice if I could do it with my current hardware. It does work through my phone for Netflix, but I am trying to stream local content on my desktop to the Chromecast which can only be done with an app using my current setup. An app that charges a monthly fee which I would like to avoid.
 
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