Using you Roku at a hotel can be problematic because you are unable to accept the terms of service when using the internet. This post explains how to use a Roku at a Hotel.

These instructions can be followed pretty much verbatim for any other device (wii u, xbox, etc).

Instructions

1. Go to “Settings”, and then “Network”, and then “WIFI”
2. Write down the Roku MAC address
3. Unplug the Roku (power it off)
4. Write down your current MAC address
5. Update your interface to the new MAC address
6. Power cycle wifi
7. Accept terms and services of hotel wifi
8. Repeat steps 5-6 with old mac address

Bash Script for MacBook Air

I’ve created a bash script you can use for the macbook air to automatically do this for you. Modify your ~/.bash_profile

wreset () {
        echo 'shutting down wifi....'
        sudo ifconfig en0 down
        sleep 2
        sudo ifconfig en0 up;
        echo "wifi is back up... check for auth message if you haven't already registered this device"
}


mspoof () {
        newdevice=$1
        newmac=$2
        echo "MAC set for device ${newdevice}: ${newmac}"
        sudo ifconfig en1 ether ${newmac}
        wreset
}

alias air='mspoof air a8:bb:cf:22:33:c8'
alias roku='mspoof RokuLivingRoom b8:3e:43:03:11:44'
alias roku2='mspoof RokuBedroom cc:6b:a9:48:4f:f1'
alias wiiu='mspoof WiiU 9c:e6:b2:0f:73:04a'

Here’s a different way I to automate the login for hotel internet.