How to Whitelist a Chromebook on Your Router (MAC Address Filtering)
Router set to only allow specific devices? Here's how to find your Chromebook's MAC address and add it to your router's whitelist.
3 min readAuthor: Chriss Rakoot
Chriss Rakoot writes and maintains the repair guides on ChromebookFixes. He trained as an engineer, specialized in IT and computer-systems maintenance, and worked for years as an in-person trainer in that field before moving his teaching online. Guides are reviewed and updated when ChromeOS changes.
Chromebook Takes Forever to Reconnect to Wi-Fi After Sleep
Wake your Chromebook and Wi-Fi takes 30+ seconds to reconnect every time? Here's why the delay happens and how to shorten it.
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Chromebook USB-C Ethernet Adapter Not Detected
Plugged in a USB-C to Ethernet adapter and your Chromebook doesn't see it at all? Here's how to get a wired connection actually recognized.
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How to Connect a Chromebook to a Wi-Fi Direct Printer (No Router Needed)
No router around, but your printer supports Wi-Fi Direct? Here's how to print from a Chromebook straight to the printer without a network.
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Chromebook Keeps Asking for the Wi-Fi Password Over and Over
Typing your Wi-Fi password correctly but your Chromebook just asks again? Here's why the authentication loop happens and how to break it.
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Chromebook Wi-Fi Icon Missing or Grayed Out in the Status Bar
No Wi-Fi icon in your Chromebook's status bar, or it's grayed out and won't click? Here's what that means and how to bring it back.
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Chromebook Wi-Fi Adapter Not Found: No Wireless Networks Available At All
Chromebook shows no Wi-Fi networks at all, not even your own router? Here's how to tell a software glitch from a dead Wi-Fi adapter, and how to fix each.
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Dell Chromebook Battery Calibration: Does It Work and How to Do It
Dell has no battery calibration routine and warns against full discharge. Here is how to test a Dell Chromebook battery and read its charge light.
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ASUS Chromebook Not Charging: Diagnostic Guide
ASUS Chromebook plugged in but not charging at all? Here's a step-by-step diagnostic to find and fix the cause.
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Samsung Chromebook Charger Guide: Compatible Chargers and Wattage Explained
Which Samsung Chromebooks charge over USB-C, which use the old barrel adapter, how to read your adapter's wattage, and where to get official ones.
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