Wi-Fi & connectivity

[urend]

Is there really no way to force the Roku to connect to my wifi without having an active internet connection?

My internet is down for a few days. Yesterday the Roku ig hadn't figured that out yet and was still on my wifi, and I was able to stream from my local Plex server perfectly fine.

Today the Roku has figured out I don't have internet and is now refusing to be on my wifi. Obviously this is incredibly frustrating because I want to watch my media, which lives right here on my LAN.

So is there some workaround that I'm missing? Or is Roku really so deadset on showing me ads that I literally can't use the device at all otherwise?

[RokuTakashi · Accepted solution]

Hi, @urend 

Welcome to the Roku Community.

Roku devices require an internet connection for them to download channels and provide access for streaming various video and audio content online, For this matter, we recommend restarting your network connection for it to connect to your network without an internet connection. 

Reset Network Connection:

1. Press Home on your Roku remote.
2. Scroll and select Settings.
3. Select Advanced system settings.
4. Select Network connection reset.
5. Select Reset connection.

We hope this helps, and let us know if you have further concerns or inquries.

Best wishes,
Kash

[cbmelton]

But why is it a hard “requirement” to have internet in order to join a network? Can Roku add an option to “allow network connection without internet”? This would greatly help in situations like I had recently where my ISP had an outage for multiple days. I have media on my local network, but when my Roku got disconnected from my local network while I had no internet, I could no longer use my roku to stream my own local content. And Roku would not allow itself to be reconnected to my local network while there was no internet. 

[CElledge64]

I agree! I’m trying to use my phone hotspot and it connects with Roku but won’t finish connecting as I have no internet but my hotspot.😡