I know i need an adapter (which i ordered earlier today) but, do i need a router? I plan to go online with my pokemon diamond! Of course it comes on sunday but i plan to own!
No. You do not need a router. You would do well to have one, but you dont have to have one. You will at least have to have a PC connected to the internet (which will act as your gateway) and install something like the Nintendo USB WiFi adapter to it. This will look like a USB flash key. It is nothing more than a simple WiFi adapter that picks up the signal from your DS and passes it through your PC to the net. The drawback is you always have to have your system on to play your DS on WiFi, and it's one more process that your PC has to handle. If you setup a cheap wirless router then you can let your DS connect directly to that instead and take your PC out of the picture all together. Your router will always be on and you can just start up your DS and play whenever your within range. Which reminds me. The range reports show that the DS tends to have a much greater range when connecting to a router than the USB adapter. So there you have it.
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