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An open letter to Shigeru Miyamoto.
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Mods: If you are nice enough to sticky this thread, can you also copy it in the DS forum? That's where most of the questions and complaints are.
I really do hope this was helpful to some of you. Please post any criticism you have about this.
I used to use it on my DS Phat and I had a ton of issues...so then I got a wireless router...it works great. Don't get me wrong, I think this thread is very well constructed, and people should use it to their full advantage...I'm just saying that the router has made things much easier.DS_fan_aticIn some cases the router is better. For example, if you already have a wireless network, there is no need for the Connector. But in my case, I only have one computer and no other devices that connect to the internet. A router would not be ta smart investment considering it would be used solely for the Wii and DS.
However, since I am using the modifeid drivers, if I do get a device that uses Wi-Fi technology, the USB Connector will alow me to do so.
Once you tap into the capabilities of this thing, it's pretty handy.
Good job to who ever made this. It should be stickied. Unkind223I wrote everything up until the tutorial.
Just a comment, I got mine to work with Windows Vista, even though it supposedly only works with XP. I got a ton of error messages, but eventually it worked after I kept messing around with it.the_leet_kidAre you using the official drivers and software? If so, can you explain how? PM me if you would like.
I got my parents to play Wii sports and they love it. My dad is a champ at bowling, and my mom kicks some major butt at tennis.
I'm gonna let them keep the Wii when I move out by the end of summer. Hopefully the black Wii will be out by then.
Note: I did NOT write this tutorial. I have reposted it from another website with the permission of the author. This tutorial will teach you how use the Wi-Fi adapter as a SoftAP, giving it the same capabilities as a wireless router.
Download this rar file:
http://rapidshare.com/files/25002877/nin_wifi_Fullpack.rar
Then follow these steps:
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If you want to use the official Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector as a standard SoftAP make sure you have removed the Nintendo software and drivers as they will no longer be needed.
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Inside the Drivers folder of the RAR file, you will find modified Buffalo drivers. Install these drivers for the USB Connector. Then install the ASUS software (also in RAR file(eng_2371.zip)). When it prompts you to restart, select No. I have found that there is no need to.
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Now in the ASUS EXEs folder of the RAR file, extract the six EXE files in the into the ASUS folder (C: Program FilesASUSWLAN Card Utilities). Make sure you overwrite the existing files.
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Then click Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility -> WLAN Card -> ASUS WLAN Control Center. You will get a dialog asking if you want to use the Windows configuration utility or the ASUS one, select the option that uses ASUS one and disables the Windows one. Then there will be a wizard. Click Cancel to close the wizard.
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Now copy the file (C: Program FilesASUSWLAN Card UtilitiesDriverWinXPAPrt2500usb.sys) to (C: WINDOWSsystem32drivers). Make sure you overwrite the existing file.
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Right-click on the ASUS software icon in the System Tray (bottom-right corner of screen) and select Wireless Settings. When the settings dialog opens, on the left select Config, then go to the SoftAP tab, and select Soft AP Mode. Then un-tick the Enable ICS checkbox. Then on the left click Apply. You will get a message box asking if you really want to change to SoftAP mode, click Yes. A message will come up saying something like "add the adapter to the network bridge", just ignore it and click OK. If all has gone well, there will be no error messages. Now close the ASUS Wireless Config utility or it will start conflicting when we manually set ICS.
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Now go to Control Panel -> Network Connections (this may have opened automatically opened up when you Applied the SoftAP settings). Right-click on the Network Adapter you are currently accessing your Internet through (or your internet connection icon) and open the properties for that connection. Go to the Advanced tab, and click "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection". Then click OK. If you get an error message saying the IP address is already in use, disable the Network adapter you are trying to share then try again - be sure to enable it again afterwards. It can take a long time for ICS to be enabled so wait patiently.
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Now right-click on the Wireless Network Connection and click Properties. In the middle of the dialog there will be some protocols, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then open the properties for that. Windows would have assigned a static IP address if ICS was successfully enabled, check to make sure this IP address does not conflict with other IP addresses on your network. Also, it should be on a different subnet to the Local Area Connection (for example, my computer's IP address is 192.168.0.2, I assigned the wireless network connection the IP address of 192.168.1.1 - which is on a different subnet). If it is on the same subnet, ICS will not work correctly.
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With that done, open the ASUS Wireless Config utility again. On the left select Config, in the Basic tab set a SSID. In the encryption tab, select Shared for Network Authentication and WEP for Data Encryption - I have found that this works with the DS. Now enter a WEP key. Go back to the Basic tab, and at the bottom click on Advanced, change the 54g Mode setting to 802.11b only. Click Apply on the left to save the settings.
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Now turn on your DS, play a Wi-Fi Connection game, go to the Nintendo WFC Settings, and select Manual Setup. Enter the SSID and WEP Key (both of these are case-sensitive) you entered to the ASUS Config utility before. Select No to Auto-obtain IP Address (you must do this because the Nintendo DS doesn't seem to DHCP correctly with ICS for some reason). Now give your DS an IP Address (this must be on the same subnet as the USB connector, I gave my DS the IP address: 192.168.1.2). For subnet mask enter 255.255.255.0. For gateway and primary DNS, enter the IP address of the USB connector. Now try and test connection, and if all has gone well the connection should be successful!
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Now with the ASUS Wireless Config utility, hide your SSID, and use MAC Address filtering to improve the security of your Wireless access point.
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You now have an Official Nintendo Wifi USB Connector that can connect online with any other devices.
***Keep in mind that the Wi-Fi Connector now has the same capabilities of a wireless router, and it is possible to connect multiple devices to the internet wirelessly.***
Nintendo did a good job in realising that not everyone who has internet, also has a wireless home network. Teaming up with Buffalo, they released a USB device that shares the connection from an internet enabled PC to a DS or Wii.
Many users have had problems, questions, and concerns, me being one of them. Well, I have spent countless hours playing with this thing, and I have solved most of the problems that I, and many others have experienced.
1. First off, the device generates heat. a decent amount in fact. Keep it in the open as much as you can. I have it hooked straight into the front USB port of my PC. If you are going to use the extension cord, find some way to prop it up.
2. The software that comes bundled with the device is officially out of date.
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/onlineUSBDownload.jsp
Download the latest drivers there. (Actually, that's the whole setup wizard too. You can throw the CD that comes with right in the trash.)
3. DO NOT insert the connector until you start the setup process. The wizard will tell you when to connect the device.
4. The Wii does the rest for you. Just make sure you grant the Wii connection access from the manager in the taskbar.
5. For some reason the software finds it necessary to tell you when a a Wii or DS is connected or not. This is asinine considering the Wii constantly connects and disconnects during Wii Connect 24. To remedy this, you will have to either live with it, or disable Wii Connect 24. It is also important to understand that the in order to maintain a connection to the Wii, the computer that the USB Connector is connected to, must be on.
6. Windows XP is the only supported platform so far.
7. Although dial up users have reported shakey success, I would not recommend using the Connector with anything but a high speed connection.
Nintendo forums FAQ: http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=general_wifi&message.id=70987
I only recommend using the official software and drivers if you do not use Wii Connect 24, only use Nintendo Wi-Fi occasionally, or simply do not wish to use anything but the official software and drivers.
I am using modified Buffalo drivers, and Asus software, in turn making the connector a bonifeid wireless adapter. I would suggest anyone not afraid to do so, does this.
The tutorial will be posted below.
I've already had to do this countless times. Quite annoying. I'm gonna softap the connector, see how that works. I'll post my findings.connects and reconnects all the time. You get an annoying popup every now and again.
Note if your comp has a failure causing a reset you often have to clear the wii setting for the usb connector then follow through the setup process. May have to reinstall the usb adapter had to do that twice.
meimnobody
Does anyone using the usb wifi connector for the Wii and DS also have Wii Connect 24 enabled?
If so, does the connection (via the tool on the taskbar) intermittently connect and disconnect?
I assume it's doing this because I beleive the wii only connects to the internet at small increments while on Wii Connect. If it finds an update or message, then it will retreive it, and if it doesn't, it disconnects and tries again later. Just an assumption though.
Your thoughts?
Thanks in advance. :D
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