USB Wifi Question

Timans

My question is..

I've bought a USb Wifi connector from boards.ie a while back.

I tried to connect it to the internet but failed. Do I need wireless broadband installed in order for it to connect my DS?

I'm confused by the whole thing really. I couldn't get it to work in the first place.

HELP PLEASE! I WANNA PLAY METROID ONLINE!!

Thnaks,

Timmeeeehhhh

Spuddie

Is it the Official Nintendo wifi connector or what ? Tell us the brand .


And you definetly dont need wireless broadband if your using usb !!

Timans

it's "Cable + Wireless" 802.11g Wireless LAN Mini USB Adaptor

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6768092/Trail/C$cip=36163.Office,+PC+and+phones

Don't think LINKY works though.

GrumPy

Do you need an official ds wifi usb dongle for the pc? or can you get the ds to talk to any b compliant usb dongle?

I have one somewhere, might try it out later.

stev2604

Timans wrote:

it's "Cable + Wireless" 802.11g Wireless LAN Mini USB Adaptor

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6768092/Trail/C$cip=36163.Office,+PC+and+phones

Don't think LINKY works though.

I use that one and its fine

DarthWraak

Timans wrote:

it's "Cable + Wireless" 802.11g Wireless LAN Mini USB Adaptor

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6768092/Trail/C$cip=36163.Office,+PC+and+phones

Don't think LINKY works though.

I made a post today somehow relating to this...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054979537

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is 802.11g bluetooth???
I have a bluetooth dongle, and was wondering if I could use that with my DS.
I dont want to fork out 50 euro for a bloddy dongle. Please save me some cash and tell me I can use my dongle!!!!

And Timans, I fell your pain. I sooooo want to play metroid online!!!!!!!!!!

Timans

How did you get it to work stev?

zilog_jones

DarthWraak wrote:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is 802.11g bluetooth???

LOL, Bluetooth has very little to do with IEEE802.11 - they use the same radio frequency band, but so do microwave ovens - they are not compatible AT ALL.

Timans: What sort of internet connection do you have?

Timans

It's basic Eircom.
512 down, 256 up methinks. I play xbox LIVE and never give lag or anything though.

DarthWraak

zilog_jones wrote:

they are not compatible AT ALL.

Thanks anyway. And I assume the cable and wireless usb dongle in question in this thread is the best value for ds online gaming? Or is there a better offer out there?

Timans

Does that mean that I'm going to have to buy a different dongle?

I'm confused, I might just buy the official one to save a headache. **



** and to kick some oppsing samus ass.

Timans

My dad's laptop has wifi built in. Can I use that as an access point if I connect the laptop to the internet via cables first?!

:eek: Quick!! NEED ANSWEERSSSS!!!

zAbbo

You may need to enable Internet Connection Sharing on the laptop, and have a network created using point-to-point on the wi-fi.

If all this seems difficult, invest in a supported wireless router.

i_am_dogboy

Timans wrote:

Does that mean that I'm going to have to buy a different dongle?

Nope...

Did you install the c&w software from the before installing the dongle? Apparenlty that can **** things up....if you don't.

Also, make sure in the c&w wireless lan utilitity you have it set to "access point" mode, that you don't have mac address filtering enabled or you have added the DS mac address to the list, and that you have it bridged with your net connection, mine when i first installed it decided it wanted to bridge with my firewire port, actually it still does it each time i plug the dongle in...

Also check your firewall settings, you'll need to unblock a few ports, don't know what numbers off the top of my head...

Timans

Right,

Have given this another go. It says that the dongle has "limited or signal" When I click on "repair"

It stops at the IP address part stating that it can't gather the info or something. It also says it might be something to do with the network provider.

I'm really annoyed, I just want to get it working..

GrumPy

Try the wifi connection guide/tutorial on nintendo.com. It's very straight forward.

Timans

I haven't got the official one.

GrumPy

Well if you bothered looking for the guide, you'd know you dont need the official one :rolleyes:

Timans

If you read my last post then you would realise that it isn't a problem of connecting to my DS anymore but that the dongle is saying it has limted or no connectivity :rolleyes:

stev2604

The same happened to me. You have to go to where it shows your network connections. Then click set up a small home or office network. Keep clicking next till it asks you how to best describe the computer. Click the option that says the computer connects directly to the internet. Then click your internet connection and continue and it should work.

I hope that helps

Timans

I did it and now it says it's connected.

Thanks you very much Stev. I really appreciate it. It still says that there is no signal but I think that's because I'm not connecting it to anything yet.

Thanks again, Won't have the DS till tomorrow but hopefully,

Online pwnage here I come!

Placebo

what games u gonna be playing online on ds?

KdjaCL

I told you how to do this months ago but didnt have a DS so was fairly pointless then.

Search this forum for a post from me on the same subject about that c and W thing, everything is in there.

kdjac

Timans

I did have a DS.

I didn't see the part about the networks and the like KdjaC, sorry.

Placebo, I will be playing Metroid for now. Going to buy another game but not sure which yet.

Timans

Right,

I've just got my DS and was trying to connect to it. It's picking it up but there is an error 52000 "Unable to Obtain IP Address"

How would I go about fixing this problem?

im...LOST

Put in the info manually?

tba

your laptop is not assigning an ip adress to the DS, you will need to set up static ips on your laptop and your ds and assign the ip of the laptop as your default gateway on the DS

Timans

Got it working.

I needed to set a bridge and set it to internet sharing.

YAY!