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Wii and satellite broadband

  • 15-03-2011 2:50pm
    #1
    Marian Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 144 ✭✭


    Will some kind person please explain to me how to get a wireless connection for my Wii from NBS satellite broadband. I've been doing some resarch but have just ended up confused :confused:


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  • #2
    Schorpio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Schorpio


    Marian Walsh wrote: »
    Will some kind person please explain to me how to get a wireless connection for my Wii from NBS satellite broadband. I've been doing some resarch but have just ended up confused :confused:

    I have no idea what router comes with the NBS satellite connection, but the Wii only comes with built-in WiFi and no ethernet port so if you are using a router with WiFi (wireless), then you can already connect your Wii to the net.

    Official Nintendo tutorial here. Apologies if you've already tried this tutorial but I think this is very well put together, and if you haven't come across it, it should be helpful!

    Otherwise you have two options:

    1) If your router and Wii are close together you might want to use an ethernet (LAN) connection, but you'll need to buy a Wii LAN adapter (something like this.)

    2) If your router is connected to your PC via USB (and has no ethernet ports) or the Wii and router are just too far apart, then you're only option is a WiFi dongle for your PC (something like this.) The major disadvantage with this is that your PC would have to be on in order for your Wii to be able to get onto the net.


    One very important note is that, unless you want to use the net services on the Wii (browser, mail, software update etc) it really isn't worth your time connecting your Wii to satellite broadband. Satellite broadband has an unavoidable huge latency (basically the time it takes a data packet to complete a round trip) of around 800ms - so gaming would be almost unplayable.


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