MARIO KART DS via WI-FI Europe

The only issue I had with my connection was my router was running too fast for the DS. I had to sloooow it down to 1mbps for my DS to actually be able to talk to it. Other than that it works fine.

 

Greatsaintlouis,

Must be bad luck on your side then i have the nintendo usb wifi stick as well, installed the cd, plugged it in and in 5 minutes i was racing online out of the box, no setting crap no nothing works like a charm just like the manual said.

Nintendo and sony for that matter are dumb asses though i mean come on everybody with a wireless network has at least WEP security on.

Also a higher compatibility with routers and chipsets would have been nice as i had to buy the damned stick because i can't connect via my Linksys WAP nor my sitecome wireless router because you have to turn of WEP encryption to play. Like hell i'm giving out free internet acess on my router to the whole flat just to play mariokart..

 

This whole thing seem odd to me, i can't think of any other device that has this poor compatability with consumer wifi routers. It's supposed to be a brainless opperation, the signals are a standard. Do you mean to tell me that Nintendo's "WiFi compatible" device can't use the standard 802.11b specification? And the compatibility is based on the router's chipset? Where did nintendo screw up?

As a side note, i've heard that if you're using the wifi stick on your computer and you still can't get it to work: Disable the Internet Connection Sharing service (ICS) then reinable it. Then create a bridge connection between the nintendo stick and your internet connecton. I haven't tried this, but it's been a solution for some.

In otherwords: The DS makes ICS in XP a PITA because it's a POS.

Oh, and nintendo sucks.

 

I suspect you might know as little about PC's you're accusing me of, as well - or you at least didn't read. My router - as mentioned several times in my post - is WIRED. The model, a Linksys BEFSR41, is a WIRED router. I bought the USB adaptor because - and I quote from my third paragraph, I have "no need for shoddy and unreliable services like WIRELESS internet."

If you had something helpful you were trying to say, I'm sure you can try again. That wasn't the vibe I was picking up.

Anyways.

Sayin999: There's no Wifi in my immediate area (I looked to see if someone had an unsecured signal I could just piggyback off of before I ordered my adaptor). I live in an apartment, with just my roommate and I running off of the router and cable modem in my room, so I wouldn't think the number of people on the connection would have anything to do with it.
And buying a wireless router isn't really a viable solution for me - this Linksys works wonderfully, and I really have no need for a wireless router - I'm not in the habit of hauling my desktop into the other room to browse the internet while I watch TV. I'm irritated though - as I said, the model of router I have is a VERY common one, and it seems like Nintendo did absolutely no testing before releasing the adaptor.

ProgrammingAce: I'll give your solution a try and see what happens.

 

I was reffering to the library you went to. For instance my younger brother works at the local McDonalds and he told me that you have to get the "code" to connect to the network. He doesn't know anything about computers but I'm pretty sure he was reffering to the WEP key. Maybe the library you went to had a similar set up.

Anyways, wireless routers in my experience have been 100% reliable. I use one everyday at home and work with no problems

 

It could have been something with the library setup (I KNOW that's what happened at my workplace) - but would the WEP key really have caused my DS to disconnect? It seemed like it had already connected to the WiFi network (passed the connection test and was in the process of logging on) when I got booted off.

I'm wary of the wireless internet mainly because I've never found a wireless connection that matches good old cables for speed. Plus, it's a lot more susceptable to outside interferance than physical wiring is - I've been on signals provided by local cafes or through the school and have had my connection strength constantly fluctuating from Low to Very Good, from about 1Mb/s all the way to 48Mb/s. That just doesn't cut it for me, and when I'm home, I want something dependable.

EDIT: ProgrammingAce, you are a lovely person and I would kiss you if you were here right now. Bridging the network connections did the trick! I'm online!

Friend Code: 292118 158328

 

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Just added those freinds codes here to me

Anyone erady 4 a game in the bnext 10-15 mins?....will keep searching

 

I've just this minute added you Alan, I'll add you too GSL allthough American to UK time differences mean its unlikely that we can play at a decent time for either of us.

 

HAH! Unbeknownst to you, I never sleep!

 

Damn, got my copy today and it doesn't seem to like my router either :-(


EDIT: Sorted, Forgot I had MAC Filtering on! My code is...

236283
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I'll add you lot in a minute

 

Goddammit, I take it all back. I tried to log in to WFC today and see if anyone is online (haven't seen a damned soul when looking for opponents) and the Wi-Fi Registration program on my PC refused to start. So I rebooted my PC and it still wouldn't work. I reinstall the entire program, re-enable my network bridge exactly as before... and it's back to 52013 errors: "Connected to access point but unable to connect to the server." God, I hate this bullshit. This is a fucking crippled product that you have to have a tech certification in network protocol to configure properly; it is a half-assed venture on Nintendo's part to try and catapult their sorry asses into the online realm and failing miserably because of piss-poor execution and miserable support. Fuck.

 

And when you call nintendo's help line, all you get is a recording:

"We're sorry, but the princess you're trying to reach is in another castle. Please hang up and dial again."

 

They might as well - at least then they'd be funny and unhelpful. All we get now is just a blank, unhelpful corporate visage.

 

My friends code:
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