Nintendo WiFi dongle HELP PLEASE !

Oh no. major shitter ! I don't even have that option on the ethernet card settings like pictured above but it is on the dial up connetor settings however it just gives an error when highlighted.

Looks like I wasted almost 4000 yen on this thing If I buy a wireless router (Expensive things in Japan) to get the Wii online, will I get the same shared internet connection problems that I'm getting with this Nintendo Dongle?

Yakumo

 

no Mark.

A router is a piece of hardware located externally to your PC.

In essence the router will share the connection between your PC and your other devices.

You don't need to set-up windows to make your router work correctly.

You need to set up your router. Think of it as a console. Yes, it's a console that manages connections and runs Linux. you control the Router via an HTTP interface through your web-browser.

i.e your ROUTER is going to be directly connected to your internet connection. from there, the router will act as a small "Server" of sorts, distributing the packets to any devices that you have hooked-up.

 

ok, cool. now the Wii uses blue tooth doesn't it? Will any rooter work with that or are there different formats? The most popular maker in Japan is Buffalo (most things in my PC are Buffalo) apart from the 250Gig HD I bought from them. Looked at the bottom of the HD and it said Samsung !

Yakumo

 

Bluetooth is used by the Wii and the PS3 not for networking purposes, but for communication with the controllers.

The Wii uses the 802.11b/g standard (the DS uses 802.11b), and both standards are supported by all modern routers (yet keep an eye for an express statement as to that).

I am not aware of Buffalo's compatibility, but i know that buffalo models that offer AOSS are VERY WELL SUPPORTED by nintendo. In your DS (and probably your Wii), there will be a setting called AOSS.

AOSS is a one-touch standard that makes hooking up compatible accessories a breeze.

Just press the AOSS button on your router, keep it pressed, and set-up your settings in either the DS or Wii. This should take care of things automatically.

but DO make sure that AOSS is supported in case you re spending money on a Buffalo router.

per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOSS

AOSS (AirStation OneTouch Secure System) by Buffalo Technology allows secure wireless connections with the push of a button. The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection used by the Nintendo DS is AOSS compatible.[1] AOSS was also included in system software 2.00 for PSP[2] and was available for automatic setup with the PSP with firmware 2.80.

PS: I m doing my best to get you online Yakumo, so I can challenge you in some online nintendo games and show you my true powers :lol:

 

Ah, yes I've seen that AOSS system on the Buffalo boxes. Hmm, I'll take a look around tomorrow to see what they have.

On line gaming? You'll never be able to sleep againg

Yakumo

 

quoting vader i'd say: "Your powers are weak old man" :lol::dance:

Well, assuming nintendo will realize proper online gaming with its titles. I m also hoping for some strategy games now that we have a mouse-like accesorry to weild.

Does the Wii support AOSS??

UPDATE!!!!!:

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[/SIZE]11/21 10:18am, Try4ceCubed posted: I had an extremely hard time connecting as well, but I'm fine now. I have a Buffalo router, which I bought because of Nintendo's partnership with Buffalo for the USB adapter. I figured it was a safe bet. It's actually very handy, because it uses an encryption method called AOSS, which you may recognize from the DS configuration. It basically lets you push a physical button on the router to allow a certain device searching for an AOSS-enabled router to have access. The device is then allowed in anytime. Unfortunately, Wii doesn't have AOSS for some odd reason, and what I didn't realize was that AOSS disables all other forms of encryption. I turned off AOSS, used a more traditional encryption method (forget which one, maybe it was WEP), and I made a connection immediately.


What this post says is that even if you do get an AOSS compatible router, with the wii, you will have to rely on manual settings just as on any other router.

Idiots at nintendo

 

Hum never heard of AOSS before... it seems just to be a brand name...it still uses WAP with TKIP or AES encryption behind the scene.

Makes the process of securing your wifi very easy though...

Let us know how you get on with that mate :thumbsup:

Sabre

 

Those one-touch systems are all proprietary and useless unless every single device you are going to use is from the same company. I've never trusted them since I like to configure my security options manually (e.g. 25 character WPA2 encryption, approved MAC address list, etc.).

 

manual is good, but for some of the people, including yakumo, who don't have the time or the desire to learn a book on setting things up, one-touch solutions aren't bad.

 

Normally I'd say "call nintendo's tech support" cause I've had several problems with my USB adaptor and they've walked me through it every time and it works flawlessly.

But Given that you are in japan, I dunno the ammount of service you will get.

But here's the phone numbers that http://wifi.nintendo.co.jp gives for Nintendo WiFi Tech Support

0570 - 010 - 210

03 - 4330 - 7503

I don't know the japanese telephone system well enough to tell you straight out if either of these are "pay per minute" numbers or anything. But they should be able to help you a lot more than we can when it comes to these things.

http://wifi.nintendo.co.jp/information/inquiry/index.html <- where I got the phone numbers as well as other tech info.

 

I bought the Buffalo AirStation G Hight Power which includes that nice AOSS system and that guy who said that the Wii doesn't have it is talking crap because it does or at least the Japanese system does. Now, today I go to set up my lovely new router but guess what? Yep, it won't install. I switched off EVERYTHING for 30 minutes like it said in the instructions. Next I switched on the BB modem and plugged the cable in to the AirStation. All was looking well. All lights flashed and went off like they should. Next I switched on the PC to install the software. The drivers installed then asked me to connect the device. Now I take it that they mean connect the PC to the router via one of the hubs. I do that and wait for the PC and router to find each other (Like it tells me on the screen). I waited for a few minutes but nothing was happening. Should this take longer or what?

My internet connection works perfectly when direct to my Ethernet PCI card in the PC so maybe there's a set up problem with it? How can I full delete all drives of my PCI Ethernet LAN card so that I can install it from fresh? Maybe this is what is causing so many problems?

Yakumo

 

I cannot really elaborate right now (about to go out and buy expensive things), but does the router have a USB port on it? If so, it might be expecting you to connect to the PC using USB instead of the network cable. Can you connect to the router's administrative page (details in the user's manual)?

For any kind of handshaking like that, I wouldn't expect it to take more than a minute (usually a LOT less than that).

 

connect the router to your PC via an RJ45 cable . The go to your browser and type your router's url/ip

 

The router doesn't use USB just the standard BB looking cable. It is set up right so I'm thinking it's a problem with my ethernet card in the PC. I'd like to know how to fully delete the thing then start again.

Yakumo

 

Have you tried setting your computer up for networking? Cause that might be what the problem is

 

To fully un-install your network card, go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager

Find your network card on the list of hardware, and un-install the driver. Then reboot. Windows will detect the hardware as newly installed, and prompt the usual plug and play stuff (which never seems to work).

EDIT====

I forgot to mention that following this through and re-installing your network card probably won't make a difference. Best bet is to unplug (from mains) the modem and router for 1 minute, then plug each in, and connect to each other. If all the right lights start flashing (can't say which, depends on the router) that means the router is talking to the modem fine.

Then connect your PC to the router (making sure your UTP cable is _NOT_ crossover. Crossover is for PC to PC, not PC to router).

At this point, run the windows networking wizard, and select the option that states "I connect through a shared router or gateway".

This, in theory, will set your PC up to talk to the Router. You can test this by inputing the router IP (usually something like 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1, check your router mannual for the correct settings).

If this works, then your PC can see the router fine. At this point, your internet should work And you can configure your routers wireless from within the now available router homepage.

EDIT2===
Sorted spelling mistakes. I be an retarded.

 

TheDeathcoaster, thanks for that info. I'll give that a shot this afternoon. The modem and router are talking to each other acording to the lights and the manual but just don't seem to connect to the net. My BB ADSL uses a dial up to connect. You don't think this could be a problem do you?

Anyway, I'll give it a shot later on.

Yakumo

PS: Did you know that your name is the Japanese title to the movie Final Destination 2 ! Strange really because the first movie is called Final Destination while the second is The Deathcoaster. Very odd.

 

The fact it is a dial-up could affect it. In situations with dial-up ADSL, I have only ever worked with combi router/ADSL modems though, rather than setting up an ADSL modem to talk with a router (I had made the assumption you were connected to an "always on" connection, using a cable modem or something).

Sorry that I can't help more!

 

you have to disregard the USB loader completely.

Its the router that dials your connection now, so it acts as a DSL modem AND a router. (Thats how most are)

pull the RJ11 cable from your DSL loader and into the respective port in the router (line-in, not phone).

Wall->RJ11 cable->ROUTER->RJ45 cable->PC

To set-up the connection you ll need to connect the router via RJ45 to your PC and login on the router.

 

I sent you a PM Barc0de. Things are looking good now thanks to all the help from everyone here ! The internet is now running via the AirStation so all I need to do now is get the Wi-Fi part up and running now. I'm going to try that tomorrow though. I've had enough of it today.

Yakumo