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[sammy77]

Hi Pro gamer,
I have the internet but I have a router that has lots of wires.. I want to get a wireless router as this will make it easier to connect to the wii. Can you tell me if I need to get a specific wireless router as there are so many in the shops. can you help me pls Sammy77

 

[TheRooster]

Ah, ok thanks. I won't be able to use it then, because its a lot more than 6 feet from my Wii to my router.

Anything else I could do to fix it?
And no, I can't move my router...

Thanks.

 

[sremick]

Ah, ok thanks. I won't be able to use it then, because its a lot more than 6 feet from my Wii to my router

Network cables can be run a lot more than 6 feet. A regular patch cable can be had at lengths of 50-100 feet and will often work fine. In the wall cable (different than the plug-in patch cables you buy) can be run for hundreds of feed but must be professionally terminated with wall jacks (which you'd then plug patch cords in at each end).

 

[TheRooster]

Network cables can be run a lot more than 6 feet. A regular patch cable can be had at lengths of 50-100 feet and will often work fine. In the wall cable (different than the plug-in patch cables you buy) can be run for hundreds of feed but must be professionally terminated with wall jacks (which you'd then plug patch cords in at each end).

Hehe, thanks. I guess I should re-word myself...

I could use the lan adapter if I got a longer cable, but I'd rather try using wireless first so there won't be a huge cable running through the house, or I won't have to put it through the attic. (In the middle of taking the carpet up, so I couldn't put it under that, lol.)

How much does a 50 foot patch cable cost?

 

[sremick]

How much does a 50 foot patch cable cost?

Heh, we're not going to do ALL your work for you.

Check NewEgg and Monoprice.

 

[pro gamer]

I think it will cost around 10 bucks.

 

[TheRooster]

Haha, thanks.

This the right cable? I was expecting it to cost more, lol. Edit: Just saw pro gamer's post, nvm. Now I'm going to put it through my attic if nothing else, won't be too hard.

And does anyone know of anything else I could try with my router?

 

[pro gamer]

Told you it was around ten bucks.

 

[sremick]

This the right cable? I was expecting it to cost more, lol.

Heh, well at least you tried. B for effort. You'll notice that cable is out-of-stock, though. And not the cheapest.

Here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812105309

Monoprice has them for $5.97 in your choice of colors. Shipping to me is a bit more than NewEgg, your mileage may differ.

 

[pro gamer]

Heh, well at least you tried. B for effort. You'll notice that cable is out-of-stock, though. And not the cheapest.

Here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812105309

Monoprice has them for $5.97 in your choice of colors. Shipping to me is a bit more than NewEgg, your mileage may differ.

You just saved him six bucks lol.

 

[tikijoe]

Hey I am having problems connecting with the Wii. I have tried switching router channels and setting up it's own MAC address and I still get "can not connect " errors about every other time. Sometimes it takes me 5 to 7 times trying to connect befor it lets me. Any ideas?

thanks for your time!

Tikijoe

 

[sremick]

Hey I am having problems connecting with the Wii. I have tried switching router channels and setting up it's own MAC address and I still get "can not connect " errors about every other time. Sometimes it takes me 5 to 7 times trying to connect befor it lets me. Any ideas?

What do you mean, "setting up its own MAC address"? You don't set the MAC address on the Wii. If you use MAC address filtering on the router, you have to configure the Wii's MAC address on the router to allow it to connect. Most people don't use MAC address filtering, though (even though they should).

Go to: www.nintendo.com
Click on: Support
Click on: Connecting to the Internet (Getting Online)

Also see:
http://www.wiierrorcodes.com/
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/routers/en_na/routerIndex.jsp

 

[tikijoe]

yes, setting the mac address on the router. Any ideas of what it could be. My router is a Belkin, and it is not one that is on the list over at nintendo.

thanks,

TIkijoe

 

[sremick]

A lot of people enter in MAC addresses wrong when enabling MAC address filtering on the router. Try testing for this by disabling MAC address filtering and seeing if it works.

 

[mrappleby]

My WII connects to the internet and the updates, weather channel and new channel work just fine. However, when I go to the internet channel it tells me that it cannot connect to that site or that the site is unavailable. I am trying to connect to google and yahoo so it's not a case of the sites are not there. Any ideas as to what could be causing this. Almost sounds like a DNS server problem, but I'm not sure how to fix it.