Possible to connect Wii via wireless ad-hoc network?
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hobomilitia
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i am in a somewhat similar situation....
i actually have a wireless router, but im across the house so the signal sucks (plus the router kinda sucks anyways) so i cant usually connect to it
ill first explain the original setup and then my attempted setup:
orig:
bellsouth dsl modem -> an old linksys b router (i dont remember specific model but its wired and wireless) -> nintendo wii
basically ive got a lan line running into the room, and i can hook my laptop into it with the integrated ethernet card and i am attempting to create an ad-hoc network through the integrated wireless card. i also shared the lan connection. so far i can detect it with the wii, but it gives me an error when i try to test connection saying that it cant connect with the server and i should confirm the ssid.
i have tried assigning it an ip and a dns server, to no avail. i am not 100% sure if i am doing it correctly, as i am not too familiar with adhoc networking. i used my moms laptop to connect to the ad hoc network, and it connects fine and can access the internet, so i basically mimicked its settings only changing the ip adress. i tried connecting again, but it still doesnt work. im not sure if im doing something wrong or if its just not possible.
either way its not that big of a deal since i am only in this situation when im at my parents house. when i go back home it works fine connected to my linksys g router
anyways if anyone has any suggestions itd be appreciated.
i actually have a wireless router, but im across the house so the signal sucks (plus the router kinda sucks anyways) so i cant usually connect to it
ill first explain the original setup and then my attempted setup:
orig:
bellsouth dsl modem -> an old linksys b router (i dont remember specific model but its wired and wireless) -> nintendo wii
basically ive got a lan line running into the room, and i can hook my laptop into it with the integrated ethernet card and i am attempting to create an ad-hoc network through the integrated wireless card. i also shared the lan connection. so far i can detect it with the wii, but it gives me an error when i try to test connection saying that it cant connect with the server and i should confirm the ssid.
i have tried assigning it an ip and a dns server, to no avail. i am not 100% sure if i am doing it correctly, as i am not too familiar with adhoc networking. i used my moms laptop to connect to the ad hoc network, and it connects fine and can access the internet, so i basically mimicked its settings only changing the ip adress. i tried connecting again, but it still doesnt work. im not sure if im doing something wrong or if its just not possible.
either way its not that big of a deal since i am only in this situation when im at my parents house. when i go back home it works fine connected to my linksys g router
anyways if anyone has any suggestions itd be appreciated.
vagrant
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Bridge the connections, and give the pc and the 360 connections an ip on the same subnet.
hobomilitia
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360? do you mean wii?
anyways i tried bridging the connections but when i did the internet connection wasnt shared so there was no acess.
maybe im putting in wrong settings....
are the gateway and dns servers supposed to be the same that my laptop uses, or am i supposed to use my laptops ip instead?
anyways i tried bridging the connections but when i did the internet connection wasnt shared so there was no acess.
maybe im putting in wrong settings....
are the gateway and dns servers supposed to be the same that my laptop uses, or am i supposed to use my laptops ip instead?
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I have since given up on this, I tried everything I could think of also, I was dissapointed, so I bought the Wi-fi adapter, but Nintendo hasn't released drivers for Vista so I finally sucked it up and bought a router, works perfectly and it was the same price as the Wi-fi adapter.
bioszombie
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Connecting a Wii to a Windows based access point.
There are few things that are needed to set this up. 1. ALFA 802.11g High Power USB Adapter (Model: AWUS036H) 2. Windows XP SP3 Build 5.1.2600 3. Internet Connection Step 1 Using the Wireless USB adapter CD that is provided with the card upon purchase, install the drivers for Windows. The software also comes with a GUI that will allow this card to behave as an access point. Eject the CD after installation and run the GUI that has been installed. Will be named something like REALTEK RTL8187 Wireless LAN utility. From the GUI select Mode and click on Access Point. This will do two things, switch the card to 'Monitor Mode' and also configure internet connection sharing between your Ethernet card and your new wireless access point. Step 2 Click on Config and set up your network. This page will allow you to set an SSID (Network Name), channel that access point will broadcast on and allows to set up a form of security (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), you can also select TKIP or AES for type of encryption. After naming your wireless network, selecting a channel and setting up security click on OK. Step 3 Verify that ICS has been set up by using the ICS tab on this screen. If it is not set up, select your adapter and click apply. After this is all complete leave the software running, DO NOT CLOSE the GUI at all. Step 4 Connect the Wii to your new network. After you have successfully connected the Wii will ask to perform an update and you can choose to update or not. ***Known Issues*** One of the major issues with this set up is that the connection will time out every now and again, so you will need to set up the connection in the Wii to have an MTU of at least 1500 and the Wii will stay connected without issue. Sadly the GUI for the wireless card does not allow you to set up an MTU, so it must be set up in the Wii manually. Also by setting up ICS on your computer, the network will be set up to use the IP address of 192.168.0.1 and will assign the Wii a similar address based on DHCP. This becomes an issue if you use any Motorola products as they have their default gateway addresses set to 192.168.0.1. So make sure that when setting up ICS you do not already have this IP as your default gateway. Lastly, this card tends to heat up just a bit when in heavy use, so do not connect more than one device at a time and you will be a happy gamer. I hope that this is helpful.
There are few things that are needed to set this up. 1. ALFA 802.11g High Power USB Adapter (Model: AWUS036H) 2. Windows XP SP3 Build 5.1.2600 3. Internet Connection Step 1 Using the Wireless USB adapter CD that is provided with the card upon purchase, install the drivers for Windows. The software also comes with a GUI that will allow this card to behave as an access point. Eject the CD after installation and run the GUI that has been installed. Will be named something like REALTEK RTL8187 Wireless LAN utility. From the GUI select Mode and click on Access Point. This will do two things, switch the card to 'Monitor Mode' and also configure internet connection sharing between your Ethernet card and your new wireless access point. Step 2 Click on Config and set up your network. This page will allow you to set an SSID (Network Name), channel that access point will broadcast on and allows to set up a form of security (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK), you can also select TKIP or AES for type of encryption. After naming your wireless network, selecting a channel and setting up security click on OK. Step 3 Verify that ICS has been set up by using the ICS tab on this screen. If it is not set up, select your adapter and click apply. After this is all complete leave the software running, DO NOT CLOSE the GUI at all. Step 4 Connect the Wii to your new network. After you have successfully connected the Wii will ask to perform an update and you can choose to update or not. ***Known Issues*** One of the major issues with this set up is that the connection will time out every now and again, so you will need to set up the connection in the Wii to have an MTU of at least 1500 and the Wii will stay connected without issue. Sadly the GUI for the wireless card does not allow you to set up an MTU, so it must be set up in the Wii manually. Also by setting up ICS on your computer, the network will be set up to use the IP address of 192.168.0.1 and will assign the Wii a similar address based on DHCP. This becomes an issue if you use any Motorola products as they have their default gateway addresses set to 192.168.0.1. So make sure that when setting up ICS you do not already have this IP as your default gateway. Lastly, this card tends to heat up just a bit when in heavy use, so do not connect more than one device at a time and you will be a happy gamer. I hope that this is helpful.