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Tezcatlipoca · 28-09-2007, 18:37

Moved to "Networking"

It's a wireless dongle. Uses ICS on the PC to share the connection wirelessly with the Wii & DS (my brother has one, & found it very annoying).

robolots -

Do you have a software firewall running on the PC? [& if not... get one!]

There are various apps which require permission to connect so the Wii & DS can get 'net access, plus certain IPs need to be "Trusted".

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc..._USB&catId=USB

Some troubleshooting info:

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc...ionTrouble.jsp

Also, as it says in the 2nd link, make sure you're using the latest version of the Nintendo software.

I think you'd be better off with a router... easier to set-up, & works perfectly (no issues using my Wii via my Netgear router). Only thing with a router is that the DS only supports WEP & not WPA (if you use the Nintendo WiFi USB dongle, it uses a proprietary method)..

28-09-2007, 18:37	#3
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: Connecting to DS and Wii Moved to "Networking" It's a wireless dongle. Uses ICS on the PC to share the connection wirelessly with the Wii & DS (my brother has one, & found it very annoying). robolots - Do you have a software firewall running on the PC? [& if not... get one!] There are various apps which require permission to connect so the Wii & DS can get 'net access, plus certain IPs need to be "Trusted". http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc..._USB&catId=USB Some troubleshooting info: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc...ionTrouble.jsp Also, as it says in the 2nd link, make sure you're using the latest version of the Nintendo software. I think you'd be better off with a router... easier to set-up, & works perfectly (no issues using my Wii via my Netgear router). Only thing with a router is that the DS only supports WEP & not WPA (if you use the Nintendo WiFi USB dongle, it uses a proprietary method)..