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twister002 · 04-21-2007, 09:09 AM

Has anyone gotten their Nintendo DS to connect to the internet without using the Nintendo WiFi USB adapter? I have a WiFi router, but it's configured with WPA security rather than WEP.

What I've been trying to do is plug in a USB WiFi adapter I have (Netgear MA111) into my laptop (we only have laptops) and use Internet Connection Sharing to connect my laptops built-in WiFi to the usb adapater and use the usb adapter as an access point. I can't seem to get it going under Windows. The DS never sees an access point.

I've got an 802.11b hub I might try setting up as an insecure access point or I might try putting a WiFi network card in my Debian server, but that means I have to try and get whatever cheap ass WiFi network card I have lying around to work under Debian. Not a pleasant prospect.

Anyone get their DS connected and play online w/o using the Nintendo USB adapter?

04-21-2007, 09:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
twister002 Crazy	DS WiFi connection w/o nintendo USB adapter Has anyone gotten their Nintendo DS to connect to the internet without using the Nintendo WiFi USB adapter? I have a WiFi router, but it's configured with WPA security rather than WEP. What I've been trying to do is plug in a USB WiFi adapter I have (Netgear MA111) into my laptop (we only have laptops) and use Internet Connection Sharing to connect my laptops built-in WiFi to the usb adapater and use the usb adapter as an access point. I can't seem to get it going under Windows. The DS never sees an access point. I've got an 802.11b hub I might try setting up as an insecure access point or I might try putting a WiFi network card in my Debian server, but that means I have to try and get whatever cheap ass WiFi network card I have lying around to work under Debian. Not a pleasant prospect. Anyone get their DS connected and play online w/o using the Nintendo USB adapter?