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Decided it was about time something like this was started since some things are said over and over on each page of some threads. I aim to try and keep this up-to-date as problems are fixed or present themselves.

This is a list of general problems (and their solutions) that people are having with running WiFi homebrew (mainly on the connecting side of things). For problems specifically relating to the functionality of an application, use the relevant thread for that app.

If something isn't listed here, take these steps:
1. Use the Search function! its there, so bloody well use it
2. After confirming that your problem hasn't been solved in another thread, ask in this thread and someone should (hopefully) answer and the problem and confirmed solution will be added to this list.

Just a couple of the most frequent for now, will update when i have more time to look back in some of the threads

Problem: The DS won't connect to my Nintendo WiFi USB Connector even though official games work
Follow Waffle's guide to setting up the USB Connector and SoftAP.

Now, you should have a network that looks like this:
Modem <-> Gateway (your network might not have this, but many do) <-> LAN via Router or Switch/Hub <-> Computer with USB Connector <-> Wireless Network
Set up the network settings for the computer with the USB connector to something similar to below (Network Connections under Windows XP, go Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections, right click and go to Properties)

Code:

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: (this is your already existing LAN, you shouldn't have to change any settings here)
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.120
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection: (this is the USB Connector)
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.129
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Note that your settings do not have to be exactly the same as this, but the same general format.
After you have changed these settings, in Network Connections, click on one of the connections, hold down CTRL and click the other so they are both selected, then right-click and select "Bridge Connections" from the menu.
Now all that's left is to go into your DSs WiFi settings and make sure the following is set:
IP Address: 192.168.0.117 or similar, just make sure the first three groups of numbers are the same as those set on your PC for your LAN
Gateway: 192.168.0.1 or whatever you have set for Default Gateway on your PC
Primary DNS: same address as Gateway

Problem: DS won't connect using automatic WFC settings even though Mario Kart etc will (using router or SoftAP+USB stick)
my recommendation is to not use DHCP (even though it should work)
jump on a computer connected to your wireless network, and assuming your running Windows, go Start -> Run, then type command and press enter. when command prompt loads, type ipconfig and you should get something like this:

Code:

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\SEBBS>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.18
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

C:\DOCUME~1\SEBBS>

enter that info into your WiFi Connection settings on your DS, but change the last digits (after the last .) in IP Address to something else (i'm using 189) just make sure its less than 255 (inclusive) and that no other computer on the network is using that address
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Last edited by Sebbo on Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:31 am; edited 1 time in total

yeah very nice i found that already on the search!! i?m looking now for 3 hour without 1% of a solution
and theres the prblem there arent drivers to download anymore!! the asus website is down from downloading and all those website who has them also are down.

however i seem to managed to get the asus driver but there isnt a .exe file to install it and in that toturial it doesnt say anything about how to install the asus drivers i only see .inf .cat .sys.

meaby you know how to fix this?

http://users.on.net/~kabeyas/nin_wifi.rar are the modified drivers, they're just a bit further down the page
as for the ASUS software, i think i have found a more recent version, downloading it now and will check (i hate dialup)
otherwise, if someone who has downloaded the one mentioned by Waffle and has it mirrored can post a URL or can email it to me so i can mirror it, it would be appreciated

sorry if the search thing sounded a bit harsh, but there's too many people who come to various forums and register just to ask a question thats been asked (and answered) a gazillion times before (just see DSLinux and "using the M3/Supercard's RAM")
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yeah ok i know what you mean and yes i registered just today but dont worry i?m not that somebody who registered for only to make questions :-D i?ll come many times here for support and getting support afcourse i like forums espacially when the people are nice for eachother (you dont see those forums anymore tough becouse every body is a noob or newbi why names??) but however thasnk you for helping me out here my eyes hurt that much from research wich i dont get..

do you know how to install that asus software? (if that one comes also without .exe) its .sys .inf . cat

i've managed to find the downloads on the ASUS site, it seems they changed alot of the file storage, so instead of http:// its now ftp:// ;-)
ftp://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/Utility_2916.zip should have the latest version of the ASUS software that Waffle mentions (still 1 hour 30 minutes till i can check, *sigh*), but incase it doesn't work, the version that Waffle's guide was meant to link to is here: ftp://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/eng_2371.zip
or the spanish one, just for you :-) ftp://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/spa_2371.zip
hope you can rest your eyes for a bit now

if someone can confirm that the latest version of the ASUS software works with the Nintendo USB Connector (or hacked RT2500 USB connector) then i'll mirror it and post links in the troubleshooting guide
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Here's a mirror of ASUS software, version 2371 (the one I originally used):
http://users.on.net/~kabeyas/eng_2371.zip

A mirror of the new 2916 is here:
http://users.on.net/~kabeyas/Utility_2916.zip

If you use the new version (2916) with the official USB stick, you should not use the modified EXE files from nin_wifi.rar. Instead use the ones in this rar:
http://users.on.net/~kabeyas/nin_asus2917.rar

I'm just about to grab my DS and see if this version still works.

cheers for that Waffle...i guess you heard your name called too many times and came to see what the fuss was about :-P
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I just tried DSLinux, beup, SylphAMP and DSOrganize with the new ASUS software and everything seems to be working fine.

One thing you should add to your first post, is that when using WEP, official games need Network Authentication to be set to Shared. When using homebrew I believe it needs to be set to Open.

thank you so much guys. sorry for the late reply i slept all day!! i?m going to try it again

Ok i found how but the next problem my ip is being used now i changed it and now i?m lost becouse every ip that i use brings in the conflict in a other system on internet.

windows repair get stucked at the point (repairing ip) and thats it i?m stuck

EDIT: Oh my god!! i was thinking that i was soo wrong with installing everything. all i did was give the ds ONLY my wep key thas all and after i thought what did i do wrong but after it seems that you have to seprate the nintendo and the homebrew only games by network authentication open and shared whahahahaha it works fine now!!!! soooo mannyyy hourrrsss searching and after olmost 23 hours i got it *crys for happyness*

Waffle wrote:

I just tried DSLinux, beup, SylphAMP and DSOrganize with the new ASUS software and everything seems to be working fine..

thats good to hear

Waffle wrote:

One thing you should add to your first post, is that when using WEP, official games need Network Authentication to be set to Shared. When using homebrew I believe it needs to be set to Open

is this under SoftAP? none of my wireless gear (belkin pci card, d-link router) makes any mention of Shared or Open settings in WEP

germel wrote:

Ok i found how but the next problem my ip is being used now i changed it and now i?m lost becouse every ip that i use brings in the conflict in a other system on internet.
windows repair get stucked at the point (repairing ip) and thats it i?m stuck

i think the main conflict in IP addresses will be between the LAN card and SoftAP on the computer that SoftAP is running on (as i doubt you have 255 computers running ;-) ). These will basically act as two seperate networks, just bridged by your computer.
have a look and see if the IP addresses for SoftAP and your LAN card are the same, if they are change your SoftAP address. you can just change the last digit, or i believe you should be able to change the second last digit (if it was 192.168.0.1 you could change it to 192.168.1.1, as they should act as seperate networks). if you take the second option, remember to change your DS's IP (if your not using automatic settings) so that the first three groups of digits are the same, ie. 192.168.1 in this example
hope that helps

edit: just read your edit. glad to hear everything is working again :-D Have fun ;-)
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tepples sticky?
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yeah make it a sticky it?ll really help many people like me :-D

one question i have to switch the Wireless settings/Confi/encryption/open-Shared

everytime i use an original nintendo wifi game i have to switch it back on shared and on homebrew open is there a way to fix it??

germel wrote:

everytime i use an original nintendo wifi game i have to switch it back on shared and on homebrew open is there a way to fix it??

Nope. The only thing you can do is turn off WEP completely.

how i do that?? in my ds only?

EDIT: sorry found it Disable in settings/config :-D thank you much once again

On your router, I'd imagine. Although that leaves your WiFi network wide open. If you have a good router, you might be able filter the MAC addresses of your WiFi devices and only specify the devices you know you will use on the network (like you DS, laptops, PSPs, etc.). This all assumes that you have control of your network access point (ie: your router). If you're on a public WiFi network (like a school, university, library, etc.), then you're SOL and at the mercy of whatever they have setup.
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It doesn't work on my network either...

Hmmm... Problem is my network is like this.

Internet (DSL) -----> Dad's Comp <---> MS HOME (LAN) <----> My Comp <--- Wireless Network Connection (buffalo. etc)

and there can only be one shared internet connection on one subnet, the dsl. And networks can only interact with other networks on one subnet.

Whatever it is the nintendo wi-fi setup does, it sets the wireless network Connection as a regular home connection and sets my mshome as a second shared connection, i don't know how it does this, but it makes it work. Problem is, when i go to uninstall the nintendo program, it removes the sharing on my mshome. So I am back to square 1.

Additionally, if I set the wireless connection to the same subnet as my mshome, and my dsl, my mshome cannot even reach my dad's comp.

If any of you know how to share more than one connection on the same subnet... help me!!!

Have you tried sharing the LAN connection on your computer after uninstalling the Nintendo program? What happens when you try this?

An alternative option, which may work, is on your computer, bridge the LAN and Wireless Network Connection. This way, everything will be on the same subnet (that includes your Dad's comp). In this scenario, on the DS you would set the Gateway and DNS servers to be your Dad's Comp.
However, when I tried to bridge my setup, I found that after a few mins of playing, the connection would just die out. This may have been caused by my ADSL router. Using ICS fixed that problem. You may have better luck!

I suggest you could try bridging first. To bridge, open Network Connections on your computer, select both the LAN connection and the wireless connection (ctrl+click on them both), right-click and select Bridge Connections.

I tried the bridge, and it said unable to connect to server. Access point is okay though. That is with wifi-options on mario kart, using shared wep. I find that when I disable WEP my ds does not connect at all. I have no homebrew that can rach the net on open WEP.

Sigh.

Another thing I noticed was that when the nintendo installer was finished. The resulting network for the usb connector was a regular lan, not a wireless one.

Also, when it is in the bridge, my pc can reach the internet thru the lan, no problem, but the wireless network and my ds can't reach the net. With is pretty weird considering a bridge joins the ip's of my lan and my wnc.

Thanks for the earlier suggestion though, but i had sort of tried it already. It fixes the wireless connection not being able to exist at all with the other connection working thing though.

I can confirm the access point works all right, as sylphamp works great.

EDIT: Do I need it in Ad-hoc mode? B/C that is grayed out. Only infrastructure works. And is there some way to find out exactly what the nintendo setup exe does to share that connection, or a way to change my wireless network into a home network.

Another thing worth mentioning: the home network created by the nintendo setup is viewable on my dad's computer, while my wireless network connection is not.

Ok. Let's try a different approach.
First, disable WEP completely.
Disabling WEP requires both these things to be set:
Network Authentication: Open
Data Encryption: Disabled

Then remove all bridges and internet connection sharings on your computer.
Check if SylphAMP works correctly (to see if the access point is still ok).
Now either choose the ICS or bridge method - do it on your computer.
Check if your internet from your computer works fine.
Now on your computer and your dad's computer, open a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd), type:
ipconfig /all
And post the results here.

Ender15 wrote:

EDIT: Do I need it in Ad-hoc mode? B/C that is grayed out. Only infrastructure works.

Where are you getting this from? If it's for the access point, it should be neither. Let the ASUS software handle it. If your trying to connect a laptop or PSP to the access point, it should be infrastructure.

Sorry, I had to go to eat dinner.

Okay. I disabled WEP, seems i had it set on shared when i put it on disable, b/c it works now. I don't really care about security, this is my house, not a workplace, so I'll leave it off.

I can't do ICS at all, so I re-bridged it. SylphAMP kept on working after i bridged. My dad is on his comp, so I can't post the results of his ipconfig (he would kill me if he saw me running cprompt on his comp, might be able to post it tommorrow. However here are my results.

Windows IP Configuration (Unbridged, WEP off, SoftAP mode)

Ethernet adapter NetBridge:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.120
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.129
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Windows IP Configuration (Bridged, WEP off, SoftAP mode)

Ethernet adapter NetBridge:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.107
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

==============================

Reason they are on diff. subnets on unbridged is b/c my lan won't even connect to the internet when it is on the same subnet as my wnc.

Now when it's bridged. Get your DS, start up an official game (eg. Mario Kart, Tetris) go to the wifi connection options, create a brand new connection. Enter the settings the manually. For IP address put something like 192.168.0.117, for Gateway put 192.168.0.1, for primary DNS put 192.168.0.1. Test connection, how does it go?

HUGE EDIT: And so it works. You are a genius, thanks for helping me troubleshoot.

Thanks for all the help!! Now people connecting through a network that is not wireless can get in on the fun.

To summarize: to connect your wireless network to your home network, first you must bridge your connections. And then you have to assign your ds an ip address in the same subnet, and for gateway and primary dns, put the gateway OF THE NETWORK BRIDGE. In other words, put the shared internet connection ip, (usually 192.168.0.1) as the gateway, and primary dns. You don't have to do this if you connect straight to the internet from your computer.

sorry for no replies from me, have been busy studying the last week

Ender15: glad to see it working. i've just added the solution to the guide

Huge props to Waffle, he seems to be a networking God ;-)
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Phew after picking up a Belkin F5D7000 v3 and running the MSI software on it followed by updating to the latest Ralink driver I'm all set running 802.11 Ad Hoc...

Just 3 notes for people
1) Each time you change to 'Gateway mode' you will need to go into your Network connections->Internet connection sharing->Advanced and just tick the DNS on.
2) You must ensure the Wireless device has a static IP & Subnet mask setup (Network connections->Properties of the connection->Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)->Properties [NOTE this should set itself when switching to Gateway mode]
Side note you only need 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' ticked as well thats all your doing using raw TCP/IP communication.
3) The WEP works but you cannot use any characters other than alpha numeric ones (so no []/\,;'-= - I think the setup application fails to address those characters correctly changing them into there %value codes - web browsers)

Well that was a fun waste of a couple of days LOL

PS If your wondering WTF how did you get the MSI software to work - took me a while but eh my first wireless network (poo security though lol)...

1) you need to install the specific driver, assuming your using the Belkin F5D7000 v3 or any other RT2500 based mini PCI card, you need the '802.11g MiniPCI Wireless Network Adapter' driver installed (I ripped the driver files from the RT61+RT2500 installer exe to avoid installation of the dead AP Software they provide (Their software AP seems to be written not to work and bridges connections which means that your local PC cannot access the connections in the bridge when it's running - A good/bad thing depending on what you want to do)
2) hexedit the file 'C:\Program Files\MicroStar\WLANUtility\APUtility.exe' and change one of the references in it to match your VEN, DEV & SUBSYS (The references start at 0x3E740) - it looks for a specific SUBSYS if you don't change it the program will run so far and die - memory error

Oh lastly you having trouble extracting that RT61+RT2500 driver??
The easiest way is to run the RT61+RT2500 installer exe and then copy the drivers from the 'C:\Program Files\RALINK\RT6x Wireless LAN Card\Installer\WINXP\' folder. Afterwards you can simply uninstall the Ralink drivers, this gets rid of the garbage Rarlink exe's.

Oh and with this no more thrid party aegis protocols! YAY n.n

PLEASE NOTE All this is XP only (I think all the Ralink related drivers Soft AP/Gateway exe's are)

PPPPPS Secure your wifi by MAC address - it's not much but every little helps :) - there are manuals on the MSI site if you need help doing that

Oh and EDIT anyone know if/how I can hide my SSID using these drivers??? (yeah I know it's kinda pointless security but still it helps) - Oh well I think it's done by software and this software doesn't seem to have a hide ssid function oh well

Hey everyone, I am using Datel Max Media Player and Dock + Sandisk 1gb compactflash card.

I got DSAIM, Wifichat, and Sylphirc to work because I configured my Nitendo USB dongle to be a softap. Everything was fine and I sat in chat for a while. Then I tried connecting again later and suddenly everything doesn't work anymore and I freeze at launch for each program. Any reason for this?

-I allready checked and disabled the WEP.
-I allready disabled and reenabled the network
-I allready reconfigured through metroid hunters
-Wifi games work on commercial games
-I allready filled my battery
-I allready put everything in the root folder

*NEW*

-I allready bridged connections between my wireless and LAN.

Is there anything else I could do? Could a CF card go slower if more stuff is on it? I currently have like 400-500 megs on it.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Lola
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-A8-DD-FC
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:11ff:fea8:ddfc%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 204.127.203.135
216.148.225.135
fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, August 06, 2006 1:08:02 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 09, 2006 1:08:02 P
M

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-F8-21-38
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::20d:bff:fef8:2138%8
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%5
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-00-01
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.0.1%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C0-A8-01-64
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.100%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>

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suddenly, homebrew wifi apps wont connect but commercial games will. What do I do?
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clone dad: try the solutions on the front page first
if that doesn't work, have you changed any part of your network at all? (sounds like a silly question, i know, but sometimes its the silly things that you miss). if not, some details on your network (ie the layout) and the address settings on your computer, router and DS will greatly help us help you

kienzan: i'm not sure why the programs would freeze...my guess is that it has something to do with how they're being launched...try launching them from Moonshell, DS Organise or Mighty Max's Multibooter and see if that helps...also, if DHCP (ie. auto obtain ip address etc) for you DS is turned on, turn it off and assign the IP address to it yourself. sorry, but i don't trust DHCP in the current wifilib much, seems to be a cause of most problems at some point or another...that and i like control ;-)
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having real problems getting this to work!
i think the problem comes when i try to use ics as my pc is set up so that i connect to the net through a shared router on a manual/static ip so if this is set to anything but the right one i get disconnected from the net.
secondly, the asus control centre always seems to set ics enabled as soon as i deselect it, am i doing something wrong?
thanks

kienzan,
Don't know what's wrong. Is the access point speed set to 802.11b Only? Maybe check the settings on the DS?

clone dad,
Did you enable WEP? If so, homebrew doesn't support Shared network authentication. However, sgstair's newest wifi lib does. So hopefully when more homebrew uses the newer lib, there will be no WEP problems between normal games and homebrew.

albob,
IP address settings need to be set correctly. Otherwise you cause conflicts and routing problems which is why you are unable to access the internet when you do it wrong. The ASUS control centre will show ICS as enabled even if you use Network Connections to set up ICS. That is normal. Post an "ipconfig /all" if you want me to attempt to come up with some IP address settings that may work for you...

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Al>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Bob
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-BD-27-48-94
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.254.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.254.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 195.112.4.4
195.112.4.7

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-C3-5F-7A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

thanks for your help

Ok. I assume you already have ICS enabled? Get your DS, using a commercial game, go to the wifi settings and create a new connection.
Use these settings for the DS:
IP address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS: 192.168.0.1

The IP address settings for your computer seem to be fine.

thanks a lot waffle! i think i also had a dodgy usb connection but im up and running now!
thanks again!

Didn't see anything about this anywhere else, so I'll ask here quickly.. Do any of the current emulators support DS WiFi emulation?

sorry JerryM, but i'm pretty sure none of the emulators support DS WiFi, and it will probably be a while before they do
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i had to reinstall windows so now i wanted also to reinstall these modified drivers but theres something odd:

http://users.on.net/~kabeyas/nin_wifi.rar
Before you continue, make sure you have removed the Nintendo software and drivers as they will no longer be needed.

Inside the Drivers folder of my RAR file, you will find modified Buffalo drivers. Install these drivers for the USB Connector

heres the problem in this ?Drivers map? isnt anything like exe to install those wich as stated above. Can someone help me out again?

i can think of two ways that could do it:

first is to unrar the archive into a folder, then use the Add New Hardware Wizard, when it asks for a location for the drivers, browse to that folder

the second is to go into Device Manager, find the USB stick and go to the properties, click the Driver tab, then Update Driver. then browse to a folder that you've unrar'd the archive into

i don't have the USB stick, so this is just guess work, but the second way is similiar to what you had to do for WiFiMe
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Sebbo's second method is correct.
The steps to do this are:

Extract the Drivers folder from the RAR file.
Open Device Manager (Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager).
Under Network Adapters, right-click on your USB dongle, and select Update Driver....
Depending on the way your system is configured, you may get a dialog asking if you want to search Windows Update for a driver, select No.
Now select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next.
Select Don't search. I will choose the driver to install. and click Next.
Click the Have Disk... button. Then click the Browse button and go to the folder to where you extracted the drivers from the RAR file before, and select the INF file. Then click Next and rest should be straightfoward.

If when installing the drivers, you are prompted for "rt25usbap.sys" on the official WiFi USB connector's CD, then something has gone wrong.

ok thank you guys it helped me again an all is running again smoothly.. Thanks..!!

Finally found why my dS couldnt get a DHCP ip... Just set your wep key in hex mode instead of ASCII mode and you will see it works ;)
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I just followed Waffle guide to use the Nintendo USB Wifi Adapter with the BUFFALO drivers. I now got it working with Mario Kart. The SID and WEP keys is all set.
But I still cant make it work with either DS2Win or Beup... :/
In Beup it just keeps on saying "searching..." and nothing happens.
I dont get it... pls help me

Hello, Bomber here...

I am just another person who needs help, after tryin' to get Beup workin' right serveral times. This is all the information I've gathered and I hope someone can help me out. Please help after readin' the followin:

First things first:
* Passcard3 and a Supercard (DS Lite)
* Mini SD
* Wireless internet (Usin' WEP)
* IP: 192.168.1.12
* Usin' Beup 0.3 chishm (also have Beup 0.3 rein, but usin' this as backup.)

Problem:
* I power up my DS Lite and execute Beup 0.3 . Then, if I do nothin', Beup himself uses 'firmware' and I arrive at the next page. From there, if I fill in my email and password, leave the two boxes for 'auto loggin' and 'fix blur' open, change my start status to everythin' BUT offline and hit the connect button, Beup begins to connect. And that's where it all ends. Last two words:

"Doing handshake.."

Things I have already done, but do not understand:
* I can interfere from the moment I execute Beup and need to fill in my IP address by pressin' 'stop'. Then I can make Beup find a couple of SSID's, includin' my wireless connection, but even then if I choose my own connection I will get the same outcome. Normally, Beup uses 'firmware' to connect and the SSID stays blank. W...what?

* I read somewhere that in order to save your settings, you have to copy 'save.sav', rename it to the same Beup you're using and then add it, in my case, in the SD Card. Enter your settings one time when executin' Beup, immediatly disconnect, goto the saver menu of the Supercard and press A two times to save everythin'. I did this, although as discribed earlier, if I connect usin' SSID, disconnect and then save in the saver menu, Beup will not remember the SSID I logged in with. Huh?

* I've changed my WIFI connections in the DS usin' Metroid Hunters/Lost Magic (Great games =D) I've changed the last digit of my IP address. So to say, .12 became .13 . Question: My normal IP ends with .12 , but I've changed the IP address to .13 in my DS. Which IP must I use to log in at Beup? .12 , .13 or somethin' else?

* I've taken a good look at my internet connection and I think everythin' is supposed to be as it is. The connection is OPEN, not SHARED. I can't seem to disable my WEP, but from what I have heard Beup can work with or without WEP. The WEP keys are HEX, not ACSII. The only thin' I haven't seen yet is 'DHCP'. I heard that DHCP can be the problem, but then again kevinc himself said that Beup is supposed to work with DHCP.

That's 'bout it. If I forgot somethin', please let me know. I hope someone took his/her precious time to read all this and help me out. I would appriciate it from the bottom of my heart.

Bomber out. ?

in no particularly order...

just to clarify, the last group of digits (on the right) need to be different from every other computer connected to your network.

i think when using your settings saved in the firmware to connect, it doesn't bother to update the screen using that info, so as long as one of the 3 slots in your firmware connection setup is configured to connect with your access point, then it will connect using that (unless of course you press stop)

don't take my word for it, but i think that the save file only stores your username and password. i could be wrong, but the easiest way to check is to just open it up in notepad (you could then change your settings there too)

how long has it sat on "doing handshake" for? sometimes if there's too much traffic on your internet line it will take a while

hope this helps a bit
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Thnx. I got some info. from Lick too, so I'll see what I can do.

Still nothin'.

Yesterday I downloaded Beup 0.3 Final and today I've tried it. As you would have guessed, still no luck.

I've handshaked my hand off. The time limit of one session handshake is like 7/8 minutes or so and I've been there... ..trust me.

Just to clarify, I'm usin' 192.168.1.13 as IP address and I'm absolutly sure no other computer has that IP address on this network.

Also, every bar stays blank when I open/execute Beup. It's connects tho, so I will be thankfull for that.

Argh. Gettin' crazy. Help.

sorry i haven't replied in a while, just finished exams and i've been house and job hunting...

i'm sorry i can't help with your problem, i'm as stumped as you are. i have a feeling its something really simple that we've both overlooked, however maybe waffle might be able to help.
does any other homebrew that accesses the internet (DSMail for example) work?
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Ok, can someone help me. I've followed the guide to set up your Nintendo WIFI USB stick to be used with SoftAP thingy. As you can see, I'm not a genius with these sorta stuff (I'm kind of a dummy >_>). I get an error code 52100 whenever I try to "Test Connection". Help, please? ^^;;

I think I am still having trouble after following most of the guides. What do I have to do if I am using a wireless card to connect? I have no access to the computer that is using the modem/router that I am connected to.

Code:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Death>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ******
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR MA111v2 802.11b Wireless USB
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B5-07-1C-06
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:28:03
PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:28:0
3 PM

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-D8-D6-12
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Death>

I can get things to work on official games. But not on homebrews. I tried bridging but instead I don't receive packets anymore for some reasons unknown to me. I was never good in these since I have low IQ and experiences in these complicated stuffs. I hereby bow to Sebbo and Waffle for help. The homebrews I tried to connect through are Beup 3.0 Final, Win2DS, DS2Key and DSLiveWeather Vesper.
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CrimsonReaper,

I find it very odd that homebrew wifi things are not working for you.
Can you post the wifi settings that you are using on your DS?
Have you tried deleting all wifi connection profiles, and using only the first slot?
Could you try and use sgstair's wifi_lib_test and connect using that?
Just run wifi_lib_test.nds on your DS, select "Connect to an AP", then "Use Nintendo WFC Data". It will then try and connect. If it is successful, it should end up at a menu with options like "UDP Test" and "DNS Test". Select "DNS Test" and just hit the "Accept" button. It should come up with a screen of www.google.com's IP addresses.
If there are some errors, or it gets stuck in the connection process, please post what happened.

This may not be the issue, but it's worth mentioning: One thing I've found through searching and through personal experience is that the wifilib cannot connect to an AP if SSID broadcasting is disabled. This is unfortunate, as my school's wireless LAN covers the whole building, but I can't use it on my DS because they don't broadcast the SSID.

It's a little unrelated to both the DS and the GBa, but I have a problem with this...

It has to do with my Wii. It can connect to the internet just fine using this for shopping and stuff...but the WiiConnect24 feature doesn't work at all. This means that I can't send messages or get updates automatically, which kinda sucks. Works fine with my DS...

Anyone know about any settings I could change? I'm using the exact same ones from the tutorial.

So no one's going to help me then? -_-

shakugan,
Sorry I don't have a Wii and have no idea why it would work for somethings and not others.

biohazard_star,
Can you post an "ipconfig /all" and what settings are you using on your DS?

I'd just like to give a HUGE thanks to Waffle for taking the time to write a nice guide on how to turn the Nintendo WiFi USB dongle to a SoftAP. I have it working perfectly, thanks :).

edit: Oh, a question I just thought of. I have a wireless router I use with WPA encryption. If someone some how gets access to the Nintendo WiFi USB dongle turned AP, will they have access to the network on the wireless router? Meaning shared files, etc.

If you have appropriate permissions on the shared files, then attackers shouldn't be able to get to them unless they somehow steal your password.
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tepples wrote:

If you have appropriate permissions on the shared files, then attackers shouldn't be able to get to them unless they somehow steal your password.

Thanks for the reply. I have all folders shared with a bunch of NTFS permissions only allowing my one account access. So I guess I'm safe there, but saying this, the Nintendo WiFi USB dongle and the wireless router are on the same network? Anyway of getting them on two separate networks so one can't see the other?

ok, please let me ask a (dumb?) question:

is this really necessary? i want to use IRCDS and beup on my DS.
isnt there a way to get online with the nintendo wifi-stick without changing its drivers?
is there a chance to destroy the stick? can i undo all the changes and get back to the original drivers and software if i want to?

msa wrote:

ok, please let me ask a (dumb?) question:

is this really necessary? i want to use IRCDS and beup on my DS.
isnt there a way to get online with the nintendo wifi-stick without changing its drivers?
is there a chance to destroy the stick? can i undo all the changes and get back to the original drivers and software if i want to?

If you have a router, then no, you do not need a wifi-stick, otherwise yes. And yes, all changes are reversible.

ok, that sounds nice.
i do have a router AND a wifi-stick, because the router isnt a wlan-router.

If you take some time to look for the b*st b*y, you can sometimes find a WLAN router for cheaper than the Nintendo USB stick.
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i've had problems connecting with Commercial software to I-net...
looking tcpdump i've found out that both gateway and NDS are just keeping sending arp who-has requests ....

so i've just used arp-sk
http://sid.rstack.org/arp-sk/
and send arp reply to NDS containing gateway MAC ... and that's it :)

hope this helps someone who has/had or will have such problems ....

Be sure you are using the latest dswifi if you have problems! There have been recent fixes for the latest dslite wifi chipset that isn't compatible with the stable releases of dswifi. grab the latest from sourceforge cvs.

Please don't just disregard this post.

I have read all the tutorial and literature regarding wifi homebrew, and have experimented for weeks with no success. If you are willing, please help me out. I have personally asked many of the experienced users at homebrew forums, but they have no clue why nothing is working.

Hardware: DS Lite purchased December 2006, M3 Simply, 1GB Japanese Kingston microSD

Router: D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6

For a while, my homebrew wifi was working no prob. I could go on DSOrganize browser, NDSMail, DSLiveWeather, ect. About 3 weeks ago, my homebrew wifi just stopped working.

I can connect to wifi using Mario Kart and Tetris DS.

My WEP key has not caused any problems in the past.

I cannot see my SSID using sgstiar's wifi_lib_test

From the wifi settings on Mario Kart, I have manually entered my IP address, DNS, ect, and changed the last 2 digits on the IP address. This has allowed me connect using Mario Kart and Tetris DS, but not Homebrew.

I have tried using all the homebrew with the latest dswifi 0.3d.

If anyone can help, please give me some opinions or pm me. Things are looking pretty dismal.

Last edited by jbullfrog on Tue May 08, 2007 9:33 pm; edited 1 time in total

Quote:

I cannot see my SSID using sgstiar's wifi_lib_test

Do you have SSID broadcasting enabled on your router?

Quote:

From the wifi settings on Mario Kart, I have manually entered my IP address, DNS, ect, and changed the last 2 digits on the IP address. This has allowed me connect using Mario Kart and Tetris DS, but not Homebrew.

Have you tried giving your DS a static IP? (Not sure if you've done that already)

Last edited by Flyfishing on Mon May 14, 2007 12:24 pm; edited 1 time in total

jbullfrog wrote:

I cannot see my SSID using sgstiar's wifi_lib_test.

From the wifi settings on Mario Kart...

# Did you see the SSID at Mario Kart WFC configuration (auto detect)?
# If you use a 'random' IP - 'changed the last 2 digits on the IP address' -
are you sure it is free (no other network device is using it sometimes)?
# Did you enter the WEP key in hex? (9A3F44....)

Quote:

Do you have SSID broadcasting enabled on your router?

I'm not sure what this means, but if I let Mario Kart search for a wireless network, I see my SSID appear, and I can connect no problem

Quote:

Have you tried giving your DS a static IP?

Yeah, I tried giving my ds a static wifi. I changed the last 2 digits of my regular IP address to 2 other numbers , making sure they were under 200.

Quote:

# Did you see the SSID at Mario Kart WFC configuration (auto detect)?

yeah, I see my SSID. There is only one computer using the wireless network, and I made sure it was a different IP address than the one the ds was using.

I entered the WEP with only numbers

Thanks guys for the effort to help. I really don't understand why. Now that I think about it, could DSLinux have screwed up my ds homebrew wifi? I used its text browser for at least 2 weeks. The other day, I deleted it and re-formated my card.[/quote]

jbullfrog wrote:

I cannot see my SSID using sgstiar's wifi_lib_test

jbullfrog wrote:

Did you see the SSID at Mario Kart WFC configuration (auto detect)?
yeah, I see my SSID.

I can't believe that. If you will see the SSID with MK, it should be visible with wifi_lib_test, too.
(Try it again with wifi_lib_test0.3a, please.)

wandafritsch, I just tried it again.

I used wifi_lib_test0.3a and saw nothing. I let it run for at least 30 seconds.

I then tried MKDS and even erased my settings. It connected fine.

This really stinks. I have a wacked up ds lite or router.

just a thought...does homebrew that reads the connection settings out of firmware work? (beup does this iirc)
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I'm a new user (i bought my ds lite 4 days ago).
i use a r4.
- mario kart, tetris, work perfectly (wep, dhcp)

here's my experience with ds wifi with last homebrew versions :
- wep never works

1. "on boot" (i navigate to r4 browser and choose the right nds)
- dsorganize 2.7 : works !
- all others (dsftp, beup, ndsmail, liveweather, wifichat) : don't work...
2. "on soft reset" after intializing wifi in a game (i test the connection in the game then the r4 allow me to press L+R+A+B+X+Y to softly reboot my ds, which seem not ro reinit the wifi)
- dsorganize 2.7 : hangs ! (completely, the timer is stopped)
- all others (same list) : work !

so i guess it's a just an initialization problem of wifi in homebrews (or in the lib ?)...well i'd rather all homebrews work like dsorganize for init....

Quote:

Please don't just disregard this post.

I have read all the tutorial and literature regarding wifi homebrew, and have experimented for weeks with no success. If you are willing, please help me out. I have personally asked many of the experienced users at homebrew forums, but they have no clue why nothing is working.

Hardware: DS Lite purchased December 2006, M3 Simply, 1GB Japanese Kingston microSD

Router: D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6

For a while, my homebrew wifi was working no prob. I could go on DSOrganize browser, NDSMail, DSLiveWeather, ect. About 3 weeks ago, my homebrew wifi just stopped working.

I can connect to wifi using Mario Kart and Tetris DS.

My WEP key has not caused any problems in the past.

I cannot see my SSID using sgstiar's wifi_lib_test

From the wifi settings on Mario Kart, I have manually entered my IP address, DNS, ect, and changed the last 2 digits on the IP address. This has allowed me connect using Mario Kart and Tetris DS, but not Homebrew.

I have tried using all the homebrew with the latest dswifi 0.3d.

If anyone can help, please give me some opinions or pm me. Things are looking pretty dismal.

That is so odd. Cause around the same time that happened to you my homebrew stopped functioning using my SI-624 d-link router. I have the same mem card and an R4DS. I've never been able to connect to dsaim, beup, but the dsorganize browser and irc client worked perfectly. I think it all stopped working after i added the Bunjalloo Web Browser to my mem card, that didn't connect and after that nothing else connected after. Maybe it was a coincidence, but i've already reformatted the card and nothing has helped. I ran the wifi_lib_test v3a and I can see my SSID at 0% only when I physically hold the ds system near the router.

I have no idea what to try next..

raginghamster wrote:

...I have the same mem card and an R4DS. I've never been able to connect to dsaim, beup, but the dsorganize browser and irc client worked perfectly...

we seem to have the same problem : activate "soft reset" (by pressing R button before launching the game so the upper-right corner icon is green), then launch a wifi game (like tetris), test your wifi ap within wifi control panel (try not to use wep), go back to the game main menu and "soft reset" (L+R+A+B+X+Y). Then try to launch beup (for instance).
Please tell us if it worksfor you too...

moncul wrote:

activate "soft reset" (by pressing R button before launching the game so the upper-right corner icon is green), then launch a wifi game (like tetris)

How do I launch a DS Game Card from within the R4 firmware?
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tepples wrote:

How do I launch a DS Game Card from within the R4 firmware?

i meant a ds game rom (if you have the original card, of course !)

moncul wrote:

tepples wrote:

How do I launch a DS Game Card from within the R4 firmware?

i meant a ds game rom (if you have the original card, of course !)

Talk about even lawful backups is still (Score:-1, Offtopic) on this domain:

In the rules, SimonB wrote:

We do not care if you own the games [...] It's not what this forum is about.

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tepples wrote:

moncul wrote:

tepples wrote:

How do I launch a DS Game Card from within the R4 firmware?

i meant a ds game rom (if you have the original card, of course !)

Talk about even lawful backups is still (Score:-1, Offtopic) on this domain:

In the rules, SimonB wrote:

We do not care if you own the games [...] It's not what this forum is about.

sorry ! i only wanted to give a workaround for users or an axis of resolution for developpers.

I posted this in the DSAIM thread thinking it was a problem with that program perhaps, but I thought I might have some luck here as well (not meaning to thread spam of course).

Quote:

I'm using the SoftAP method as well to turn my (Buffalo) Nintendo WiFi USB Connector into an access point.

I've got everything set up correctly, and I've tested the ICS with a separate computer to make sure it was working (it was).

Using Wifi_lib_test.nds I can see the access point and connect and configure to it just fine. It accepts my settings, sees the network, says "Connected", and lets me perform all of the queries, returning the correct results each time (such as for DNS query, it correctly returns the IP addresses of any website).

When I boot up into DSAIM and try to use the same settings every time I try to log in I get "ERROR: Could not resolve host".

TL;DR VERSION:

DSAIM and IRC can't resolve hosts

I'm using a manual IP configuration, and since both a separate computer AND wiw_lib_test work, I'm pretty sure those settings are correct.

I've already opened the connection, disabled WEP, broadcast the SSID, tried 802.11b-only mode, made sure there were no limited connection settings, tried both ICS and bridged connections.

I'm pretty close to just going out and buying a wireless router, but I figured since I have this USB connector I'd try everything else first.

I have a problem.I turned the connector in soft AP and official wifi games work,but wifi homebrew won't.It stucks in authenticating for a while and then it says it can't connect,this happens in every program although it finds my access point.What should I do?

EDIT

Oh yeah I've got M3 Simply.

What worked for me when it was doing that is setting the SoftAP to 802.11b only and changing the network authentication to Open/Disabled. Then I had to use an official NDS cart and manually set my wifi setting on the first of the three slots. Then I told the homebrew to use my firmware settings instead of manually entering them.

This was the only workaround I've found so far.

tried it,but nothing...:(
It stucks at assocstatus_authenticating for a while and then it says it can't connect

ALWAYS

EDIT

On now i've got some progress.I put network authentication to OPEN and with win2DS I managed to get to the waiting screen after the password.But then nothing happens.Also official games won't connect to WFC when put to OPEN.
What now?

Okay, using the Nintendo Wifi USB Connector / Asus trick, how do I enable port forwarding?

I'm trying to attempt http://www.google.com/search?q=SavSender but I need to use port forwarding, however this is not included in the Asus settings.

[Google is safer to link to than PH. -- MOD]

(note that GBAdev usually deletes links to that site, and the same guide is available from SCdev instead)

You can try using SavSender without port forwarding, as I've heard that step is not necessary. I merely included that step in my guide to be extra careful.

Sorry about that, but why is that place so bad? :(

Also, will SavSender work with version 4 (Diamond/Pearl) game saves?

coolbho3000 wrote:

Sorry about that, but why is that place so bad?

Sites with "heaven", "temp", and "max" in their name provide at least some resources more useful to pirates than to homebrew users. They also promote open discussion of piracy methods, even if they do ban links to the actual sites where infringing copies are available.
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So Savsender does work with the Nintendo Wifi USB Connector / ASUS Drivers, right? What about version 4 (diamond/pearl) saves?

Just one more confirmation before I pick something up.

It should work in theory as long as you install the modified drivers.

I'm not entirely sure if Pokemon is supported, so I can't give a certain answer, sorry.

Pokemon Pearl uses a Flash 2 Mbit save. Does that work?

I am having trouble solely with Homebrew connectivity.

I have WEP enabled, but can connect to Animal Crossing: Wild World.

I set the IP on my DS to static and am sure it is not being used elsewhere, but it still won't work with homebrew.

Using wifi_lib.nds, I select "Connect to an AP" and select "Use Nintendo WFC Data". It says "ASSOCSTATUS_AUTHENTICATING" then says "Cannot connect to Access Point".

My Ipconfig /all is as follows:

Quote:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DS9

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : gha.chartermi.net

Ethernet adapter {F39651C9-DC84-4969-BC18-722810C365DE}:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Nortel IPSECSHM Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-42-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.241.150

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : ?

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : ?

?

?

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : gha.chartermi.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-C0-15-9E

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : ?

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.247.15.53

24.247.24.53

?

?

?

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:19:36 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:19:36 PM

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : ?

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Any ideas?

jbullfrog wrote:

wandafritsch, I just tried it again.

I used wifi_lib_test0.3a and saw nothing. I let it run for at least 30 seconds.

I then tried MKDS and even erased my settings. It connected fine.

This really stinks. I have a wacked up ds lite or router.

I have EXACTLY the same problem.
Actually, I have two DS lites. All the homebrew stuff works just fine on one of them, but NOT on the other one.

The one everything WORKS on has a mac address starting with:
00:16:56

The one everything does NOT work on has a mac address starting with:
00:19:FD

Not sure if that means anything. Is there any way to fix it this issue?

Wuschmaster wrote:

Actually, I have two DS lites. All the homebrew stuff works just fine on one of them, but NOT on the other one.

The one everything WORKS on has a mac address starting with:
00:16:56

The one everything does NOT work on has a mac address starting with:
00:19:FD

Not sure if that means anything. Is there any way to fix it this issue?

Recompile the homebrew that does not work with dswifi 0.3d.
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Oh, I thought 0.3a was the latest: http://akkit.org/dswifi/ - I guess it moved to a new site, then?

Is there some kind of compiler for newbies? I just don't know how to use the compiler tools.

What is the dswifi 0.3d? Is it likely that this is my problem, too? Where can I get this file?

You now want 0.3.1

If you're using the windows installer just update.

Otherwise http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=114505&package_id=199021&release_id=505763
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Wuschmaster wrote:

Oh, I thought 0.3a was the latest: http://akkit.org/dswifi/ - I guess it moved to a new site, then?

Arphahat wrote:

What is the dswifi 0.3d? Is it likely that this is my problem, too? Where can I get this file?

Just read and try:

http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=13085

:-)

Heres one:

Whenever I press the web the web browser button in the nweset DSorganize, it freezes. I put in an official nds game and connnected to wifi, but every time i try it, it freezes. Any help?

I tried that, set up the manual access point and everything, and still no luck. I asked around, and people told me it's probably that some "ports" or something like that aren't open. What do they mean by this? o_0

I'm using an R4, real games and backups all connect. And I highly doubt this would affect WiFi, but might as well say just in case; none of the three homebrew launchers in DSOrganize are working, even when I replace the default exec_stub.bin with the R4 one. =/

Also, I'm using a DS Lite; old one broke so I got a new one last weekend, and i already transferred WFC data.

Hi guys. I've been browsing through post for hours. I simply cant' find solution. Commercial games works PERFECTLY, homebrew do not. I'm puzzled.

I have a rather new (2 months) NDS Lite, R4 with latest O.S. I do not have any dongle, just a access point and a router-modem.

I tried everything. Let me write the checklist, please tell me if there's anything I can test:

- WFC config is ok. IP is static, there is no IP conflict. I tried with and winthout WEP. I tried by setting DNS to my provider's and DNS same as gateway, as waffle suggested. Gateway is the same as windows XP ipconfig says. And, of course, commercial games WFC goes very well.

- I tried connecting with a commercial game then soft-reset and connecting with homebrew. Nothing. Not to mention that after I do this the touch screen doesn't work (?) until I hard-reset so I hat do to it with the buttons.

- I tested with DS Organize (latest), Okiwi and DS Wifi test program.

- I tried setting DHCP off, I tried to set it on and everything to automatic on the DS (in this case, neither commercial games work). With wifi test I can see my access point and seemingly load WFC config. too, but even if it wasn't so, I tried to input manually the settings and connect again. Nope.

The message with the homebrew is always: unable to connect to AP.

I mean, isn't it that some new DS Lite are just cursed and they simply don't work with homebrews?

Please, any help is valuable.

Thanks
McBain

P.S. I meant to post this here in first place, I'll try to delete the new topic SORRY

EDIT Just found the solution on another post. I used channel 10 on the AP instead of 4 and in worked! I'll note this donw here as well so you can find it easily :) Thanks gbadev community

Hi,i have a strange problem.

I wrote a small DSWIFI programm that opens a lisen socket and waits for a connection (accept).

Problem is that if the PC trys to connect to the DS Server it takes about 5 seconds to connect.

All sockets are non-blocking..

any tipps?

i am using the latest devkitpro and dswifi..

cu

Hi, I have the same problem as this guy. I did the same that this guy did and maybe I changed all the configuration of my linksys WRT55AG. Of course I set my channel to 10. But it just work into www.google.com at DSorganize, but then it did never showed again that site nor any other site..
Any idea of how could I fix it?

McBain6666 wrote:

Hi guys. I've been browsing through post for hours. I simply cant' find solution. Commercial games works PERFECTLY, homebrew do not. I'm puzzled.

I have a rather new (2 months) NDS Lite, R4 with latest O.S. I do not have any dongle, just a access point and a router-modem.

I tried everything. Let me write the checklist, please tell me if there's anything I can test:

- WFC config is ok. IP is static, there is no IP conflict. I tried with and winthout WEP. I tried by setting DNS to my provider's and DNS same as gateway, as waffle suggested. Gateway is the same as windows XP ipconfig says. And, of course, commercial games WFC goes very well.

- I tried connecting with a commercial game then soft-reset and connecting with homebrew. Nothing. Not to mention that after I do this the touch screen doesn't work (?) until I hard-reset so I hat do to it with the buttons.

- I tested with DS Organize (latest), Okiwi and DS Wifi test program.

- I tried setting DHCP off, I tried to set it on and everything to automatic on the DS (in this case, neither commercial games work). With wifi test I can see my access point and seemingly load WFC config. too, but even if it wasn't so, I tried to input manually the settings and connect again. Nope.

The message with the homebrew is always: unable to connect to AP.

I mean, isn't it that some new DS Lite are just cursed and they simply don't work with homebrews?

Please, any help is valuable.

Thanks
McBain

P.S. I meant to post this here in first place, I'll try to delete the new topic SORRY

EDIT Just found the solution on another post. I used channel 10 on the AP instead of 4 and in worked! I'll note this donw here as well so you can find it easily :) Thanks gbadev community

Incredible - through reading this forum I managed to obtain all the homebrew I needed to test my connection, configure my wifi (well using Tetris), and connect to my next door unsecured wireless router. Even got ftp server DSFTP running fine.

Excellent forum...good sticky stuff too.

It would be nice to connect to my laptop so I can just use it to transfer laptop to NDSL direct. And this is where I run out of info and experience.
(I don't want to keep using next door's router either ! - it's not polite)

If I set my laptop wireless config to "computer to computer - adhoc" instead of "AP - infrastructure" I think I should be able to get the NDSL to go direct to the laptop. But using the wifi test or DSFTP fails to authenticate.

Am I missing some kind of software connection to link the network layer to the laptop via this ad-hoc connection I create on my laptop ?
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McBain6666 wrote:

EDIT Just found the solution on another post. I used channel 10 on the AP instead of 4 and in worked! I'll note this donw here as well so you can find it easily :) Thanks gbadev community

Just registered to second McBain6666 on this solution. I have a brand new 1 month old DS Lite using a CycloDS and a 1gb SD card, connecting through a wireless router (BT VOYAGER2110).

I tried everything from turning off WEP to turning off DHCP and manually assigning my DS Lite an IP associated with its MAC address and then reconfiguring nintendo WFC through a commercial game.

In the end, the solution was changing my wireless channel from channel 2 to 10. Now everything works great! Thanks for the solution!

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DS Misc > Troubleshooting WiFi Homebrew problems

#92045 - Sebbo - Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:19 am

#92046 - germel - Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:25 am

#92050 - Sebbo - Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:48 am

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#110107 - biohazard_star - Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:01 pm

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#113116 - Waffle - Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:18 am

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