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Tryn to get this to work with my USB adapter.

Here are the drivers and software.
http://rapidshare.de/files/7975713/wfc.zip.html

I managed to get the drivers installed, after a couple of changes to "rt25usbap.inf", but never did get the install app working properly. I got the correct address from the inf of my actual drivers. The address my adapter uses is "USB\VID_0411&PID_008B"

So maybe you guys can give it a shot. I was trying this with my USB Belkin F5D7050. I believe it has the same chipset as the official adapter.

well well well.. look the firmware

rt2500 is familiar to you guys?
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The driver has been on nintendogal.com since the 6th of November :P

That way nintendo would be able to serve downloadable demos over that thing. Would be cool :)

There was evidence they were going to do this before...some comment by the Austrilian Nintendo site I think.
Good news anyway.

Wow, interesting. So what makes the Ratlink chipset so special? I know that it has some sort of MAC adress-less mode or something, but can't any wireless chipset do that as long as they have the right drivers?

Stu L Tissimus wrote:

Wow, interesting. So what makes the Ratlink chipset so special? I know that it has some sort of MAC adress-less mode or something, but can't any wireless chipset do that as long as they have the right drivers?

all wireless card can act like a access point.. but you need softAP drivers..
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Ya but these drivers from this thread, do not work with usb nic's :(

http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7499&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

Stu L Tissimus wrote:

Wow, interesting. So what makes the Ratlink chipset so special? I know that it has some sort of MAC adress-less mode or something, but can't any wireless chipset do that as long as they have the right drivers?

Ralink, not Ratlink.

What makes Ralink chipsets so special is that they don't "optimize" (that is, mangle) incoming and outgoing packets nearly as much as other common PC 802.11b chipsets do.
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Takenover83 wrote:

I managed to get the drivers installed, after a couple of changes to "rt25usbap.inf", but never did get the install app working properly. I got the correct address from the inf of my actual drivers. The address my adapter uses is "USB\VID_0411&PID_008B"

So maybe you guys can give it a shot. I was trying this with my USB Belkin F5D7050. I believe it has the same chipset as the official adapter.

products listed in the WFC driver (second one is commented out, but Im assuming it should work with these drivers too...):

Code:

%Ralink.DeviceDesc% = RALINK.ndi, USB\VID_0411&PID_008B
;%Ralink.DeviceDesc% = RALINK.ndi, USB\VID_148f&PID_2570

Before installing drivers for your adapter, what did it say the VID (Vendor ID) and PID (Product ID) was (in device manager you can see these details)? This driver should have worked out of the box with the ones you say above, as it matches the ones in the inf for this device - but I know that the RaLink chip is likely not the only one present in your dongle, so its plausible the other chip is not identical to the nifi one.

Perhaps its a matter of making sure all the sys and inf files from your origional driver arent present on the machine, and are unregistered with windows (regsvr32) before trying to install the NiFi one.

Oops I posted the wrong ID.

Code:

USB\VID_050D&PID_7050

was the correct info for my adapter.

Is this site any helpful?
http://www.nintendowifi.com/customersupport/supportedRouters.do

"The following is a list of wireless routers we have tested for compatibility with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. We will continue to test more routers over time. Not all routers will appear on this list."

If that was just nonsense and off-topic then just ignore me.
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Xtreme wrote:

Is this site any helpful?
http://www.nintendowifi.com/customersupport/supportedRouters.do

"The following is a list of wireless routers we have tested for compatibility with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. We will continue to test more routers over time. Not all routers will appear on this list."

If that was just nonsense and off-topic then just ignore me.

wu just tring to find a cheaper way the buy another router
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I already have a supported router, but would like to see my USB NIC working sence it used the same chipset as the nintendo adapter. Is there anyway perhaps to flash the adapter, making it appears as the Nintendo Adapter?

Does this software/driver work only with the USB sticks with Ralink 2500 chipset?

AFAIK the Wifime drivers worked for both PCMCIA and PCI cards, maybe this driver does work for them too?
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FireFly's drivers do NOT work with any USB device.
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tepples wrote:

FireFly's drivers do NOT work with any USB device.

I know. I said "AFAIK the Wifime drivers worked for both PCMCIA and PCI cards, ...".

With " ... maybe this driver does work for them too?" I meant if the USB Wifi Adapter drivers work on PCI/PCMCIA. If not, sorry for the stupid question ;)
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Any progress made?

I have Buffalo USB WLAN stick. It lookes like the Ni-Fi one.
Is there any way to fool that to use Ni-Fi drivers?
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Xtreme wrote:

Any progress made?

I have Buffalo USB WLAN stick. It lookes like the Ni-Fi one.
Is there any way to fool that to use Ni-Fi drivers?

try modifying the inf file so it exactly matches your VID PID, refer to your original INF file or through windows device manager to ensure this. you might need to uninstall your older drivers for this hardware too.

I've been experimenting over the last few days and have come up with a solution. If you have Wireless USB adapter (such as the official Nintendo one, Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI - which is exactly the same as the Nintendo one, or any other USB adapter that uses the RT2500 chipset) then you can get it to function as a SoftAP.

I'm using the official Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, with the ASUS WL-167g software (which I modified with a HEX editor to recognise my Nintendo Wi-Fi adapter).

ASUS software from here:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/eng_2371.zip

It's a complex process because I did many steps to get it setup correctly, but the main things I did are as follows:

1. Uninstalled the official Nintendo WFC software and drivers.

2. Installed the Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI drivers (modified INF file). I think you should be able to use the drivers of any USB adapter that has the RT2500 chipset.

3. Installed the ASUS software (not drivers, but the Wireless Control Center thing). I had to use a HEX editor to modify the device IDs in some of the exe files to get it to recognise my USB connector.

4. Setup ASUS software to become a SoftAP. Received error message saying driver file could not be copied, so I copied it manually. Set it to SoftAP again, then it worked correctly. Secured the access point by hiding SSID, setting up WEP, etc. Put access point to 802.11b mode only.

5. Bridged the wireless network with my internet. This caused problems (many drop-outs in Mario Kart), so I switched to Internet Connection Sharing. And since, it has been working flawlessly. DHCP doesn't work for me so I just assign IP addresses manually.

So now my Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector now functions as a SoftAP. I've tested it with having two DSs and two PSPs connected to it simultaneously - worked beautifully, no problems.

wait, wait, wait... does this mean u dont necessarily need a PCI 802.11g card to get wifi me and homebrew?

Slosha wrote:

wait, wait, wait... does this mean u dont necessarily need a PCI 802.11g card to get wifi me and homebrew?

You can't use wifi me or homebrew without a PCI 802.11g card. But you can use Nintendo WiFi Connection (to play Mario Kart, Animal Crossing) with USB wireless adapters.

Hi all

i found a little interesting program for my wifi nic, it?s a Conceptronic C54RU and in its website u cand find a epprom writer to change VID of the nic. The problem is that it can be use to write any VID, only the conceptronic VID, anyone who can hack it?

Link to eeprom flasher: http://download.conceptronic.net/WIRELESS/C54RU/C54RU_UPD_UTL.exe

Waffle can u detail the changes in asus exe?s?

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Waffle wrote:

I've been experimenting over the last few days and have come up with a solution. If you have Wireless USB adapter (such as the official Nintendo one, Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI - which is exactly the same as the Nintendo one, or any other USB adapter that uses the RT2500 chipset) then you can get it to function as a SoftAP.

I'm using the official Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, with the ASUS WL-167g software (which I modified with a HEX editor to recognise my Nintendo Wi-Fi adapter).

ASUS software from here:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/eng_2371.zip

It's a complex process because I did many steps to get it setup correctly, but the main things I did are as follows:

1. Uninstalled the official Nintendo WFC software and drivers.

2. Installed the Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI drivers (modified INF file). I think you should be able to use the drivers of any USB adapter that has the RT2500 chipset.

3. Installed the ASUS software (not drivers, but the Wireless Control Center thing). I had to use a HEX editor to modify the device IDs in some of the exe files to get it to recognise my USB connector.

4. Setup ASUS software to become a SoftAP. Received error message saying driver file could not be copied, so I copied it manually. Set it to SoftAP again, then it worked correctly. Secured the access point by hiding SSID, setting up WEP, etc. Put access point to 802.11b mode only.

5. Bridged the wireless network with my internet. This caused problems (many drop-outs in Mario Kart), so I switched to Internet Connection Sharing. And since, it has been working flawlessly. DHCP doesn't work for me so I just assign IP addresses manually.

So now my Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector now functions as a SoftAP. I've tested it with having two DSs and two PSPs connected to it simultaneously - worked beautifully, no problems.

can you post the modified drivers?
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kylocos wrote:

Xtreme wrote:

Any progress made?

I have Buffalo USB WLAN stick. It lookes like the Ni-Fi one.
Is there any way to fool that to use Ni-Fi drivers?

try modifying the inf file so it exactly matches your VID PID, refer to your original INF file or through windows device manager to ensure this. you might need to uninstall your older drivers for this hardware too.

Ok, I changed the VIP PID's and Windows recognized the Nintendo USB Wi-Fi. The setup automatically sets all the setting, but then fails.
Setting up Internet sharing... and then fails. "please put the USB stick on the USB port"... or something like that... what happened?? When I click "OK" -> Software error.

EDIT: I got it to install it and almost done.. but still errors..
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Hi!

i?m using my conceptronic C54RU as the nintendo Wi-Fi connector, i posted a How-To in a spanish forum (i?m spanish and my english sucks):

http://www.elotrolado.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=1703696527#post1703696527

and if u are using a Conceptronic C54RU u can use this drivers:
http://rapidshare.de/files/9715703/wifiusb_C54RU.rar.html

If u are using another usb-nic u can give me ur PID and VID numbers and i?ll modify nintendo drivers 4 u.

Krasny

If you want to use the official Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector as a standard SoftAP or put it into Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc modes, then you can download the drivers from here: 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. Then download the ASUS software from here: http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/eng_2371.zip and install that. When it prompts you to restart, select No. I have found that there is no need to.

Now from the RAR file I made, extract the six EXE files in the into the ASUS folder (default: C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities). Make sure you overwrite the existing files. Then click Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility -> WLAN Card -> ASUS WLAN Control Center. You will get a dialog asking if you want to use the Windows configuration utility or the ASUS one, select the option that uses ASUS one and disables the Windows one. Then there will be a wizard. Click Cancel to close the wizard.

Now copy the file "C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Driver\WinXP\AP\rt2500usb.sys" to "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers". Make sure you overwrite the existing file. Right-click on the ASUS software icon in the System Tray (bottom-right corner of screen) and select Wireless Settings. When the settings dialog opens, on the left select Config, then go to the SoftAP tab, and select Soft AP Mode. Then un-tick the Enable ICS checkbox. Then on the left click Apply. You will get a message box asking if you really want to change to SoftAP mode, click Yes. A message will come up saying something like "add the adapter to the network bridge", just ignore it and click OK. If all has gone well, there will be no error messages. Now close the ASUS Wireless Config utility or it will start conflicting when we manually set ICS.

Now go to Control Panel -> Network Connections (this may have opened automatically opened up when you Applied the SoftAP settings). Right-click on the Network Adapter you are currently accessing your Internet through and open the properties for that connection. Go to the Advanced tab, and click "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection". Then click OK. If you get an error message saying the IP address is already in use, disable the Network adapter you are trying to share then try again - be sure to enable it again afterwards. It can take a long time for ICS to be enabled so wait patiently.

Now right-click on the Wireless Network Connection and click Properties. In the middle of the dialog there will be some protocols, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then open the properties for that. Windows would have assigned a static IP address if ICS was successfully enabled, check to make sure this IP address does not conflict with other IP addresses on your network. Also, it should be on a different subnet to the Local Area Connection (for example, my computer's IP address is 192.168.0.2, I assigned the wireless network connection the IP address of 192.168.1.1 - which is on a different subnet). If it is on the same subnet, ICS will not work correctly.

With that done, open the ASUS Wireless Config utility again. On the left select Config, in the Basic tab set a SSID. In the encryption tab, select Shared for Network Authentication and WEP for Data Encryption - I have found that this works with the DS. Now enter a WEP key. Go back to the Basic tab, and at the bottom click on Advanced, change the 54g Mode setting to 802.11b only. Click Apply on the left to save the settings.

Now turn on your DS, play a Wi-Fi Connection game, go to the Nintendo WFC Settings, and select Manual Setup. Enter the SSID and WEP Key (both of these are case-sensitive) you entered to the ASUS Config utility before. Select No to Auto-obtain IP Address (you must do this because the Nintendo DS doesn't seem to DHCP correctly with ICS for some reason). Now give your DS an IP Address (this must be on the same subnet as the USB connector, I gave my DS the IP address: 192.168.1.2). For subnet mask enter 255.255.255.0. For gateway and primary DNS, enter the IP address of the USB connector. Now try and test connection, and if all has gone well the connection should be successful!

Now with the ASUS Wireless Config utility, you may want to hide your SSID, and use MAC Address filtering to improve the security of your wireless access point.

If you have a different USB adapter that uses the RT2500 chipset (there is a list here: http://ralink.rapla.net/), install the normal drivers for your USB adapter. Then get the PID and VID numbers from Device Manager - right-click on the device and click properties, then go to the Details tab. The device ID would look something like this: USB\VID_0411&PID_008B. Now follow the steps above until you get to the point after where you have copied my six modified EXE files. Open them in a HEX editor and do a search for "USB\VID_0411&PID_008B" (without quotes) and replace all search occurrences you find with the VID and PID of your own USB adapter.

If you guys need some more help, feel free to ask me. I am going on a holiday in two days, so be sure to ask me before then.

Waffle, a lot of thanks 4 ur help, everything go ok :)

I modified ur files for a Conceptronic C54RU, if anyone are searching it, i uploaded to:
http://rapidshare.de/files/9726491/asus_c54ru.rar.html

Thanks again!

I have made new topic for Wi-Fi USB to Ni-Fi USB:
http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7912

Just that all ppl can find it easily, that's it.
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Last edited by Xtreme on Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:27 am; edited 4 times in total

Xtreme wrote:

kylocos wrote:

Xtreme wrote:

Any progress made?

I have Buffalo USB WLAN stick. It lookes like the Ni-Fi one.
Is there any way to fool that to use Ni-Fi drivers?

try modifying the inf file so it exactly matches your VID PID, refer to your original INF file or through windows device manager to ensure this. you might need to uninstall your older drivers for this hardware too.

Ok, I changed the VIP PID's and Windows recognized the Nintendo USB Wi-Fi. The setup automatically sets all the setting, but then fails.
Setting up Internet sharing... and then fails. "please put the USB stick on the USB port"... or something like that... what happened?? When I click "OK" -> Software error.

EDIT: I got it to install it and almost done.. but still errors..

sorry I neglected to account for the fact that there were some software other than drivers at work here. refer to the post earlier someone else made about hex editing the software to recognize the wifi. it's a bit more involved than initially thought so I would recommend looking for the one that the guy managed to modify.

kylocos wrote:

Xtreme wrote:

kylocos wrote:

Xtreme wrote:

Any progress made?

I have Buffalo USB WLAN stick. It lookes like the Ni-Fi one.
Is there any way to fool that to use Ni-Fi drivers?

try modifying the inf file so it exactly matches your VID PID, refer to your original INF file or through windows device manager to ensure this. you might need to uninstall your older drivers for this hardware too.

Ok, I changed the VIP PID's and Windows recognized the Nintendo USB Wi-Fi. The setup automatically sets all the setting, but then fails.
Setting up Internet sharing... and then fails. "please put the USB stick on the USB port"... or something like that... what happened?? When I click "OK" -> Software error.

EDIT: I got it to install it and almost done.. but still errors..

sorry I neglected to account for the fact that there were some software other than drivers at work here. refer to the post earlier someone else made about hex editing the software to recognize the wifi. it's a bit more involved than initially thought so I would recommend looking for the one that the guy managed to modify.

The problem were there even after hex editing.
I have solved the problem. The fault was in Nintendo driver v1.01. I downloaded/hacked new driver v1.02 and everything works.
I also wrote that guide to help others.
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Hi, I?m from Spain (sorry for my English) and I have a question about the tuto to convert de NWC to an standard access point

The proboem that I have is that if I want to use the modified NWC with homebrew programms that use the wifi libraries or ther PDAs or PSPs I need to go to the ASUS Control Center/Config/Encryptation and select "Open" in the "Network Athentification" and if i want to use the conector with the NDS wifi games (MArio Kart for example) I need to change it again to "Shared" because with Open dont work the NWC for games...

Anybody know what can I do to don?t need change this option each time???

Thanks a lot and sorry to refloat the post, but I searched in the web an answer and I dont found nothig about it

Loserkid wrote:

Hi, I?m from Spain (sorry for my English) and I have a question about the tuto to convert de NWC to an standard access point

The proboem that I have is that if I want to use the modified NWC with homebrew programms that use the wifi libraries or ther PDAs or PSPs I need to go to the ASUS Control Center/Config/Encryptation and select "Open" in the "Network Athentification" and if i want to use the conector with the NDS wifi games (MArio Kart for example) I need to change it again to "Shared" because with Open dont work the NWC for games...

Anybody know what can I do to don?t need change this option each time???

Thanks a lot and sorry to refloat the post, but I searched in the web an answer and I dont found nothig about it

Yeah I've noticed this as well. The wifi library for homebrew programs, currently does not support WEP but should in the future. I tried to connect to the access point using a PSP and realised that it doesn't work with the authentication. Unfortunately, I have not yet found a solution for this. I guess the only thing you can do is run it unencrypted. If you do that, hide the SSID and use MAC Address filtering. Although those things can be easily hacked, atleast it offers some very basic protection.

Waffle wrote:

Loserkid wrote:

Hi, I?m from Spain (sorry for my English) and I have a question about the tuto to convert de NWC to an standard access point

The proboem that I have is that if I want to use the modified NWC with homebrew programms that use the wifi libraries or ther PDAs or PSPs I need to go to the ASUS Control Center/Config/Encryptation and select "Open" in the "Network Athentification" and if i want to use the conector with the NDS wifi games (MArio Kart for example) I need to change it again to "Shared" because with Open dont work the NWC for games...

Anybody know what can I do to don?t need change this option each time???

Thanks a lot and sorry to refloat the post, but I searched in the web an answer and I dont found nothig about it

Yeah I've noticed this as well. The wifi library for homebrew programs, currently does not support WEP but should in the future. I tried to connect to the access point using a PSP and realised that it doesn't work with the authentication. Unfortunately, I have not yet found a solution for this. I guess the only thing you can do is run it unencrypted. If you do that, hide the SSID and use MAC Address filtering. Although those things can be easily hacked, atleast it offers some very basic protection.

Thanks a lot dude!

If you found an answer to that problem please post it here ;)

See you

i tried following the instructions for installing the drivers etc to use the official wifi dongle as a AP but whenever i run ASUS it doesnt detect the wireless lan card and i cant get to the wizard

Hi, I just installed the program the program and it works great.

But lately, I've been getting problems. I moddified the nintendo wifi connector, and it can send information out, but when I try to send information from my DS to the connector, it doesn't want to recieve my information (I verified it in both the Asus connector thing and Lan connection status).

Anybody can help me with this?

Hey this sounds interesting so instead of geting me a Nintendo Wifi usb i could get the Asus 167g USB and it would work just as normal ? with out any hacking whatso ever ? it?s like only 29 (300SEK) but is this what ur saying ?

Hey Waffle,

great that you were able to find a way to use the Nintendo WiFi Adapter as an Access Point! Unfortunately....it doen't work for me.

I did everything I was supposed to, and its just not working. The DS can't connect to the USB Adapter.......I only get some error messages, saying that theres no Acess Point around.

I tried to run the AP unencrypted, that didnt work either. And....I don't know what to say, I have no idea why it isnt working, since I did everything as you did. :(

I just tried looking for the connection with the NDS Wardriving Tool, but...nothing....no wireless connection available :(

Cheers
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Hi, Waffle, I followed your instructions exactly, and got my Nintendo Wifi USB adaptor working as an AP.

HOWEVER, when I try to log on using Bafio's (sorry if I mis-spelled that) WifiChat, it says there's no AP. I'm able to log on, and play, with Mario Kart, but WifiChat won't work. This is after doing all of your steps, and getting it to work with a Wifi game. I'm running WifiChat from a GBAMP and FlashMe setup, if that makes any difference. I'm positive that all of my IPs/DNSs and everything are static. Thanks in advance for any help.

Homebrew won't work with the Nintendo Wifi adapter, only with a standard AP.
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m2pt5 wrote:

Homebrew won't work with the Nintendo Wifi adapter, only with a standard AP.

But wasn't that the point of Waffle's instructions? To turn it into a standard AP? Or did I misunderstand what he was trying to do?

Whoops, I completely overlooked that. That is the point.
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Waffle, I did everything as you wrote, and Internet access is possible in MKDS, but not in homebrew games. Tried with and without WEP enabled. What did I miss?

edit: nevermind, it seems to work now -.-

Seems to be working now - I restarted my Wifi connection, and bam, it works. I can log in, and everything, but my messages aren't being archived to the site. I guess this is Wifichat specific, so I'll end it here and worry about it on my own. Thanks anyway, everyone!

Do you need to have linux on your computer for the hack to work? because I still can't find the answer to why I can send packets but not recieve them.

Yamishi wrote:

Seems to be working now - I restarted my Wifi connection, and bam, it works. I can log in, and everything, but my messages aren't being archived to the site. I guess this is Wifichat specific, so I'll end it here and worry about it on my own. Thanks anyway, everyone!

I can do it turning the Athentication Network to Open in Config/Encryptation in the Asus Configuration Utility

Try it ;)

so, i've followed the instructions.. i think i did exactly what i were supposed to do..
cuz i didn't get any errors until i tried to connect with my ds.

http://www.nintendowifi.co.uk/customersupport/troubleshoot.do?error=52100&x=0&y=0

thats my error-code..
i get connectivity on the screen..
so i can't really understand what i could have done wrong..
if anyone experienced the same problem,
could you be so kind to inform me what you did to solve the problem..
or if anyone has a clue what it might be..
cuz i don't have a firewall & my internet-connection works ;D

nvm! wrong gateway-ip on my ds.. all working now(;
btw, i know how to use the cmd-promt ;D
even if it might not seem like it.

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goblin wrote:

so, i've followed the instructions.. i think i did exactly what i were supposed to do..
cuz i didn't get any errors until i tried to connect with my ds.

http://www.nintendowifi.co.uk/customersupport/troubleshoot.do?error=52100&x=0&y=0

On the computer that you are using the dongle on, open a Command Prompt (Click Start -> Run, type in "cmd") and then type in "ipconfig /all" (without quotes) and press enter. Post your results here.

Waffle, I'm getting an error message whenever I open up the Wireless settings to choose Soft AP mode. I click on Config, then on Soft AP, and the message reads:

"Access violation at address 0057403F in module 'Wireless.exe'. Read of address 027A3744."

And when I click OK, I can't unselect EnableICS and I can't continue on with your instructions.

Thank you. :)

aett wrote:

Waffle, I'm getting an error message whenever I open up the Wireless settings to choose Soft AP mode. I click on Config, then on Soft AP, and the message reads:

"Access violation at address 0057403F in module 'Wireless.exe'. Read of address 027A3744."

Hmmm... No idea why that is happening. If you have another computer or laptop could you try on that? Also check in Device Manager to see if the dongle appears as a Buffalo and not the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connector.

wafle i hope ur stil here iv done evrything ont hat manual and i use PSP so i passed all and when it conects it say signal 1% and on botom conection failed
help me

A couple of things:

To use dswifi library DS homebrew you cannot hide your ssid (I believe). The SoftAP tick box for this does not seem to pick up the change immediately and, for me, required restarting the PC.

In my network setup (some PCs on an Ethernet that access the Internet through a firewall, one of these PCs is running SoftAP) I believe the following maybe be a safer setup.

Follow Waffle's guide but do not enable Internet Connection Sharing.
Instead enable IP packet routing in Windows (see here for how to do this).
Enable the windows firewall (or something similar) on the SoftAP wifi interface and disable all accesses on this interface. This should stop any wifi stations doing nasty things to the PC running softAP.
You will have to create a route on your firewall telling it how to find the wifi station IP addresses. The PC running SoftAP is the gateway for this route.
You will have to configure any wifi stations (DSs or PC) manually as there is no DHCP service on the SoftAP interface without ICS running.
You may have to configure firewalls or services on other PCs on the Ethernet to disallow access from IP addresses from the wifi network.

Why do this? If you use ICS, when IP packets from wifi stations get onto the Ethernet they look like they are coming from the PC running SoftAP. This could allow a wifi PC to come along and access your windows shares and printers and the like. This is especially true as I am not running any encryption on the wireless side so I can play around with wireless DS homebrew.
With IP packet routing, the IP packets from wifi stations will have their original IP addresses when they get onto the Ethernet and therefore you can configure firewalls and services on other PCs on the Ethernet to ignore them, providing protection.

Waffle wrote:

Right-click on the ASUS software icon in the System Tray (bottom-right corner of screen) and select Wireless Settings. When the settings dialog opens, on the left select Config, then go to the SoftAP tab, and select Soft AP Mode. Then un-tick the Enable ICS checkbox. Then on the left click Apply.

Waffle wrote:

4. Setup ASUS software to become a SoftAP. Received error message saying driver file could not be copied, so I copied it manually.

I get the 'cannot copy driver to system directory' too.

What did you manually copy and where?

mackem wrote:

I get the 'cannot copy driver to system directory' too.

What did you manually copy and where?

Copy the file "C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Driver\WinXP\AP\rt2500usb.sys" to "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers". Make sure you overwrite the existing file.

Waffle,

I followed your guide, and it works for me...kind of. The PSP never has a problem connecting(I've never tried a game, but it connects to the browser). However, connection with th DS is very inconsistent. Sometimes it connects and I'm able to get through an actual match of Mario Kart, while other times it connects and I get thrown out halfway through a match, and others where I can't connect at all.

Additionally, the error codes I get that correspond with nintendo.com vary from problems with "the WEP key changing(it hasn't)," to problems with my compute'rs firewall. If you have any suggestions as to what the problem may be, please let me know. I'd really appreciate it.

I know this is long, but one thing I probably should add is that during initial setup, I too got the 'cannot copy driver to system directory' error, so I just tried copying the rt2500usb.sys file that was in the STA folder into the system32 driver directory instead of the one in the AP folder, and it worked. Could this be a reason for it's varying success?

Sorry, it's a long post, but thank you!

Magdus,
Did you set the "54g Mode" option to "802.11b Only"?

Waffle wrote:

Magdus,
Did you set the "54g Mode" option to "802.11b Only"?

Thanks for your quick response. Yeah I set it to 802.11b.

Well in that case try copying the correct rt2500usb.sys file (in the AP folder) to the system32 directory. Then restart your computer, check the SoftAP options in the ASUS config utility to make sure they are correct and then try connecting with the DS.

It still won't let me connect. Maybe using the STA rt2500usb.sys initially screwed things up, and I need to start over using the AP one? When I tried the AP one orignally, I had dragged it into the system32 folder, perhaps it would have worked if I copied it?

edit: I just switched it from Shared, to Open, to Shared again, and it seem to be connecting. That's pretty arbitrary, but maybe it'll work now. If not, I guess I'll just accept it's random connection rate. Thanks a lot for your help.

Hi, every time that i try to change the 54gmode to 802.11b only mode and i click apply, it automaticly changes the settings back to 54g mode.

My question is, what do i do about that?
>>>>>> Never mind, i found it thx to his great but rather difficult guide,

I've had some problems with the official USB AP, where my DS would find it but get a connection error unless I re-started the windows firewall and ICS service.

It turned out my system paths were messed up when I installed the DirectX SDK a while ago, and some important paths were missing (netsh wouldn't run, as example). Maybe that can help someone? Windows never really warned me about important paths like %SystemRoot%\system32, %SystemRoot% and %SystemRoot%\System32\wbem being missing, so it's wise to check if they're there once in a while.

Waffle - I hex edited the ASUS wireless.exe so it recognises my Sweex USB2 wifi dongle, but when I run it, there is no "Soft AP" tab in the config section.. Only tabs are Basic, Encryption, Advanced.. and nothing I can see about Soft AP. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

RowanDDR wrote:

Waffle - I hex edited the ASUS wireless.exe so it recognises my Sweex USB2 wifi dongle, but when I run it, there is no "Soft AP" tab in the config section.. Only tabs are Basic, Encryption, Advanced.. and nothing I can see about Soft AP. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Not sure why. Can you give me the VID and PID of your dongle? I'll try modifying the exe files myself. Just PM me your email address so I can email them to you for you to test them out.

Waffle wrote:

I've been experimenting over the last few days and have come up with a solution. If you have Wireless USB adapter (such as the official Nintendo one, Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI - which is exactly the same as the Nintendo one, or any other USB adapter that uses the RT2500 chipset) then you can get it to function as a SoftAP.

For people such as myself who are using computers that are over four years old, does this work under Windows 2000, or only under Windows XP?
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tepples wrote:

For people such as myself who are using computers that are over four years old, does this work under Windows 2000, or only under Windows XP?

I'm assuming it will work under Windows 2000 although I haven't tested it myself. The ASUS website says the software runs under Win98SE / WinME / Win2K / WinXP.

After a tough couple of hours, I finally got my Nintendo adaptor to function as a softAP. THANKS for all the info waffle!

Spoke too soon :)

WIFI play works flawlessly with DS games, but if I would like to use wifi homebrew such as Win2ds or NDSmail the programs cannot seem to access it.

compacho wrote:

WIFI play works flawlessly with DS games, but if I would like to use wifi homebrew such as Win2ds or NDSmail the programs cannot seem to access it.

I've found hiding the SSID causes these problems with homebrew. Untick the Hide SSID box, then unplug the dongle and plug it back in and see how it goes?

Well, my ssid was never hidden before. A few programs I tried knows my AP is present, yet it still can't connect.

EDIT: I also tried disabling WEP, but still nothing.

I had the same problem. Turn off WEP and set network authentication to "open".

Madrigal wrote:

I had the same problem. Turn off WEP and set network authentication to "open".

You are the man! Thank you so much. Works perfectly now. Though, I assume I have to revert the settings in order to play NDS wifi games.

Update: I tried sgstair's test app trying all the tests, but I get errors. I am able to use apps such as DS2win. But with actual internet related programs such as DSmail or DS chat, I can't do anything.

Update 2: Problem solved. I cleared the WEP key from my DS settings.

I try to change any setting and get similar error messages: "Failed! Your changes (channel) could not be applied."

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I followed the guid, but it isnt working properly, in ASUS WLAN Card settings...

I changed

Network Authentication to Open
Data encryption to Disabled
54g Mode to 802.11b Only

click Apply

next thing I know

Network Authentication is back to Shared
Data encryption is back to WEP
54g Mode is back to 54g Auto

Can someone tell me why this is happening, also I checked the event log, and it says Restart Access Point every few seconds. Is this normal?

doesn't matter, I un+re-installed a couple of times, it works now.
although win2ds hangs after i put in the password.
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I too have the problem where my 54g Mode changes back to 54g auto from 802.11b Only.

I must have missed where someone explained how to fix that problem. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Hi guys,

I followed the guide but still got a problem. Every time I try to disable the ICS-mode in the settings (soft ap-tab) the tool shows me an error-message regarding network bridges etc. Therefore the tool does not apply the change in the settings. What's wrong?
Thanks for you help!

Noah wrote:

I too have the problem where my 54g Mode changes back to 54g auto from 802.11b Only.

Sorry I haven't experienced this problem before. What USB dongle are you using?

Psio wrote:

Every time I try to disable the ICS-mode in the settings (soft ap-tab) the tool shows me an error-message regarding network bridges etc.

Try ignoring it and proceeding to the step were you set ICS using Control Panel -> Network Connections.

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Try ignoring it and proceeding to the step were you set ICS using Control Panel -> Network Connections.

This is exactly what I did, but unfortunatly it seems to be a problem. My PS and my DS can't connect or even find the connection. Only my Palm T|X recognizes the connection but can't connect either.

Psio wrote:

This is exactly what I did, but unfortunatly it seems to be a problem. My PS and my DS can't connect or even find the connection. Only my Palm T|X recognizes the connection but can't connect either.

When you say that they can't even find the connection, are you saying that the access point doesn't show up when you do a scan?

Right! Is it possible, that I might have a worng version of the ASUS Control Center? This thought just came into my mind, because the link in your guide doesn't work for me and consequently I searched for it on the ASUS site. But I am sure that I downloaded the same version....

Waffle wrote:

Noah wrote:

I too have the problem where my 54g Mode changes back to 54g auto from 802.11b Only.

Sorry I haven't experienced this problem before. What USB dongle are you using?

It's the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector

Psio wrote:

Right! Is it possible, that I might have a worng version of the ASUS Control Center? This thought just came into my mind, because the link in your guide doesn't work for me and consequently I searched for it on the ASUS site. But I am sure that I downloaded the same version....

The version I am using is now available here: ftp://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/eng_2371.zip
Also what USB dongle are you using? If it is the Nintendo one, do you have the Buffalo drivers installed and not the Nintendo drivers? You can check the drivers in Device Manager -> Network Adapters.

Noah wrote:

Waffle wrote:

Noah wrote:

I too have the problem where my 54g Mode changes back to 54g auto from 802.11b Only.

Sorry I haven't experienced this problem before. What USB dongle are you using?

It's the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector

Well spinal_cord said in this post: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?p=84098#84098 that re-installing a couple of times seemed to fix the problem. Perhaps you could try that?

I just reinstalled the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities for the 5th time, and it still doesn't work. I wonder what else I could be doing wrong here.

Noah wrote:

I just reinstalled the ASUS WLAN Card Utilities for the 5th time, and it still doesn't work. I wonder what else I could be doing wrong here.

Maybe check the drivers for the dongle?

I definitely downloaded the right file... strange!
I am using the Nintendo USB-Connector...
Maybe I should try uninstalling everything once again and then retry... :/

waffle--i've been having some problems with your instructions. i get everything setup the way you say to, but when i try to connect with the DS it says it connected to the AP but couldn't connect to the server. i have tested, and the internet connection on my comp still works correctly.

my computer's IP is 192.168.2.4, and it connects to a wireless router 192.168.2.1 (yes, i already have a wireless router, but if i'm sitting in front of my comp, the DS can't reach that router, which is why i bought the USB adapter instead). i set the USB adapter to 192.168.3.1, and the DS to 192.168.3.2, but i always get the same error. any idea what's wrong?

Zeep,
On the DS, have you set the default gateway and primary DNS to 192.168.3.1?
On the computer with the USB dongle, is there a software firewall installed? If there is, in the firewall's options, enable the option for Gateway mode or ICS host.

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

How do i do this as there sys files? I tried just copying them over to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers but then when i open up the asus control center it says that its "unable to connect to the wireless lan card. The tray icon will be loaded once the card is inserted."

This is where im stuck, could anyone tell me what im doing wrong?

williamroy170 wrote:

How do i do this as there sys files?

Check this post on steps to install the Buffalo drivers.

williamroy170 wrote:

when i open up the asus control center it says that its "unable to connect to the wireless lan card. The tray icon will be loaded once the card is inserted."

You are getting this message, because you are not using the modified EXE files found within the RAR file.

Yay it works for commicial games on my ds, connects faster than it did originally :). But for my psp, it picks it up at 100% signal, but when i try to connect it says "a connection error has occurred. A connection to the access point could not be established. chech the sercurity seetings for the network and try again."

and thanks for the above reply :)

williamroy170 wrote:

Yay it works for commicial games on my ds, connects faster than it did originally :). But for my psp, it picks it up at 100% signal, but when i try to connect it says "a connection error has occurred. A connection to the access point could not be established. chech the sercurity seetings for the network and try again."

This is because you are using WEP. Commercial Nintendo DS games use WEP with Network Authentication set to Shared. DS homebrew needs it set to Open. The PSP also needs it set to Open. If you want to use the DS and PSP simultaneously, the only option would be to turn off WEP completely (set Network Authentication to Open, and Data Encryption to Disabled in the ASUS software).

ummmm... It goes through now (Thanks) then takes a long time to try and load the site (google), then says "Comunnication with the server failed. A DNS error has occurred (8041040F)".

When i put it through infrastructure mode everything's fine (gives you a list of things like bssid and channel) apart from when it says internet connect : Failed.

Windows also gives a pop up saying "There is an IP address conflict with another system on the network".

Have researched this but havent found a real solution yet lol.

williamroy170 wrote:

Windows also gives a pop up saying "There is an IP address conflict with another system on the network".

Make sure you are giving the PSP an IP address that is different from what the DS has, and what the USB wifi stick has.

ok, waffle, i tried completely uninstalling everything and restarting the installation process. I got this far:

Waffle wrote:

Now copy the file "C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Driver\WinXP\AP\rt2500usb.sys" to "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers". Make sure you overwrite the existing file. Right-click on the ASUS software icon in the System Tray (bottom-right corner of screen) and select Wireless Settings. When the settings dialog opens, on the left select Config, then go to the SoftAP tab, and select Soft AP Mode. Then un-tick the Enable ICS checkbox. Then on the left click Apply. You will get a message box asking if you really want to change to SoftAP mode, click Yes. A message will come up saying something like "add the adapter to the network bridge", just ignore it and click OK.

But instead of "add the adapter to the network bridge", I got an error message saying "Cannot copy driver to the system directory."

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Make sure you are giving the PSP an IP address that is different from what the DS has, and what the USB wifi stick has.

I my usb says its ip address is 192.168.0.1, so i give my psp the ip address 192.168.1.1. Thats giving it a different address, yes? I dont get the ip conflict pop up no more but it just does not work the internet is still failing. Im getting pissed off with it now.

Thanks for the other replies

williamroy170 wrote:

Quote:

Make sure you are giving the PSP an IP address that is different from what the DS has, and what the USB wifi stick has.

I my usb says its ip address is 192.168.0.1, so i give my psp the ip address 192.168.1.1. Thats giving it a different address, yes? I dont get the ip conflict pop up no more but it just does not work the internet is still failing. Im getting pissed off with it now.

Thanks for the other replies

whats your subnet ? if you dont know what that is try 192.168.0.2

Hi,

My subnet is 255.255.255.0

cant u just use DHCP? or have i missed a post?

try 192.168.0.13 (if completely no connection try 192.168.12.1 buti dont think its likely)

subnet 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.0.1
dsn 192.168.0.1

Nope both of them failed aswell :(

Zeep wrote:

But instead of "add the adapter to the network bridge", I got an error message saying "Cannot copy driver to the system directory."

Now when you get the "Cannot copy driver to the system directory", click OK to the error messages and close the ASUS software down completely.
Now copy the file "C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Driver\WinXP\AP\rt2500usb.sys" to "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers". Make sure you overwrite the existing file. Then try and create the SoftAP again. If it doesn't work, try again but this time, after copying the file manually, restart the computer and then try creating the SoftAP.

williamroy170,
On the computer with the USB stick, open a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd), type:
ipconfig /all
And post the results here.

For those people wondering if they can use DHCP, I have found that official Nintendo Wifi Games does not work with Windows' Internet Connection Sharing DHCP at all. I just tried using SgStair's wifi_lib_test to see if DHCP worked with that, and it does not. So for the DS, you must use a Static IP.

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : William-11xcuih5k
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA VT6105 Rhine III Fast Ethernet A
dapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-75-A9-0C-36

PPP adapter BT Openworld Broadband:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-55-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 86.135.130.168
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 86.135.130.168
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.74.64.68
194.72.9.34
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-D7-B5-6F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
192.168.0.2

C:\Documents and Settings\William>

There we are, this is while the wifi adapter is in.

Make sure you are sharing the connection "BT Openworld Broadband" and not "Local Area Connection".
For "Wireless Network Connection 2" (which appears to be the connection for the USB dongle): remove the default gateway and the DNS servers. This is done by right-clicking on the connection in Network Connections and selecting properties. In the dialog box that opens, select Internet Protocol from the list, and click the properties button. Then remove the Default Gateway and DNS server entries. By remove I mean delete any IP addresses there and leave it blank. The only fields that should be set are IP address and subnet mask. From what I can see they are already set correctly so just leave them alone.

Now on the DS, using an official game, set these settings:
IP address: 192.168.0.2
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS: 192.168.0.1

For your PSP:
IP address: 192.168.0.3
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS: 192.168.0.1

Also make sure WEP is off (set these options in the ASUS software):
Network Authentication: Open
Data Encryption: Disabled

YES Thank You so much it works now!!

ok, waffle, more questions.

I did what you said, and I got through the rest of the installation with no problems. until the connection test. when i try to connect with a commercial game, it says it connected to the AP, but couldn't connect to the server. and when i try to run homebrew that connects to a server on the PC (such as DS2Key), it won't work correctly, even though it connects to the AP.

here's my ipconfig data:

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/7346/ipconfigcu6.gif

Wireless connection 3 is the connection i connect to the internet through. WC 8 is the USB connector. 192.168.2.1 is the address of the router my comp is connected to (which the DS can't reach). i assigned the usb connector to 192.168.3.1, and the DS to 3.2.

edit: NOW, even though i don't think I changed anything on either the DS or the PC, when I try a connection test, I get "unable to conenct to an access point."

edit2: i tried going into the TCP/IP properties for the USB connector, and i changed the gateway to 192.168.2.1 (the router my comp connects through). then, my comp was unable to connect to the internet, and the DS gave the "unable to connect to server" one again.
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Zeep,
If you get "unable to connect to the server" there must be a problem with IP addresses, gateways or DNS server settings.
On the computer, have you set internet connection sharing for Wireless Connection 3? Once this is done, check the IP address of Wireless Connection 8, set it to 192.168.3.1 (sometimes Windows changes it to 192.168.0.1 upon enabling ICS, so change it). Don't set the gateway or DNS servers for Wireless Connection 8.
On the DS, use these settings:
IP address: 192.168.3.2
Gateway: 192.168.3.1
DNS: 192.168.3.1

all of those things are already set that way.

maybe it's the encryption settings. I didn't want to use WEP, so I set it to 'Network Authentication: Open' and 'Data Encryption: Disabled' in the ASUS utility. could that have anything to do with it?

i just tried disabling and then re-enabling ICS, and two more connections popped up in Network Connections: Local Area Connection 14 and Wireless Connection 6 (in addition to Wireless Connection 8). All three are assigned to the buffalo USB adapter hardware. any idea what this means? should I get rid of those other two?
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Good work!

I figured out that you need Windows Firewall enabled for it to work for some reason.

when i try to make it "Soft Ap Mode" and then save and apply it gives me an error "Cannot Copy Driver to System Directory"

What should i do ?

Zeep,
I don't know what's wrong. You shouldn't have multiple connections for the same adapter..

Vasco,
Copy the file "C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Driver\WinXP\AP\rt2500usb.sys" to "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers". Make sure you overwrite the existing file.

I have this problem here, I have 2 asus cards.
The silly Asus utility keeps wanting to control my other (non Nintendo USB stick) wireless card.....
Because of this I can't set the asus utility to use the Nintendo stick :s.

Scorpei wrote:

I have this problem here, I have 2 asus cards.
The silly Asus utility keeps wanting to control my other (non Nintendo USB stick) wireless card.....
Because of this I can't set the asus utility to use the Nintendo stick :s.

One thing that could be done, although I've never tested it so it may not work, is hex editing the Asus EXE files and removing the VID and PID of the other Asus card. However, the driver file, rt2500usb.sys, may cause some problems...

VID&PID (sorry I'm a newby at wireless and pretty much anything else :P)?

*I think I'll just run under Linux where I do not have this problem :)

just wondering but is this compatible with wifi lib?
cause i can't connect with win2DS or any other wifi homebrew
for win2DS i get " CANNOT CONNECT" or something along those lines

Ive done EVERYTHING like THE TUTORIALS ivread....i tried everything...nothing goes ! The error is always the same...

"Connected to access point but unable to connect to the server."

Ive one local conection (Modem ADSL USB POTS (RFC1483 Mode) ) with automatic IP and "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" turned on.

Ive too wireless BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN Adapter connection with no such "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" option avaiable and with IP:
192.168.3.1 and sub net mask 255.255.255.0

In my DS i put another IP and then the first IP 192.168.3.1 in gateway and DNS. And i turned off wep key. So..what's hapening here?

turn off that other network users can connect through your computers network. After that, it should probally work, that's what I did with my gateway (router) and it worked

help him you guys...

man..i said....nothing worked out ! :S maybe is dhcp...its activated, but dont know how to deactive it... puff

Kudaku,
Yes it does work with the wifi lib. If it works for you with official games and not homebrew try broadcasting the SSID and turning off WEP.

Metalli-cat,
Do you have a software firewall on your computer? Many software firewalls require you to enable Gateway mode otherwise they block the ICS traffic. If that does not work, post your "ipconfig /all" here.

Yes, i have Norton Antivirus and Firewall 2002 actualized..and the windows internal firewall turned on...but i think thats not the problem cause i had turn them off already, (and caught a trojan, lol). Does DHCP have something to do with this? Another thing, i just can turn on this:

"Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" in one connection, in "local connection" or "wireless connection" ...some guys tell me they can turn it on on both. :|

Finally, perhaps i need to make a bridge between local and wireless conection ? :S dont't know i tried everything.. :S

Don't worry about DHCP. Just use static IP.

You only need to tick the "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection" in the connection for your Internet. You should not tick it for the wireless connection. I don't know if it is possible to bridge a USB ADSL connection so I think you will need to use ICS. I recommend you post an ipconfig.
To do this, open a command prompt:
Find the Command Prompt shortcut in Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt OR click Start -> Run, type cmd and press Enter.
Type ipconfig /all.
Copy the results (right-click in Command Prompt, select Mark, use the mouse and highlight everything, press Enter key.)
Now paste it here.

As i told you, the error is always the same...connected to access point but unable to connect to server.

C:\>ipconfig

Configura??o IP do Windows

Adaptador ethernet Liga??o de ?rea local: (my adsl modem)

Sufixo DNS espec?fico da liga??o. :
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Gateway predefinido . . . . . . . :

Adaptador PPP SAPO ADSL.PT: (my connection to internet)

Sufixo DNS espec?fico da liga??o. :
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . : 85.241.121.1
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Gateway predefinido . . . . . . . : 85.241.121.1

Adaptador ethernet Liga??o de rede sem fios: (my Nitendo wi fi / bufalo drivers)

Sufixo DNS espec?fico da liga??o. :
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Gateway predefinido . . . . . . . :

So i put in my DS in IP : 192.168.1.2
Sub Mask : 255.255.255.0
Gateway : 192.168.0.1
DNS : 192.168.0.1

It doesnt work....and with all firewalls turned off. :|

Metallicat:
It looks like you haven't set the TCP/IP settings on your USB connector. You have to change your USB connector's IP and Gateway. Go to your USB connector's properties, in the list, you click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click properties. You change the settings in there.
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FW4 White DS with FlashMe v7
MPCF with 1GB SanDisk CF
Nintendo Wi-fi USB Connector w/ modified drivers

Adaptador ethernet Liga??o de rede sem fios: (my Nitendo wi fi / bufalo drivers)

Sufixo DNS espec?fico da liga??o. :
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Gateway predefinido . . . . . . . :

So, this isn't my usb connecting settings ??

They shouldn't be your settings.

Change your TCP/IP settings of your USB connector by going to the USB connector's properties.
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FW4 White DS with FlashMe v7
MPCF with 1GB SanDisk CF
Nintendo Wi-fi USB Connector w/ modified drivers

Man..... read carefully:

This is my WIRELESS NINTENDO WI FI CONNECTOR working with asus drivers : (the only one USB connector i have)

Adaptador ethernet Liga??o de rede sem fios: (my Nitendo wi fi / bufalo drivers)

Sufixo DNS espec?fico da liga??o. :
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Gateway predefinido . . . . . . . :

So, this isn't my usb connecting settings ??

i maded it..nothing to do with firewall or so.....i just had to share the SAPO ADSL connection. the one i put password and username everytime i connect to internet.

Hi! i've done everything the tutorial said, but still I get the same error that Metalli-cat got... Any help?

here's my config:

Quote:

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP-konfiguration

V?rtsnavn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : MADS
Prim?rt DNS-suffiks. . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Nodetype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ukendt
IP-routing aktiveret . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ja
WINS-proxy aktiveret . . . . . . . . . . . . : Nej
S?geliste for DNS-suffiks. . . . . . . . . . : webspeed.dk

Ethernet-netv?rkskort LAN-forbindelse:

Forbindelsesspecifikt DNS-suffiks. . . . . . : webspeed.dk
Beskrivelse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-baseret PCI Fast Ethernet-netv?rkskort
Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-6A-92-65-CC
Dhcp aktiveret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ja
Automatisk konfiguration aktiveret . . . . . : Ja
IP-adresse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 83.92.75.13
Undernetmaske. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Standardgateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 83.92.75.1
DHCP-server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.239.10.172
DNS-servere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 193.162.153.164
194.239.134.83
Rettigheden opn?et . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 8. august 2006 19:29:52
Rettigheden udl?ber. . . . . . . . . . . . . : 11. august 2006 19:29:52

Ethernet-netv?rkskort Tr?dl?s netv?rksforbindelse:

Forbindelsesspecifikt DNS-suffiks. . . . . . :
Beskrivelse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN Adapter
Fysisk adresse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-C3-51-F0
Dhcp aktiveret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Nej
IP-adresse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Undernetmaske. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Standardgateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :

(in danish, so ask if you're confused!!)

greetz
gangstaF

Waffle wrote:

I've been experimenting over the last few days and have come up with a solution. If you have Wireless USB adapter (such as the official Nintendo one, Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI - which is exactly the same as the Nintendo one, or any other USB adapter that uses the RT2500 chipset) then you can get it to function as a SoftAP.

I'm using the official Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector, with the ASUS WL-167g software (which I modified with a HEX editor to recognise my Nintendo Wi-Fi adapter).

ASUS software from here:
http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-167g/eng_2371.zip

It's a complex process because I did many steps to get it setup correctly, but the main things I did are as follows:

1. Uninstalled the official Nintendo WFC software and drivers.

2. Installed the Buffalo WLI-U2-KG54-AI drivers (modified INF file). I think you should be able to use the drivers of any USB adapter that has the RT2500 chipset.

3. Installed the ASUS software (not drivers, but the Wireless Control Center thing). I had to use a HEX editor to modify the device IDs in some of the exe files to get it to recognise my USB connector.

4. Setup ASUS software to become a SoftAP. Received error message saying driver file could not be copied, so I copied it manually. Set it to SoftAP again, then it worked correctly. Secured the access point by hiding SSID, setting up WEP, etc. Put access point to 802.11b mode only.

5. Bridged the wireless network with my internet. This caused problems (many drop-outs in Mario Kart), so I switched to Internet Connection Sharing. And since, it has been working flawlessly. DHCP doesn't work for me so I just assign IP addresses manually.

So now my Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector now functions as a SoftAP. I've tested it with having two DSs and two PSPs connected to it simultaneously - worked beautifully, no problems.

Hey, I followed this guide. The PC's in my network have ip's: 10.0.0.x
I gave the wireless connection the ip 10.0.1.1(a different subnet).
When I search for wireless connections with my laptop I find a network with the SSID I entered. When I connect it I need to give the WEP key. So far so good. But then it keeps saying waiting for network and it won't connect. I've tried without WEP, 54g, 802.11b etc.
In the ASUS control Centre I go to Config->SoftAP. Then I can drag my LAN connection around. I have put it in the left box. Is this okay?

Hope you can help me

gangstaF,
What settings are you using on your DS?

Crackh34d,
Try using Windows' Network Connections to set up ICS or Bridging. I'm not quite sure how well the ASUS works for setting that up.

My DS just doesn't connect with the USB connector. I'm using the Nintendo one.
I installed the ASUS tool, made all the changes that were needed, but the DS doesn't connect... always the 52100 error.

My IP config:

Configura??o de IP do Windows

Nome do host . . . . . . . . . . . : sm-m8or7s5ihqhn
Sufixo DNS prim?rio. . . . . . . . :
Tipo de n? . . . . . . . . . . . . : desconhecido
Roteamento de IP ativado . . . . . : n?o
Proxy WINS ativado . . . . . . . . : n?o

Adaptador Ethernet Conex?o local:

Sufixo DNS espec?fico de conex?o . :
Descri??o . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connec
tion
Endere?o f?sico . . . . . . . . . . : 00-16-76-02-91-BF
DHCP ativado. . . . . . . . . . . . : Sim
Configura??o autom?tica ativada . . : Sim
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Gateway padr?o. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Servidor DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Servidores DNS. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Concess?o obtida. . . . . . . . . . : segunda-feira, 14 de agosto de 200
6 03:23:29
Concess?o expira. . . . . . . . . . : segunda-feira, 14 de agosto de 200
6 04:23:29

Adaptador PPP Conectar:

Sufixo DNS espec?fico de conex?o . :
Descri??o . . . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Endere?o f?sico . . . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP ativado. . . . . . . . . . . . : N?o
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . . : 219.66.30.97
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Gateway padr?o. . . . . . . . . . . : 219.66.30.97
Servidores DNS. . . . . . . . . . . : 143.90.130.39
143.90.130.165
NetBIOS por Tcpip . . . . . . . . . : Desativado

Adaptador Ethernet Conex?o de rede sem fio 2:

Sufixo DNS espec?fico de conex?o . :
Descri??o . . . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LA
N Adapter #2
Endere?o f?sico . . . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-EE-AA-79
DHCP ativado. . . . . . . . . . . . : N?o
Endere?o IP . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
M?scara de sub-rede . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Gateway padr?o. . . . . . . . . . . :

And for DS:

IP: 192.168.2.2
Sub: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
DNS: 192.168.2.1

hello waffle

Hi! i've done everything the tutorial said, get the newest drivers. The usb connecter is functioning, but i can't connect... mayby you can help me...

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : wanadoo.nl
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.127
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 4:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : 225.225.0.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

thanks

wadoludo,
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with your IP address settings. Are you sharing the "WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface" connection? If you have a software firewall enabled, is it blocking gateway traffic?

pikafar,
I assume your USB dongle is "Wireless Network Connection 4".
Change the IP address settings of it to be: 192.168.1.1
Then on the DS use these settings:
IP address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS: 192.168.1.1

alright, I've been reading this topic and have followed every step you gave but I also get the "connected to access point but could not connect to the server" error. I'll post my ipconfig data and I hope you guys can figure out a way to make it work.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : john-2cymggpe8s
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : vc.shawcable.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : vc.shawcable.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-17-1F-3F-AC
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.80.129.25
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.80.128.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.59.144.80
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.59.144.90
64.59.144.91
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : August 15, 2006 10:43:11 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : August 17, 2006 10:43:11 PM

adapter Wireless Network Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-C4-01-C6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

adapter Wireless Network Connection 3 is the nintendo wifi dongle.

I set everything the way you said but I continued to get errors. My internet even stopped working for a bit until i set it to get ip address automatically(not the wireless connection). any help would be greatly appreciated :)

vitius,
Have you enabled Internet Connection Sharing?

yes, i have enabled ICS on my Local Area Connection 8 and there is no option for ICS on wireless network connection.

since I have more time now I'll post up my settings in detail.

comp IP: 24.80.129.25

usb dongle IP: 192.168.0.1 (subnet mask 255.255.255.0)

DS IP: 192.168.1.2
SSID: default
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.0.1
primary DNS: 192.168.0.1
secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0

ASUS wireless settigns:
SSID: default
channel: 1
data rate: fully auto
PS mode: CAM

Network authentication: open
Data encryption: disabled

54g mode: 802.11b only

SoftAP mode
Internet: Local Area Connection 8 (enable ICS has a check next to it, i removed it when enabling ICS manually but now it's checked again)

I guess thats all I can post.
when I test the copnnection i have 3 bars until an error pops up saying I cant connect to the server.

Set your DS IP to: 192.168.0.2
The other settings seem fine.

I am getting the same message, connected to AP, but not to server.

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

C:\Documents and Settings\Seth.DYER-JEZEAKDQ2I>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dyer-jezeakdq2i
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-E6-E0-1D-E5
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:27:51 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, August 20, 2006 1:27:51 AM

Ethernet adapter NintendoDS: (Nintendo USB Adaptor)

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-F7-E2-44
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.169.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Seth.DYER-JEZEAKDQ2I>

DS:

IP: 192.169.0.2
Subnet mask:255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.169.0.1
Primary DNS: 192.169.0.1

I have tried with both Shared and open, and with or without WEP.
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lightningdude,
Your IP address settings seem fine. Do you have a software firewall running on your computer?

I know that I might be just a stupid noob asking this, but why was my pal's laptop unable to connect to my hacked nintendo usb dongle...?

Is it not possible or does it just require a change in the soft AP settings?

I hope that someone can help me..!

cheers
gangstaF

Was MAC filtering on? What about WEP? Maybe even IP address problems?

Waffle wrote:

Was MAC filtering on? What about WEP? Maybe even IP address problems?

No mac filtering, no wep, but how should the ip settings be if it should work?

nice with some help man!

cheers
gangstaF

I have Zone Alarm Pro (Free Version)
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gangstaF,
It should have been possible to DHCP with the laptop. Other than that, I don't know what could have been wrong.

lightningdude,
There should be an option somewhere in Zone Alarm that is called: "This computer is an ICS/NAT gateway". You will need to enable that.

I had to upgrade, but now I can connect. thanks much!
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Waffle wrote:

gangstaF,
It should have been possible to DHCP with the laptop. Other than that, I don't know what could have been wrong.

does this mean that I should have ticked on the DHCP setting under the internet connection sharing settings (for the LAN connection), or what?

So just to get this straight, I should have worked if the dongle was set up right, right?

If you mod your WiFi-connector into a SoftAP, can you use WiFi-Me on it?

Loginer wrote:

If you mod your WiFi-connector into a SoftAP, can you use WiFi-Me on it?

WIFI-Me? well I can use my ds with it yes, for both homebrew and commercial games... (animal crossing, mario kart ds, beup and NDSMail...)

isn't wifime a patching method?

Quote:

If you mod your WiFi-connector into a SoftAP, can you use WiFi-Me on it?

Not under Windows, no. Very easy to get working for WMB/WiFiMe on Linux though.

Fixed the problem.
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Last edited by CrimsonReaper on Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:38 pm; edited 1 time in total

hello

i m using the original nintendo wifi adapter and im having the same trouble as mentioned by others in this thread:
acces point found but couldnt connect to server

i did everything as said by waffle in his post (and tried a lot more...),
although i had to change some ips due to a conflict
here's what it looks like:

PPP-Adapter DSL:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN <PPP/SLIP> Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 84.166.... (its not static)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 84.166...
DNS Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 217.237.150.115
217.237.148.49

Ethernet Adapter Wireless conection:

Connection - specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-EE-4C-CE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DNS-Server . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1

and on the DS:

IP: 192.168.10.2
Subnet mask:255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.10.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.10.1

In the Asus settings under Soft AP, on the left side below "internet" i have my DSL connection, but i cant seem to get anything into the other box on the right (below "Home Network").
I also tried Shared and open, WEP on and off.
sometimes, the ds just loops trying to connect and sometimes i get the error.

any help is very appreciated.

greetings

What error do you get? Do you have a software firewall?

EDIT:
Sorry. Just realised that you mentioned the error in your post.

Waffle wrote:

What error do you get? Do you have a software firewall?

btw its error code 52100. when i do the connection test on the ds, it shows me connectivity,but shortly after it stops and gives me the error.

and in the asus log it says something like this :
...14:00:04 STA 00.......-EC associated
...14:00:24 STA 00.......-EC has left the BISS
(its alway EXACTLY 20 seconds!?)

and yeah i have norton internet security.
it is a bit strange since norton hasn't asked yet if i want to permit/block the asus software from connecting to the net.but i get the same results with norton turned off.

thx waffle for trying to help me

If I were to use DS2KEY, how would I put the configuration? Just as it states? Because I can't connect eventhough I am not using WEP key (WiFi USB as SopftAP). Help...
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Here's how I setup my Nintendo USB stick, it works with both DS games and homebrew (but I need to turn WEP off for homebrew):

Code:

Ethernet Adapter Wireless conection:

Connection - specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-EE-4C-CE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS-Server . . . . . . . . . . . . : 201.36.89.2

Notice the DNS? I set it to the same as my internet connection's (it seems to make the DS find the 'net faster, but it might be just me). Also notice the gateway is plain empty.

My DS is setup to automatically get an IP and DNS, and it works like a charm.
To make DHCP work, all you need is to click on the "Options" buttom in the ICS settings tab (in the connection properties window), and make sure both DHCP ports are marked.

I hope that helps.

I still can't get it. I think its just me who isn't fond of this kind of stuff (I broke my sis's router once by using the wrong program for the router). Thanks for the help anyway. Are the internet connection DNS servers the same as the one I am using to get internet connection?
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maze,
The firewall won't come up asking if you want the ASUS software to connect. I've never used Norton Internet Security, but in firewalls like ZoneAlarm and Kerio, there's a special option (called Gateway mode or ICS host), that needs to be enabled. But seeing as you turned Norton off, I don't know what could be wrong.

CrimsonReaper,
Have you tried commericial games, do they work? The DNS settings on the DS can either be what you normally use for the internet, or the IP address of the ICS host.

For some reason the hex editor on my computer only displays boxes instead of text, this is keeping me from even messing around with my adapter. Does anyone know why it would do this? (I have xvi32)

Alright guys, I just wanted to know if a usb adapter would work with wifiMe and dslinux, I Have A Netopia TER/GUSB-N1 TER/GUSB-E1, I know it is a Ralink RT2500 chipset, so will it work, if so, could someone help. It would be much appreciated, sorry if im asking a stupid question.
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liquidplumr,
I don't know why that's happening. Try changing the font used. Otherwise if you want, PM me with the VID and PID of your adapter, your email address and the version of the ASUS software you are using, and I will modify the EXE files for you.

gdogg,
If you convert it to a SoftAP, then you can use DSLinux with it (to use retawq, the SSH client, etc).
If you want to use it for WifiME, it has to be done under the Linux operating system. There is a different topic about that somewhere...

Hey guys !

Ok, I seem to have a problem. I installed the old (Original) Driver for the Wi-Fi USB Connector via CD from Nintendo and for some reason I can't uninstall those anymore. I went to Hardware and uninstalled the driver and the USB Connector but for some Reason he still Recognizes the USB Connector. So my Question is, how do I Completely Uninstall those Driver. Oh, and the Original Driver is called something with 2500 and the Hardware wizzard only looks for those, so I can't install the Updated driver from the Download. And how do I install those new driver then ?
Phew... that's a lot and I hope someone is able to help me.

Read my post here: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?p=101830#101830

Firstly, thanks for the help about the Driver. But now there is some other Problem.

Okay, got the Driver working and the Installation went smoothly... at least in my opinion. But now I always get some kind of Message, that the Connection with the Access Point was succesfull, however, there is no Connection to the Server Possible. I'm using the DS btw and with the Message is the Code 52101. I think it has something to do with my normal Internet Connection but I really don't know what exactly. Like... The Wireless Connection isn't using my normal Internet Connection or whatever the hell it is. I hope someone can help me.

Did you enable Internet Connection Sharing. If you did, post an ipconfig /all

Hi there all. I'm using the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector, and following all of Waffle's instructions, I'm getting the dreaded Error 52100: Cannot connect to server. Here's a printout of my ipconfig /all:

Quote:

ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : NEWCOMPUTER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : qld.bigpond.net.au

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 10:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : qld.bigpond.net.au
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : ADMtek AN983 10/100 PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-E8-E7-09-70
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 149.167.165.190
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 149.167.164.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.18.17.81
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 61.9.211.33
61.9.211.1
61.9.188.33
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, 19 September 2006 8:27:52 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, 20 September 2006 2:27:52 AM

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-D7-C9-B1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

NDS:

IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Primary DNS: 61.9.211.33
Secondary DNS: 61.9.211.1

I can't figure out what I've done wrong. It doesn't work with firewalls enabled or disabled, nor does it work when I use 192.168.1.1 as my DNS.

Any help?

Okay, Inernet Connection Sharing was activated and here's my IP Config... I don't really know what I should do with it, nor do I know where is should look for a mistake. I really hope you find something waffle.

Oh btw. It's german. I'm living in germany sooo... If you don't understand somehting just ask me. But I guess the only thing importan is:
Ja=Yes
Nein=No

But I think you already know that. I'm posting it to be on the safe side.

Windows-IP-Konfiguration

Hostname. . . . . . . . . . . . . : ragnarok
Prim?res DNS-Suffix . . . . . . . :
Knotentyp . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unbekannt
IP-Routing aktiviert. . . . . . . : Ja
WINS-Proxy aktiviert. . . . . . . : Nein

Ethernetadapter LAN-Verbindung:

Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-basierte PCI-Fast Ethernet-A
dapter
Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-9A-85-5C
DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Ja
Autokonfiguration aktiviert . . . : Ja
IP-Adresse (Autokonfig.). . . . . : 169.254.210.223
Subnetzmaske. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . :

PPP-Adapter NetCologne:

Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 84.44.159.29
Subnetzmaske. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Standardgateway . . . . . . . . . : 84.44.159.29
DNS-Server. . . . . . . . . . . . : 81.173.194.68
194.8.194.60
NetBIOS ?ber TCP/IP . . . . . . . : Deaktiviert

Ethernetadapter Drahtlose Netzwerkverbindung 7:

Verbindungsspezifisches DNS-Suffix:
Beschreibung. . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physikalische Adresse . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-C3-AE-E0
DHCP aktiviert. . . . . . . . . . : Nein
IP-Adresse. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnetzmaske. . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

There's lots of great help here, guys. Thanks, thanks. I've been nothing but successful in getting the DS to pick up on the WiFi, and my issue was sending it on out to the Internet. It might help to note that I had to allow the IPs (192.168.2.1 and 192.168.2.2 in this case) in my firewall's configuraton. I couldn't find an option to permit ICS junk specifically, so I got a bit more specific...

That said, I've got some wee issues that keep my connection from being perfect. First off, enabling ICS seems to make my router get all pissed off at me. There are three computers in the household, and we all connect to a wired router to then get out to the Internet. If the ICS is on long enough, eventually my computer seems to spaz and no longer pick up on the router and the IP address that it provides me with. So while the WiFi still works fine, there's no Internet for it to go to! The router exists at 192.168.1.1 and I can't even connect out to that when this problem kicks in. My main network adapter seems to be assuming some insane random IP, and bam. No Internets.

Anyone else have some specific advice for router-esque situations like this? Like I said, it's wired. Not wireless. You stick ethernet cords in the back. Also, I'm using Windows 2000! Yay me for defying system requirements. Like I said, the dongle works just fine. It's configuring my system to properly manage the traffic that's giving me heart palpitations. Anything else you guys care to know, that could help?

vicious_killer_squirrel,
I can't see what's wrong with your settings... Have you enabled ICS options in your firewall?

DarthSky,
Are you using these settings on your DS:
IP: 192.168.0.2
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS: 192.168.0.1
Have you enabled ICS options in your firewall?

Lampdevil,
Sounds a lot like some kind of IP address conflict. What you could try doing, because you are behind a router, is bridge the wireless connection with your wired connection. If you decide to bridge it, try and see if DHCP works.

Yeah, I'm using those setting and it still doesn't work. My PSP even says there is no Access Point in Range, while My DS at least recognize it, but can't connect to the server...
I only got the Windows Firewall and Anti-Vir and I even disabled those two and the same things happens again... but what concerns me the most is, if I try to use my Normal internet Connection (NetCologne) in the SoftAP tab, it says that this connection can't be bridge and won't let me use this. It only accepts those "Lan-Verbindung(Connection) and then this happens, what I explained above.

Have you tried to enable Internet Connection Sharing with NetCologne? Do this in Control Panel -> Network Connections. I think ASUS program tries to bridge it. What you need is Internet Connection Sharing.

Finally !! This was the mistake ! I really thank you for the help waffle.
Such a simple mistake. Thank you very much for the help again !

Soooo.. Now that everything is working, does anyone know if it is possible to use Xlink Kai with it ?

hello guys i have a curious problem...

i can configure the asus software for make it working with the linksys ralink 2500 pen.

the problem is when i try to use the asus wl-167g on my laptop..

this is what happens:

ssid change randomly every time. don't know why but this isn't good for ds. i set the ssid like "wifi" and after few seconds the programs replace it with "|||||||||||||||||||||||||||" or with "x" and i don't know why..

can you help me

Waffle wrote:

Lampdevil,
Sounds a lot like some kind of IP address conflict. What you could try doing, because you are behind a router, is bridge the wireless connection with your wired connection. If you decide to bridge it, try and see if DHCP works.

Belatedly reporting in, for the possible education of other folks. I reconfigured the IPs I was using so they were 192.168.2.** instead of 192.168.1.**. In addition, I had to adjust my firewall to specifically allow traffic from that particular set of IPs. Once that was done, my WiFi worked BEAUTIFULLY.

Yeah, might wanna get the word out, but this whole fix will make the dongle run on Win2k. It's HARD... but you can do it.

I'd really like to thank Waffle for his guide.

I bought the Nintendo WiFi dongle awhile back when I got my DSL. It didn't work with my computer at the time, but I kept for the heck of it. I recently got a new computer and I stumbled upon this thread and decided to go for it.

I struggled A LOT. I followed everything completely, but there just seemed to be something wrong that wasn't working. After countless times I played with the settings and I FINALLY got it to work.

It just takes a little tinkering and you can get something to work. :D

I can't seem to get it working. I'm using the Nintendo Wi-fi USB Adapter. I think it's a problem related to ICS.

Windows IP Configuration

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

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B2-21-C7
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : October 28, 2006 3:25:02 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : November 4, 2006 3:25:02 PM

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510 Wireless P
CI Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-3D-67-C3-0C

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-F8-10-63
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101

When trying to access using Mario Kart DS, i get error 51300, Unable to connect to an access point.

PumpkinEscobar wrote:

I can't seem to get it working. I'm using the Nintendo Wi-fi USB Adapter. I think it's a problem related to ICS.
...
When trying to access using Mario Kart DS, i get error 51300, Unable to connect to an access point.

If you get "Unable to connect to an access point" then it is not a problem with your ICS settings, but with the SoftAP settings. Check SSID, WEP, 802.11b mode settings.

Waffle wrote:

PumpkinEscobar wrote:

I can't seem to get it working. I'm using the Nintendo Wi-fi USB Adapter. I think it's a problem related to ICS.
...
When trying to access using Mario Kart DS, i get error 51300, Unable to connect to an access point.

If you get "Unable to connect to an access point" then it is not a problem with your ICS settings, but with the SoftAP settings. Check SSID, WEP, 802.11b mode settings.

I checked and realized I put 802.11g so i corrected my mistake and tried to connect via Mario Kart DS and it still didn't work. I got an error 52100, Connected to access point, but unable to connect to the server.

PumpkinEscobar wrote:

I got an error 52100, Connected to access point, but unable to connect to the server.

Are you sure you enabled ICS with the correct network adapter and do you have the correct IP settings on your DS?

anybody have a clue how I can get this to work with Zone Alarm Pro? this works great with the firewall disabled (and mannnnnnny thanks for the long, detailed how-to), but once Zone Alarm Pro is turned on, the wifi craps out. I've put green check marks all across the board for the two ASUS programs I see listed; I've gone into the advanced firewall menu and noted that "this is an ICS/NAT gateway" and have tried all IP addresses--my computer's, my DSL box's and my USB plug's--to no avail. Keep on getting the same firewall-related error message. Any help would save my sanity!!

I've still yet to find anything on this, can anyone be of any help?

Waffle wrote:

CrimsonReaper,
Have you tried commericial games, do they work? The DNS settings on the DS can either be what you normally use for the internet, or the IP address of the ICS host.

It worked for my normal official DS games. It doesn't for the homebrews. I was puzzled. Why does it work for official games but not homebrews. Until now, ever since I first asked, I still haven't got my homebrew to connect to it.

EDIT : Found a posted link by Waffles. Wil work on it.
_________________
One Piece is the best manga/anime I've ever read or watched. Its just so cool (for me).

EDIT: Not sure if showing this info is safe

Last edited by PH on Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

Hi PH,
You're past the first hurdle. The SoftAP seems to be working fine.
Do you have any software firewalls running on your computer? What settings are you using on your DS?
Cheers,
Waffle

Waffle wrote:

Hi PH,
You're past the first hurdle. The SoftAP seems to be working fine.
Do you have any software firewalls running on your computer? What settings are you using on your DS?
Cheers,
Waffle

I have Microsoft software firewall on my computer, and i diddnt realise it was on(I swore i turned it off) During that time i was playing around with it adjusting IP's and what not then gave up and turned my comp off.

I have since turned it back on and realised my MS firewall was on, i then turned it off. Since then in the system tray my new BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN has a little picture of a computer and 2 lines like its sending a signal, if i hover my mouse over it it has

Speed:54Mbps
Signal strength:Very Good
Status: connected

it diddnt have this before, but still it does not work.

However, downsatairs on my dads computer where the router is pluged into i cant explain(boss computer? lol) it has a firewall and i think this could be stopping it(maybe its a hardware firewall as the computer is off(does that matter?)) It so happens that when i was setting up the Nintendo USB wi-fi connector that when it wasnt working we turned on my dads computer and he was getting firewall turn on options. Im pretty sure this is the problem but i cant check because he is administrato of the computer and i cant check atm. What do you thing the likelyhood is that this is my problem?

Also when i was talking about the router only allowing specific IP's does this mean that the the BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN addapters Ip has to be allowed by my router? and same for the DS (or my Wii for that matter)

Last edited by PH on Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

If your PC can get on the internet fine, then you don't need to worry about the hardware firewalls, etc. What Internet Connection Sharing does, is "masquerades" the packets to make them appear as if you were accessing the internet from your PC. So things like routers won't know if it was DS. Therefore there is no need to allow the DS' IP address is your router or your Dad's computer.
I believe the Windows Firewall should automatically allow ICS traffic.

Try changing the gateway setting on the DS to: 192.168.1.1

Waffle wrote:

If your PC can get on the internet fine, then you don't need to worry about the hardware firewalls, etc. What Internet Connection Sharing does, is "masquerades" the packets to make them appear as if you were accessing the internet from your PC. So things like routers won't know if it was DS. Therefore there is no need to allow the DS' IP address is your router or your Dad's computer.
I believe the Windows Firewall should automatically allow ICS traffic.

Try changing the gateway setting on the DS to: 192.168.1.1

Ok....OMFG you are a genius, man you need to work for an advice line my friend because you would own the industry!

you are a GOD... how do you know all this stuff? do you do it as a Job? or is this (hacking driver ect.) just a hobby?

I seriously thank you this is amazzaazzing!

also is the potential of 54Mbps fast enough speed for online gaming eg. for a 360? i have a 256k internet connection say i was to get a 360 and a Wi-fi connector for it would it lag anyless than my computer would playing an online game?

Also is there a reason i now get a really strong signal everywhere in my house?

once again thank you, you have made my day/night.

PH wrote:

how do you know all this stuff? do you do it as a Job? or is this (hacking driver ect.) just a hobby?

Oh it's just a hobby.

PH wrote:

also is the potential of 54Mbps fast enough speed for online gaming eg. for a 360? i have a 256k internet connection say i was to get a 360 and a Wi-fi connector for it would it lag anyless than my computer would playing an online game?

First of all, because we set the Wifi dongle's options to "802.11b Only", it's maximum speed is 11Mbps; Windows likes to lie. If you set it to 802.11g mode, then the maximum speed would be 54Mbps. That being said, you have 256k internet connection, which is equivalent to 0.25Mbps. The wireless network, even at 802.11b speeds, is much faster than your internet. So playing an online game on the computer should be no different than playing it on the 360. Wireless does have a tiny bit of extra latency (between 2-3 ms) but that won't cause any noticable lag.

PH wrote:

Also is there a reason i now get a really strong signal everywhere in my house?

Are you saying that after turning it into a SoftAP, the signal became better than what it was before? I never noticed a difference in signal strength with mine.

waffle wrote:

PH wrote:

Also is there a reason i now get a really strong signal everywhere in my house?

Are you saying that after turning it into a SoftAP, the signal became better than what it was before? I never noticed a difference in signal strength with mine.

Yer, my signal did go down to 1 or 2 bars when i moved downstairs and there was no signal at all up the front of my house, today(spftAP) i get full signal everywhere inside the house....wierd?

Also for the Wii i would argue that OPERA runs even faster with the SoftAP as opposed to the Wi-fi dongle.

I have an interesting problem with my connection.

I have followed your instructions too the letter and I cannot get the DS to work with ty Nintendo Wi-Fi Adapter. It will find my Wi-Fi Network but it does not find an internet connection. On an interesting note trying other devices while I cannot get my other laptop, Wii to connect to my Nintendo Wi-Fi (it detects the access point but does not connect) but my mobile phone (which has Wi-Fi) can get the Nintendo Adapter to work and perfectly access the internet without adjusting any settings.

ASUS:

Code:

SSID: Nintendo
Network: Open
WEP: Disabled
54g Mode: 802.11b only

My DS Settings;

Code:

IP Address: 192.168.11.2
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.11.1

DNS: 192.168.11.1

My ipconfig:

Code:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : VAIO
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for
VMnet8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.232.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for
VMnet1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connecti
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-A9-0E-05-03
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 05 January 2007 02:40:49
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 05 January 2007 04:40:49

Ethernet adapter Nintendo Wireless Adapter:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-YB Wireless LAN
Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-0B-EE-27-37
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Any help I would appreciate :) (Firewall is off btw)

One Pence,

Your IP address settings seem completely fine.
Are you absolutely sure that your mobile phone is actually connecting through the Nintendo Wi-Fi adapter? It's very odd that nothing other than your mobile works.

When accessing the internet through your mobile, open Network Connections, right-click the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB dongle, and click Status. Do the packet counters (for both Sent and Received) increase?

Also, what's the exact error the DS is giving?

Thank you for your reply but I got it too work. I wiped my computer since this post and had installed the Nintendo drivers. Then today I decided to try these drivers again and it worked a treat.

My problem was my devices saw the Access Point but couldn't connect but i think it was either because I had other virtual adapters installed or a dodgy install last time.

Ok another quick question.

What ASUS files or ports do I need to allow on the host computer (the one the adapter is plugged into) to let the wireless internet go through my Firewall? I've tried everything but and the wireless devices (DS, Wii, other wireless laptop) can only connect to the internet when I turn my firewall off (with the firewall it is still connected to my AP but no internet access).

Edit: I know my firewall has to allow ICS but I have allowed it on port 53 (my firewalls suggestion) and still nothing. Any other files/ports?

I don't think there are any files or ports to allow. Firewalls block ICS traffic because the IP address headers in the packets are not destined for your computer. Usually there's a specific option in the firewall to allow ICS traffic. What firewall are you using?

Hi all,
Is it possiable to make nintendo driver work on windows 2000?
The original driver only support wxp......

psboy,
The ASUS SoftAP drivers *may* work on Windows 2000. I have not tested it all. Give it a shot, and see how it goes?

Hi!

I've been very happy with the asus AP hack, but now I wanted to bring back my old Nintendo USB connector software/drivers. Therefore I uninstalled this asus and the buffalo drivers, then I installed the newest driver from nintendo, but it gave me an error during install... and the AP software that comes with the drivers freezes upon startup, it doesn't even install this softAP, I only try running them from the directory "/SoftAP" inside the nintendo drivers folder... now I've been experimenting alot but without any luck.. :(

Is there a specific way to do this, and will someone PLEASE try and help me!!!

I need my Wii and two DS's to go online again! :)

regards
gangstaF

What's the error you get during install?

Waffle wrote:

What's the error you get during install?

I've gotten two different ones:
one regarding the sharing of internet connection?
and one where it simply wouldn't recognise the dongle, so it stalled on the message telling you to plug it in...

got any ideas?

The first type of error occurs everytime i run the install, by the end of it, at thereby it ends the install with an error. I guess this means that the error causes the install to cancel the installation of the SoftAP program. (hope you can understand this, bit hard for me to explain... :D)

And thanks for even trying to help me out here, mate!

regards
gangstaF

gangstaF wrote:

one regarding the sharing of internet connection?

Open Control Panel -> Network Connections. Does the dongle appear as Buffalo or Nintendo? Is Internet Connection Sharing already enabled? If so disable it.
Now physically unplug the network cable going to your LAN card (assuming you are using a wired network for your internet).
And try running the Nintendo install again.

gangstaF wrote:

one where it simply wouldn't recognise the dongle, so it stalled on the message telling you to plug it in...

Could be driver issue (as in, the Buffalo drivers load when you plug it in, so the Nintendo software won't detect it).

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