Nintendo Wii and Sprint Touch Pro 2

[Bulldog46208]

Has anyone been able to use WMWifirouter to connect their Nintendo Wii to the internet? My only source of internet is through my TP2. When I try to connect over Wi-fi to my Nintendo Wii, the Wii recognizes the TP2 but will not connect. Has anyone tried this? Any suggestions to get it to work?

[lazydazed]

tried, failed... i dont think the wii accepts ad-hoc connections, at least thats what i remember coming up with.. been a while..

[Bulldog46208]

Okay, thank you for the quick responses.

[wud_e]

I couldn't even get my Brother-in-laws Wii to work on his Laptops Ad-Hoc connection. So I think it's a Console thing.

[tech]

the only way i got it connected is sharing connection with lappy that all

[JMizzo]

I use it every day for xbox live on my 360, also have used it on my PS3. Got them to work with both WMWifirouter and the XDA Wifi router. Have both set up with password protection. I have no idea what I am doing differently.


JM

[gammax7]

It can be done by using a router (a wireless access point should also work) between the Wii (DS, etc.) and your phone. I have an old router that I use just for this purpose. There are two things that you have to do.

First, you have to set up a Wi-Fi connection between your phone and router. That is, they both have to be set up with the same SSID and same encryption (if that's to be used, though I would try first without it). You should also make sure that the wifi connection on the phone (wifirouter, for example) is set up as Infrastructure (not ad-hoc). This is the wifi connection that your Wifi router on the phone will be using, so make sure that they match.

The second very important thing is to turn off the DHCP server on the router. For most routers, this can be done on the home screen or LAN screen. I believe that this step is not necessary if you use a wireless access point instead of a router.

A third, I believe optional, step is to put the router and the phone on the same subnet. I have them like that, but I don't think it's necessary.

Finally, I use a small utility on the phone called ICS Control as opposed to the wifi router app. ICS Control gives you much more control (as the name implies!) including port forwarding, etc., but it's harder to set up and use. I do think that this could work with the wifi router; I just wanted to say that's not what I use.

BTW, this method also allows you to connect wired devices in addition to every imaginable wireless device to the router. For example, you can get an xbox 360 connected by plugging it into one of the router's LAN ports using an ethernet cable (no need for a wifi adapter). FYI, in this configuration, you should never plug anything into the router's WAN port. I have a router set up in our minivan and use this configuration all the time, so I know that it works. The kids love being able to have internet access anywhere and for any device!

Good luck!

[kevo3000]

@gammax7: Im going to give this a try and i will let you know my results, if this does work then maybe you should make a step by step instructional list, alot of geekers would be happy....

[Demonis]

I didn't read the other replies, so I'm sure someone already helped you. But the only way I get my consoles (I have all three) to work via the phone is use the Wifi to a computer, then crossover cable the computer to the console. It's still too slow to play, but at least you can download games, patches, updates, and demos if you want.

[gammax7]

Originally Posted by kevo3000

@gammax7: Im going to give this a try and i will let you know my results, if this does work then maybe you should make a step by step instructional list, alot of geekers would be happy....

Yeah, let me know if you can't get it to work. As I had mentioned, I know it works as we use it all the time. It works with all kinds of wireless/Wi-Fi devices (Wii, DS, DSi, PSP, PS3, ipod, laptops, etc.) as well as all kinds of wired devices (XBOX, XBOX 360, laptops, etc.). In fact, last year, for a ski trip to NM, I set up our XBOX on a 24'' monitor in the minivan, connected it to the router (which was connected to my phone), and the kids were not only able to play local games, but they also played Halo 3 on XBOX Live while driving on I-35!!! Yes, they are still telling their friends about that.

If needed, I can provide a more detailed step-by-step guide and post in the right place. I'm not sure where that would go...

As Demonis mentioned, this can also be done through a laptop. You can have the laptop establish an internet connection through the phone (USB, bluetooth, or WiFi) and then share that connection through another connection (like Ethernet) using Windows built-in Internet Sharing. Personally, I find the router a bit "cleaner" of a solution. I would be willing to bet that it's also faster.