Nov 29, '05 05:29:00AM • Contributed by: november
Read on for a step-by-step guide that should have enough detail to be followed by a networking novice...
Here's how to use your Mac to share your internet connection with your DS:
- Make sure you're connected to the internet via something other than the AirPort card (i.e. Ethernet).
- Turn on Internet Sharing:
- Go to System Preferences, click on the Sharing icon, then click on the Internet tab.
- Change the Share your connection from: pop-up to 'Built-in Ethernet.'
- Under the To computers using section, check the AirPort box.
- Click Airport options...
- Enter an easy name such as nds. Leave all the security options blank -- implementing security is an exercise left to the reader -- then click OK.
- Click Start in the Internet Sharing panel.
- Gather Information:
- Open Terminal.app and type ifconfig en1. In the output...
- Look for: inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask ...
- Take note the IP Address (the x's) associated with the first inet (mine was 10.0.2.1; yours may be different).
- Type dig. Near the bottom of this output will be SERVER: followed by an IP address. This will be the DNS server you will use for your DS.
- Configure the DS:
- Edit your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings from within a compatible game.
- Select a connection to edit.
- Choose Manual Setup.
- Enter the following parameters:
- SSID: nds (or whatever you chose in step one)
- Auto-obtain IP Address: No
- IP Address: Take the first IP Address you obtained earlier, and make the last digit bigger. i.e., mine could be 10.0.2.4
- Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
- Gateway: The first IP Address, unchanged. (e.g. 10.0.2.1)
- Auto-obtain DNS: No
- Primary DNS: your DNS SERVER from the earlier dig output.
- Test your connection at the top of the screen. You should have no problem connecting.
This hint was tested in Panther and Tiger, and the following links were very helpful in compiling this guide: [robg adds: I don't have a DS, so I can't test this one...]
