Anyway, all I had to do was set the Multicast rate to 2 instead of 11. Just figured I would pass this on in case anyone else runs into this.
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I bought my son a NintendoDS this weekend along with Mario Kart. I searched Google for a while, trying to figure out why I couldn't see my AirPort with the DS and Nintendo's wifi support site doesn't work from a Mac-based browser.
Anyway, all I had to do was set the Multicast rate to 2 instead of 11. Just figured I would pass this on in case anyone else runs into this.
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Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
I have a rather annoying problem with my Airport Express. I have it set up to add wireless capability to my wired router. This works brilliantly on my PowerBook, but whenever my friend tries to use it with his Windows laptop it just doesn't work.
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
If you have your wireless network password protected, you can't use WPA or anyone trying to log in with a windows machine won't be able to. You have to use WEP. If it's not a protected network, then it is probably a problem with the windows laptop.
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
You have GOT to be kidding. Windows doesn't support WPA encryption?
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
No, certain matchings of chipset and drivers don't support WPA in the Windows world. If the friend in the followup is using an older card, then that's quite likely the problem.
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
It is not that Windows supports WPA, it does by the fact that the network interface device and driver software handles it and Windows just gets the decrypted data.
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
I'm not sure it's the multicast rate that's the problem because I have my wireless G router set to multicast 11. Actually, Nintendo says you just have to make sure that multicast rates of 11 and 5.5 are available even though the NDS only operates at 1 and 2 Mbps
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
I doubt that it is the multicast either. Despite what many windows users say and Apple Airport is nothing more than a wireless router and they all pretty much operate in the same way.....they have to our we would not be connecting to the internet.
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
You should also be able to, on some routers/DHCP servers at least, choose to assign a range of addresses say 192.168.1.1-200 and then use 192.168.1.201 and above as static addresses. I had to do this on a network where we had some printers (with static addresses) and visiting artists (with DHCP served addresses). There was no way I was going to be on call to set up peoples laptops for one day when I could have the server hand them out for me. ;)
On topic, my DS only has problems joining encrypted networks, didn't have to mess with any other settings.
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Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
See <a href="http://www.nintendowifi.com/">Nintendo Wifi</a> for all the details on how to setup your DS and Wi-Fi based to work together.
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
I use my airport card in my G5 to share internet from my ethernet port. The only options I can really change is the frequency band channel. I've tried this and still won't connect to the DS. It sees it as an access point but won't give the DS an IP address. Any suggestions?
Nintendo DS Wifi and Airport Express
there's another article about it here, search for it... you have to set your ds as static to make it work |
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