Set up Nintendo DS surfing via PowerBook and Treo 680

Apr 25, '07 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: 2manytoys

I attempted to use this hint with my Treo 680 connected to my 12" PowerBook via USB and Mobile-Stream.com's USB modem, but was unable to, until I looked at how my WinXP laptop connected to the shared Treo 680 modem. So save yourself the hassle of dealing with a Windows box, and follow these steps...

Equipment needed:

PowerBook setup steps:
  1. Set up USB modem as shown in the documentation; fairly simple and headache-free.
  2. Open System Preferences » Sharing » Internet, and select Treo 680 Modem from the 'Share your connection from' drop-down menu. You may have to do this twice before AirPort shows up as an option.
  3. Click Start in the Internet Sharing panel.
  4. In Terminal, type ifconfig en1 to acquire the IP address of the AirPort. It should look like: inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask. Mine was 10.0.2.1. This is where sharing the USB Treo Modem is different from sharing the Ethernet: the DNS server is going to be the IP Adress.
Read on for the Nintendo DS setup instructions...

Set up the Nintendo DS

  1. Go to Settings » Network » Connection, and select Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings from the next panel.
  2. Select Connection 1, 2 or 3
  3. Select Search for an Access Point in the next panel
  4. Select the found access point in the next panel
  5. Select OK to start a connection test in the next panel (it won't be able to connect, as it is looking for a DHCP server)
  6. Click OK when you get the 52002 error code.
  7. Go back to the connection that you were setting up by clicking on Ready
  8. Edit the settings as follows:
  9. Save Settings and click Back twice.
That's it; you should be done, and can now surf!

Disclaimer: I will accept no responsibility for the use or misuse of software or hardware, for any damage that may be caused by the software or hardware. I am not responsible for any charges you may incur from your cellular provider as a result of using this instruction set.

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