Maybe just coincidental, but I recently (a month ago) hooked my Wii into my wireless network and now I get a message from McAfee something like "A new device is trying to link to your computer. Is this an intruder?" And it gives the IP address of the new device.
I've tried to find the IP address for the Wii and can't - don't know if it even has one. If it does, how do I find it?
If the Wii is not the culprit then I need to mark the new device as an intruder!
Hi,
you are most likely using a router, so your Wii IP will be similar to the IP assigned by the routers DHCP to your computer ( 192.168.something.something )
But when you go online with your Wii, people will see the IP that your modem has assigned your router. It will be the same IP that people see when you are online with your PC as well.
To find this just google "Whats my IP address" and a website will tell you what it is.
Thanks for The Reply. Yes, I do have a router, and when I do a network map it shows various things in my network like "notebook computer" and a second desktop computer that I have on the network. The item that I don't understand is the potential intruder and it is identified by an IP address, and it is 192.168.something.something.
What I'm trying to establish is whether the 192.168.something.something is something (like my Wii) that I have on the network or an intruder.
Obviously if it's an intruder then I want to disallow it on my network. If it's the Wii then I want to leave it there.
My reason for thinking that it may be the Wii is that it showed up at about the same time (within a month) as when I introduced the Wii to the network.
If I Google "Whats my IP address" then I'm thinking that it will give the IP address for my computer, which won't help with the Wii/intruder question.
You could try to log into your router via your web browser, and then seeing how many devices are connected to it through wireless. Then restrict the IP that your computer is telling you is the " Intruder " IP.
Once that's done, check to see if your wii can get online.
If it can't get online then that's the Wii IP, if it can get online, leave the banned IP banned in the router.
Thanks, Salmonzig. I'll try that when I get home (I'm at work).
I was thinking that a simpler way was that if the Wii has an IP address and I could find it, then I could match the Wii IP with the IP address shown for the suspect device. If they don't match, then I'll kick the fellow off my network.
