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Tutorial - Make Your Nintendo Wifi USB Connector A SoftAP
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wdclean
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6. March 2007 @ 09:12 |
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Originally posted by DarkToad:
It would just be good to be able to connect whilst Norton is on. And it saves mum asking why theres a cross on the system tray :-S.
Not sure what norton you have but you don't have to shut norton down just disable its firewall
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DarkToad
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6. March 2007 @ 09:20 |
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Yes, its permanently off now and I have a wireless access point that can connect anything! I am so pleases that i managed to do it with on help! (apart from the tutorial obviously, what i mean is that i dint have to ask anyone else what things meant). Thank you so much everyone for your help and really thanks you too the tutorial!!!!
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wdclean
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6. March 2007 @ 09:24 |
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Anytime, spread the news cheapest wifi out their Thank You Nintendo!!!
WD
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ClearKid
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6. March 2007 @ 17:23 |
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Originally posted by ClearKid:
I can't get past the second step. Whenever I plug in the nintendo wifi adapter, it's only detected as the Nintendo Usb adapter and not the Buffalo wireless lan. I've tried manually installing the drivers to the Nintendo USB device under my Device Manager, but it says that it's the incorrect driver and/or it isn't designed for x64.
Sounds like you have used the nintendo drivers, so before you start go back and remove this program and all files. Reboot and then proceed to install this set up.
WD.
I don't have the Nintendo drivers. I can't even run the setup CD because I have XP x64. Everytime I plug it in, it's added under "Other Devices" as Nintendo wi-fi USB connector. I'm beginning to think that I have a newer model or something that isn't detected as a Buffalo Lan adapter.
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wdclean
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6. March 2007 @ 17:47 |
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[quote]Originally posted by ClearKid:
I can't get past the second step. Whenever I plug in the nintendo wifi adapter, it's only detected as the Nintendo Usb adapter and not the Buffalo wireless lan. I've tried manually installing the drivers to the Nintendo USB device under my Device Manager, but it says that it's the incorrect driver and/or it isn't designed for x64.
Sounds like you have used the nintendo drivers, so before you start go back and remove this program and all files. Reboot and then proceed to install this set up.
WD.
I don't have the Nintendo drivers. I can't even run the setup CD because I have XP x64. Everytime I plug it in, it's added under "Other Devices" as Nintendo wi-fi USB connector. I'm beginning to think that I have a newer model or something that isn't detected as a Buffalo Lan adapter.[/quote]
First thing its not that you have xp 64 bit because thats what I'm running. Go into add remove and see if there is a nintendo wifi their if there is remove it then search for any remaining nintendo files and reboot and try the setup again. Let me know if this helps ... See I think whats happened is that xp installed these drivers already off your disc. See untill you remove the nintendo files it will always show as a nintendo wifi
WD.
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Gryphie
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9. March 2007 @ 12:54 |
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"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). Click OK to terminat the application."
I got this message when I tried to start up the Control Center after copying the replacement files like the tutorial said.
I'm running Vista and I have a bad feeling that is why.
Gryphons unite!
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lame0
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9. March 2007 @ 17:02 |
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ok i got this working no sweat, easier than getting the wii to recognize it with the nintendo drivers, but now the wi doesn't see the ap, but the psp does.... any idea what might be happening?
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volar
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11. March 2007 @ 09:41 |
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Originally posted by kcajblue:
Ok. If you are stuck with a Nintendo Wifi USB Connector and want to use it to connect with a different devices like a psp, you can use this tutorial to change your Nintendo Wifi USB Connector in to a SoftAP so you can connect online with any other devices.
To do this you need to have this rar file:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S4VLBP9A
or you can get it from here:
http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/nin_wifi_Fullpack.rar
Then follow these steps:
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If you want to use the official Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector as a standard SoftAP make sure you have removed the Nintendo software and drivers as they will no longer be needed.
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Inside the Drivers folder of the RAR file, you will find modified Buffalo drivers. Install these drivers for the USB Connector. Then install the ASUS software (also in RAR file(eng_2371.zip)). When it prompts you to restart, select No. I have found that there is no need to.
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Now in the ASUS EXEs folder of the RAR file, extract the six EXE files in the into the ASUS folder (C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities). Make sure you overwrite the existing files.
4)Then click Start -> All Programs -> ASUS Utility -> WLAN Card -> ASUS WLAN Control Center. You will get a dialog asking if you want to use the Windows configuration utility or the ASUS one, select the option that uses ASUS one and disables the Windows one. Then there will be a wizard. Click Cancel to close the wizard.
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Now copy the file (C:\Program Files\ASUS\WLAN Card Utilities\Driver\WinXP\AP\rt2500usb.sys) to (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers). Make sure you overwrite the existing file.
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Right-click on the ASUS software icon in the System Tray (bottom-right corner of screen) and select Wireless Settings. When the settings dialog opens, on the left select Config, then go to the SoftAP tab, and select Soft AP Mode. Then un-tick the Enable ICS checkbox. Then on the left click Apply. You will get a message box asking if you really want to change to SoftAP mode, click Yes. A message will come up saying something like "add the adapter to the network bridge", just ignore it and click OK. If all has gone well, there will be no error messages. Now close the ASUS Wireless Config utility or it will start conflicting when we manually set ICS.
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Now go to Control Panel -> Network Connections (this may have opened automatically opened up when you Applied the SoftAP settings). Right-click on the Network Adapter you are currently accessing your Internet through (or your internet connection icon) and open the properties for that connection. Go to the Advanced tab, and click "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection". Then click OK. If you get an error message saying the IP address is already in use, disable the Network adapter you are trying to share then try again - be sure to enable it again afterwards. It can take a long time for ICS to be enabled so wait patiently.
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Now right-click on the Wireless Network Connection and click Properties. In the middle of the dialog there will be some protocols, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then open the properties for that. Windows would have assigned a static IP address if ICS was successfully enabled, check to make sure this IP address does not conflict with other IP addresses on your network. Also, it should be on a different subnet to the Local Area Connection (for example, my computer's IP address is 192.168.0.2, I assigned the wireless network connection the IP address of 192.168.1.1 - which is on a different subnet). If it is on the same subnet, ICS will not work correctly.
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With that done, open the ASUS Wireless Config utility again. On the left select Config, in the Basic tab set a SSID. In the encryption tab, select Shared for Network Authentication and WEP for Data Encryption - I have found that this works with the DS. Now enter a WEP key. Go back to the Basic tab, and at the bottom click on Advanced, change the 54g Mode setting to 802.11b only. Click Apply on the left to save the settings.
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Now turn on your DS, play a Wi-Fi Connection game, go to the Nintendo WFC Settings, and select Manual Setup. Enter the SSID and WEP Key (both of these are case-sensitive) you entered to the ASUS Config utility before. Select No to Auto-obtain IP Address (you must do this because the Nintendo DS doesn't seem to DHCP correctly with ICS for some reason). Now give your DS an IP Address (this must be on the same subnet as the USB connector, I gave my DS the IP address: 192.168.1.2). For subnet mask enter 255.255.255.0. For gateway and primary DNS, enter the IP address of the USB connector. Now try and test connection, and if all has gone well the connection should be successful!
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Now with the ASUS Wireless Config utility, hide your SSID, and use MAC Address filtering to improve the security of your wireless access point.
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You now have an Official Nintendo Wifi USB Connector that can connect online with any other devices. :D
~~~ This is a video of me installing the Nintendo Wifi USB Connector. in the video i take a long time to do some things. so if you think the video is over its not. the video is like 12:00 minutes. its really long. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XCSFNK20 ~~~
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Note 1:
I did not make this guide. I just happened to find it and want to share it with everyone else because it helped me a lot.
***Note 2:***
I use different I use different ASUS WLAN Card settings than the ones in step 9 so I can connect with the DS and PSP at the same time.
here are my settings:
Basic Tab
-Network Type - Infrastructure
-Network Name (SSID) - Hide SSID
-Channel - 6
-Data Rate - Fully Auto
-PS Mode - CAM
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Encryption Tab
-Network Authentication - Open
-Data Encryption - Disabled
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Advanced Tab
-RTS Threshold - 2347
-Fragmentation Threshold - 2346
-Preamble Mode - Long
-Frame Bursting - Disabled
-54g Mode - 54g Auto
-54g Protection - Auto
-Use Short Slot Time - Disable
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Soft AP Tab
-Soft AP / STA Mode - Soft AP Mode
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Access Control Tab (I dont use a MAC Address anymore but you can if it works for you)
-Access Control Policy - Accept
-Access Control List - (enter the MAC Addresses of your device)
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if you have any questions or anything, just ask.
The modified Buffalo drivers are not in the download. Do you have another way of getting these drivers?
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11. March 2007 @ 09:59 |
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you didnt have to quote that whole post.
and the modded drivers are in the download.
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volar
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11. March 2007 @ 11:14 |
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where are they hiding?
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11. March 2007 @ 13:25 |
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in the folder that says drivers.
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11. March 2007 @ 13:45 |
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Hello! I bought the Nintendo USB connection today and everything was going smooth up until step 6. When I try to click Apply the error "cannot copy driver to system directory" comes up. I dont have the Broadband connection option so i was wondering if this was the problem. Please help me!
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wdclean
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11. March 2007 @ 14:13 |
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Originally posted by sphynx630:
Hello! I bought the Nintendo USB connection today and everything was going smooth up until step 6. When I try to click Apply the error "cannot copy driver to system directory" comes up. I dont have the Broadband connection option so i was wondering if this was the problem. Please help me!
Can you give me a little more detail as to the steps before?
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11. March 2007 @ 15:16 |
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Well I followed, everything that the guide and the video did. Everything was fine until i had to copy the file rt2500usb.sys into the drivers folder because i couldn't find the system32 folder. So then i searched and found it but wasn't sure if i did this step correctly. So i then continued on but got stuck where i click Apply on the ASUS software. The error message " cannot copy driver to system directory" came up. So now I'm stuck not knowing what to do next.
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wdclean
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11. March 2007 @ 17:18 |
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Originally posted by sphynx630:
Well I followed, everything that the guide and the video did. Everything was fine until i had to copy the file rt2500usb.sys into the drivers folder because i couldn't find the system32 folder. So then i searched and found it but wasn't sure if i did this step correctly. So i then continued on but got stuck where i click Apply on the ASUS software. The error message " cannot copy driver to system directory" came up. So now I'm stuck not knowing what to do next.
I think you should go back and make sure you do step 5 because you have to overwrite the existing file there. Now that you know where it is. Can't remember but it should ask if you want to replace the existing file.Try this and let me know
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volar
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11. March 2007 @ 18:54 |
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Originally posted by kcajblue:
in the folder that says drivers.
there is no such folder. there is, data1(zip), data1.hdr, data2(zip), engine32(zip), layout.bin, results, setup(gif), setup(exe), setup(config settings), setup(inx file), setup.ibt, setup.iss.
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11. March 2007 @ 20:37 |
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yes there is such a folder.
its the second folder from when you extract the stuff.
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wdclean
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12. March 2007 @ 03:53 |
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Originally posted by kcajblue:
in the folder that says drivers.
there is no such folder. there is, data1(zip), data1.hdr, data2(zip), engine32(zip), layout.bin, results, setup(gif), setup(exe), setup(config settings), setup(inx file), setup.ibt, setup.iss.
This is were you get your drivers, unzip these and you will find the magic...
To do this you need to have this rar file:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S4VLBP9A
or you can get it from here:
http://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/nin_wifi_Fullpack.rar
Sorry for stepin on your toes kcajblue but I really don't think he's got it...
WDClean
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wdclean
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12. March 2007 @ 03:59 |
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Originally posted by lame0:
ok i got this working no sweat, easier than getting the wii to recognize it with the nintendo drivers, but now the wi doesn't see the ap, but the psp does.... any idea what might be happening?
Here's the way you have to set it up
Under The Asus WLAN Card Setting
Click on Config on the left side.
Basic Tab:
Network Type:Infrastructure
Network Name:default
Channel : 1
Encryption Tab:
Network Authentication: Open
Data Encrption: Disabled
Soft AP Tab:
Check The Soft AP Mode
Check To Enable The ICS
Access Control Tab:
Access Control Policy: Accept
Access Control List: This is were you input your mac address of your DS found under Nintendo WFC Settings,Options,System Information there you'll find your Mac Address 00-00-00-00-00-00 eg. Just note this is were you would input additional hardware addresses as well ( PSP, Laptop Eg.). Then of course you click add. Now you'll see that same address under the list of Mac Addresses Allowed To Be On The Network.
Now go back to the basic tab and click on advanced make sure under the 54g Mode its 802.11b only. All the other settings should not to be touched.But if you want to know here's what mine are set to.
RTS Threshold: 2347
Fragmentation Threshold: 2347
Preamble Mode: Long
Frame Bursting: Disabled
54g Mode: 802.11b only
54g Protection: Auto
Use Short Slot Time: Disabled
Important after making any adjustments to click on OK on the bottom left before closing tab.
Ok try your DS by going into nintendo WFC, then nintendo WFC Settings,Nintendo WiFi Connectin Settings. Erase all previous settings. Now pick a connection 1,2 or 3 now search for access point, after a few moments it should come up with a screen showing a default connection thats unlocked and a signal, Click OK. It will show a new Connection 2 Settings screen press OK again and it will set up your DS connection for you. After its done it should say connection successful and then go back to the Connection setup screen. Now just back out and your ready to Play. If you wanted to go into the connection setup screen again ,you'll see that the connection you choose has changed the erase settings to yellow from white meaning its saved. Now Go Have Fun !!!!
Any problems I'll try to help you figure it out.
WDCleancut
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volar
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12. March 2007 @ 07:33 |
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Originally posted by kcajblue:
yes there is such a folder.
its the second folder from when you extract the stuff.
forgive me, but i just am not seeing a drivers folder.
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wdclean
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12. March 2007 @ 08:07 |
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Originally posted by kcajblue:
yes there is such a folder.
its the second folder from when you extract the stuff.
forgive me, but i just am not seeing a drivers folder.
I see now you have installed the nintendo software go back to step 1 and start again. uninstall the nintendo software and do a search on any remaining folders and delete then do a reboot and start again with the drivers provided in the links.
WD.
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cmmc
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12. March 2007 @ 09:49 |
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hello i being tryint to make this work but i get stuck cuz when i tried to open the control center it tells me " Unable to coonect to the wireless lan card...." i have seen this problem in some guys here but no one has posted how they fix it please i really need some help here i want to connect my wii and teh connect software is crap
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wdclean
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12. March 2007 @ 11:04 |
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Originally posted by cmmc:
hello i being tryint to make this work but i get stuck cuz when i tried to open the control center it tells me " Unable to coonect to the wireless lan card...." i have seen this problem in some guys here but no one has posted how they fix it please i really need some help here i want to connect my wii and teh connect software is crap
Go into card settings, then config and you should see your connections under available connections in the bottom box. Just click on your available internet connection and drag it to the box over the ics and then check the ics. Before closing this box make sure you click OK. Hope this helps and then just follow the private mail I sent....Good Luck
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cmmc
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12. March 2007 @ 11:18 |
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well now i cant even open the card settings.. this is really strange.. the error i get is "Unable to connect to the wireless card. the tray icon will be loaded once the card is inserted" so thas why the card setting windows wont open. i ahvent recived the email
thanks!
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12. March 2007 @ 11:32 |
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Sorry for the long wait. Well I did do this and it did ask me to overwrite the previous file. I did this around three times just to make sure I did it right. I don't think this is the problem because I still get the same error message. Also I dont have the Broadband connection in the ASUS software like in the pictures and video. I dont know what to do.
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