Pain in the ass. Tried it.

Recently had my Wii hardwired to the internet and noticed the outside stayed quite hot. That can't be good for the console. I disabled it.

i leave it off i dont see no point in keeping it on

i've got mine on

I plan to control my access point from my computer so leave wiiconnect on but turn the access point on only when required

can I connect my Wii to my wireless internet and if so how

Yes you can, though this isn't the right thread to do so. If you're having any trouble doing so, either PM me or go to this thread.
http://www.wiichat.com/nintendo-wii-...come-here.html

Your Wii manual explains how.

Nintendo is aware of this, the Wii is designed to operate well within it's temperature limit. Nintendo almost encourages 24 hour access, Wiiconnect24 basically says it all. The blue glow was intentionally planned by Nintendo to alert you when you received a new message, this also cannot be taken full advantage of if the Wii is not continually connected (you can easily see when you have a new message if you manually connect when needed, what would be the point in the glowing then?)

Nintendo planned this all well in advance.

And as a final note, I have owned my Wii since launch and have turned it completely off maybe 5 times max.

I leave it on for updates and stuff.

I used to leave it on, but when I turned off the console, I would push the button on the wii so it would go to red instead of standby.

off, I don't like the heat, yes they are supposed to have some heat, but it also heats up the disc inside.. I don't need 24/7 anyways