Connecting my Wii to my wireless internet

chisamsr · 05-09-2008, 03:26 AM

Can anyone tell me in detail how to connect my Wii to the internet I have At&t wireless internet now and would like to get it working

manred · 05-09-2008, 03:57 AM

Well first off, what kind of router or modem do you have?

I'm guessing since you have AT&T that you have a 2Wire?

If so, what kind is it?

Jnova722 · 05-09-2008, 04:03 AM

From the main Wii screen click the bottomleft Wii icon
click Wii settings
click right twice
click internet
click connection settings
click new connection
search for access point
click through the screens to set up your connection.

Skippy · 05-09-2008, 06:08 PM

Did you read your manual and also check the online support section of nintendo.com if needed?

ROB64 · 05-09-2008, 06:16 PM

It's all in the Wii Manual.

arogeek · 05-09-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jnova722

From the main Wii screen click the bottomleft Wii icon
click Wii settings
click right twice
click internet
click connection settings
click new connection
search for access point
click through the screens to set up your connection.

bingo, but after you click on your connection your gonna have to enter a wep key. I is a 10 number code in brackets [] on the bottom of your 2wire box. It's between two barcodes. Enter that and it should be all connected and ready to use. Hope i helped.

Jnova722 · 05-09-2008, 07:43 PM

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Jnova722 · 05-09-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by arogeek

It is a 10 number code in brackets [] on the bottom of your 2wire box. It's between two barcodes. Enter that and it should be all connected and ready to use. Hope i helped.

It comes secured as default? I don't have experience with 2wire but I'll make a mental note of that. That is a pretty good idea on AT&T's part to set up security before the user even gets ahold of it.

kenosando · 05-13-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jnova722

It comes secured as default? I don't have experience with 2wire but I'll make a mental note of that. That is a pretty good idea on AT&T's part to set up security before the user even gets ahold of it.

i've never heard of such either. That might have something to do with customers complaining of slow internet speed because freeloading neighbors eat up bandwidth with a X360 and BitTorrent running.

If all else fails, you can grab an Ethernet adapter for the Wii, which allows you to use an Ethernet cable to go from your router to the Wii, bypassing the wireless connection, which (btw) is much slower than a wired connection.

Jnova722 · 05-14-2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kenosando

If all else fails, you can grab an Ethernet adapter for the Wii, which allows you to use an Ethernet cable to go from your router to the Wii, bypassing the wireless connection, which (btw) is much slower than a wired connection.

Do you have the #'s to prove it? A lot of people would be interested in seeing them I believe.

kenosando · 05-14-2008, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jnova722

Do you have the #'s to prove it? A lot of people would be interested in seeing them I believe.

802.11g, which is the current standard in consumer wireless Ethernet, operates at a maximum transmission rate of 54 Megabits per second. A 100BASE-T Ethernet connection transmits 100 megabits per second. 802.11n, which the Wii does not suppport, carries a multiple input/multi output (MIMO) max rate of 300 mbits/second. Depending on your connection to the internet (DSL, A-DSL, Cable, etc.) will judge your overall connection, but the client to access point connection is faster over 100base-T ethernet.

heymoe99 · 05-14-2008, 01:17 AM

so you have a wireless card from AT&T?? and you plug that into your computer to get internet??

you have to get your computer to talk to your wii.
good luck..

disturbed · 05-14-2008, 01:50 AM

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manred · 05-14-2008, 02:04 PM

If you have a wireless 2Wire modem, the WEP code will be right under the bar code in brackets. []. I know this because I too own a 2Wire. The bar code will be either under or on the bottom side of your modem.

Jnova722 · 05-14-2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kenosando

802.11g, which is the current standard in consumer wireless Ethernet, operates at a maximum transmission rate of 54 Megabits per second. A 100BASE-T Ethernet connection transmits 100 megabits per second. 802.11n, which the Wii does not suppport, carries a multiple input/multi output (MIMO) max rate of 300 mbits/second. Depending on your connection to the internet (DSL, A-DSL, Cable, etc.) will judge your overall connection, but the client to access point connection is faster over 100base-T ethernet.

I want real #'s, not connection rates. For all we know the Wii is throttled to go only as fast as the wireless allows, since the LAN wasn't out at launch. I know in theory that wired is of course faster, but does the Wii see any change from this? This has been discussed for awhile now, and noone can post up/down #'s to prove it one way or the other yet

GaryT85 · 05-14-2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jnova722

I want real #'s, not connection rates. For all we know the Wii is throttled to go only as fast as the wireless allows, since the LAN wasn't out at launch. I know in theory that wired is of course faster, but does the Wii see any change from this? This has been discussed for awhile now, and noone can post up/down #'s to prove it one way or the other yet

well i dont have numbers but i am going to agree with kenosando.

i dont think that any device would purposely be crippled to only match the speed of a different type of network connection.. (especially as there isnt an official wired standard at 54mbit)

BUT, if it was (strangely) then you would have to prefer wired. on the logic that it was throttled to run at wifi g standard - 54mbit, then running an ethernet connection with a potential of 100mbit allows more than enough bandwidth. running with wifi, which would be topped out at 54mbit means you are incredibly likely to see a drop in performance compared to wired (due to signal strength variance/interference)

and by the way i use an ethernet connection, from previously using wifi it does seem faster

i'll see if i can get some real figures to prove the difference

Jnova722 · 05-14-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GaryT85

and by the way i use an ethernet connection, from previously using wifi it does seem faster

i'll see if i can get some real figures to prove the difference

Yeah I know what you are saying, but crosstalk and degradation could easily interfere with wired as well (I'm just looking at all of the angles.) If I have a 100ft ethernet cable, but my Wii is 2ft from my WAP, in theory wireless could be faster.

I would really love to see some #'s, as I don't have an opinion on the matter one way or the other, but if someone has proof I would switch to wired in a heartbeat.

And I don't really believe it was crippled, but one could assume that Nintendo never really was going to include a wired connection, so they just put it at the standard wifi variants. I know it wasn't for sale at launch, but I do not know if the LAN adapter was announced then.

It would be awesome if anyone had some hard evidence

GaryT85 · 05-14-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jnova722

Yeah I know what you are saying, but crosstalk and degradation could easily interfere with wired as well (I'm just looking at all of the angles.) If I have a 100ft ethernet cable, but my Wii is 2ft from my WAP, in theory wireless could be faster.

I would really love to see some #'s, as I don't have an opinion on the matter one way or the other, but if someone has proof I would switch to wired in a heartbeat.

And I don't really believe it was crippled, but one could assume that Nintendo never really was going to include a wired connection, so they just put it at the standard wifi variants. I know it wasn't for sale at launch, but I do not know if the LAN adapter was announced then.

It would be awesome if anyone had some hard evidence

i'll see if can get some transfer figures for both, just need some spare time at home

(but then what if im using shielded cabling? a 100ft cable wouldnt lose that much bandwidth....

(i wont carry on, we seem to have jacked this thread

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