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05-17-2007, 06:25 PM
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hey,
i was wondering does any usb 2.0 - ethernet adapter work with the wii? since i cant afford to fork out for the official one (im a poor student haha) since i just got a wii (ive ordered the only other one for £2.50 from amazon, so if anyone knows if it works let us know?
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05-17-2007, 10:46 PM
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it wont work... i tryed a d-link one that i bought from ebay and it didn't work... post a like to which one you bought...
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05-18-2007, 01:42 PM
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...064537-3139652
this is the link to the adapter i baught, and damn i just wasted my money  also woolworthes said my wii would be in today or yesterday but now they are saying itll be in in a few days! god they take the piss! lol just thought you needed to know 
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05-18-2007, 03:04 PM
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woolworthes, the sell wiis?
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05-18-2007, 04:44 PM
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i got the best buy brand im not sure if its NINTENDO brand but it works...
just plug it in and go to your wii settings and configure the connection.
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05-18-2007, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bobdingley
woolworthes, the sell wiis?
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yeah they do, finaly got mine haha been playin red steel, its damn hard to pick up but im sorta gettin the hang of it :P and thanks for that but i tried my adapter and it didnt work, any sites (in the uk) that will have the wii adapter for fairly cheap??
cheers,
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05-18-2007, 08:19 PM
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BTW, can you set up your Airport from your mac to act as a host for the wii? need clever people to tell me exactly how if you can :P
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05-19-2007, 12:02 PM
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You can get the datel lan adapter from play.com for £14.99 and it works perfect
http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/332...searchsource=0 |
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05-19-2007, 01:05 PM
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Tim, i think you can use a mac to create a network for it, not sure never tried it but in the network panel you should find something to create a network you could try that.
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05-19-2007, 03:51 PM
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Whoo Thanks Man You Rock!!!!!!!!!!
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05-19-2007, 03:59 PM
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I don't personally own a mac, but the logic behind that, is by making your computer act as an access point.
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05-19-2007, 04:46 PM
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yeah im trying it but it seems to not want to work for some reason :S
any help??
Tim
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