will a non-nintendo usb wireless adaptor work with internet connection sharing?

mrbarlow · 01-06-2007, 07:19 AM

im considering buying a Netgear WG111 USB Adapter because this website explains a way to make a usb wireless adaptor function as a wireless router by using internet connection sharing to make an ad-hoc network.

i have a wired internet connection from my router to my computer and i just want to share that connection to my Wii wirelessly. i am not going to completely replace a perfectly good wired network in my home with wireless just for my Wii. i just wanted to make sure that this method would work before i shell out $40 for the thing.

WiiGod · 01-06-2007, 08:44 AM

There is a nintendo USB Wi-fi connector that is compatible with Wii and official - it was made for DS but is compatible with Wii and you can probly find it cheaper hten that Netgear thing as its been out a long time and not even that many people know it works with Wii so arnt exactly rushing to the stores to get it.

mrbarlow · 01-06-2007, 09:51 AM

yeh i know the nintendo one is the easiest way to go, but it'll probably be around $AU40 like the netgear dongle anyway (i could even get it for $AU30 new but as a sorta oem package, which doesn't seem to have a warranty), and the netgear dongle lets you connect to more things then just a Wii and DS. if i was to ever get a laptop it would be handy to not need to have two wireless dongles.

strike_69 · 01-06-2007, 11:38 AM

Hey if you have an intel mac with airport or i suppose a PC should work 2 then you can connect for free through that, i've just done it myself, it will save you all that money!

mothershipconnection · 01-06-2007, 02:52 PM

You can buy a netgear wireless router for $40 - seems like a better idea than spending the same money on the USB adapter.

mrbarlow · 01-06-2007, 06:11 PM

yea im using a pc and don't have airport. and the wireless routers start at around $AU50 in australia, and in that case i'll get the usb thing for $AU30. i'm definitely a tight arse with money.
i would of thought there would be more people that might of tried it this way, or know for a fact it won't work. it seems like the cheapest way to get it to work on a wired network without buying official nintendo accessories or that kinamax ethernet adaptor (can't use that because i have no free ports from my router and pcs).

01-06-2007, 07:19 AM	#1
mrbarlow Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 4 Friends: 0	will a non-nintendo usb wireless adaptor work with internet connection sharing? im considering buying a Netgear WG111 USB Adapter because this website explains a way to make a usb wireless adaptor function as a wireless router by using internet connection sharing to make an ad-hoc network. i have a wired internet connection from my router to my computer and i just want to share that connection to my Wii wirelessly. i am not going to completely replace a perfectly good wired network in my home with wireless just for my Wii. i just wanted to make sure that this method would work before i shell out $40 for the thing.

01-06-2007, 08:44 AM	#2
WiiGod WiiChat Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 256 Friends: 0 3258-9028-1778-7785	There is a nintendo USB Wi-fi connector that is compatible with Wii and official - it was made for DS but is compatible with Wii and you can probly find it cheaper hten that Netgear thing as its been out a long time and not even that many people know it works with Wii so arnt exactly rushing to the stores to get it. __________________ Spoiler Alert! Buy Zelda NOW

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01-06-2007, 09:51 AM	#3
mrbarlow Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 4 Friends: 0	yeh i know the nintendo one is the easiest way to go, but it'll probably be around $AU40 like the netgear dongle anyway (i could even get it for $AU30 new but as a sorta oem package, which doesn't seem to have a warranty), and the netgear dongle lets you connect to more things then just a Wii and DS. if i was to ever get a laptop it would be handy to not need to have two wireless dongles.

01-06-2007, 11:38 AM	#4
strike_69 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 Friends: 0	Hey if you have an intel mac with airport or i suppose a PC should work 2 then you can connect for free through that, i've just done it myself, it will save you all that money!

01-06-2007, 02:52 PM	#5
mothershipconnection WiiChat Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 124 Friends: 0	You can buy a netgear wireless router for $40 - seems like a better idea than spending the same money on the USB adapter.

01-06-2007, 06:11 PM	#6
mrbarlow Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 4 Friends: 0	yea im using a pc and don't have airport. and the wireless routers start at around $AU50 in australia, and in that case i'll get the usb thing for $AU30. i'm definitely a tight arse with money. i would of thought there would be more people that might of tried it this way, or know for a fact it won't work. it seems like the cheapest way to get it to work on a wired network without buying official nintendo accessories or that kinamax ethernet adaptor (can't use that because i have no free ports from my router and pcs).

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