Maybe rather than going from the modem to the router to the computers and wii you could have it go from the modem to the computer to the router then to the other computers and wii. That way you could sign into the internet on your computer so you don't have to on the Wii.

buy a USB wireless adapter thing from best buy?

do you have
BEFW11S4 V1.0 -- EtherFast® Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/4-Port Switch

BEFW11S4 V2.0 -- Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

BEFW11S4 V3.0 -- Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

BEFW11S4 V3.2 -- Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

BEFW11S4 V4.0 -- Wireless-B Broadband Router

BEFW11S4-AT V2.0 -- EtherFast® Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/4-Port Switch

BEFW11S4-CA(FR) V2.0 -- Wireless Access Point Router with 4-Port Switch

or
BEFW11S4-CA(FR) V4.0 -- Wireless-B Broadband Router

yea pm me your msn addy, and ok, a few things you can do..

For one the reason your Wii isn't connecting is because your on a router, routers are setup so you cant, You can however through forwarding the ports the wii uses to connect to the internet, though I don't know the ports the Wii uses since they don't seem to make that clear anywhere that I've seen it atleast..


So since you don't know the specific port, you can try DMZ hosting, which would be under Applications & Gaming you just set that to your internal ip, you can find your internal IP by going to Start > Run > CMD > ipconfig your internal ip is under "IP Address" it should be something like 192.168.1.12 or something to that nature..

Anyway hope this helps if not I'll go out and buy the same model router as yours figure it out then return it :P

:: Bye what was said above is also a possible solution, provided you don't have one of those Router & Modem combos, you can just direct connect to your modem with a piece of Cat5.. But hey I think that model is a Combo so probally not..

As Sytek said, DMZ is a good way to find out if it is the router blocking it, or something else. DMZ will allow EVERYTHING through to the IP you enter. So, manually code in an IP for the Wii as you tried to do earlier, just pick an IP in the same area as your computer. So if said 192.168.1.100 was in use, try 192.168.1.109, same subnet of 255.255.255.0, and same gateway of 192.168.1.1. DNS you'll have to copy from what the router says it is under the "status" page.

Now, on the router, goto "applications and gaming" click on "dmz" and type in the IP you gave the Wii, like 192.168.1.109 and click enable, then Save.

Try having the wii connect again.

Yea and If all else fails a new modem/router combo (or just router if you have seperate) If you do get a new router try a D-Link, I've always been fairly impressed with D-Links performance it's a Great router..

and for the combo that new linksys with the flip antenna looks pretty sweet

1. ditch the linksys and get a belkin or netgear router. Linksys are nothing but trouble. I'm a computer techie and have never come across a decent linksys router.

2. do not disable your firewall. Instead try opening up the ports that the wii uses so that it can get through the firewall. Idon't know what these ports are tho.

ok punkman i have a BEFW11S4 V4.0 and thanks for all the suggestions guys. ill try em out now

I'm exactly the opposite, I always use linksys products and never have issues with any of them. D-link I hate, I've had several switches develop bad ports over the years. Belkin it hit/miss, some products are great, others trash.
Netgear I haven't used in years so I can't comment.

for #2, opening everything up is good for seeing if it is a port issue, he can then start closing it back after. I don't believe anyone knows all the ports/protocols the Wii uses right now.

I just upgraded to a Linksys WRT300N and was either not able to connect or got connected and then dropped off...
Found out that I needed to change the Radio Band from the default of Wide-40MGHz channel to Standard-20MGHz channel.
After making that change, everyone (including Wii) is very happy.
Thought I throw that into the mix for anyone have problems.

ok i tryed the DMZ allowing an ip but again it didnt work. it did take a lot shorted time though to tell me the error if thats a step forward...

By the way i should be getting the ip and subnet mask.. ect info from "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection" not "PPP adapter aliant" right? the LAC is the one with the 192.168.1.100 ip so i assume thats the one

OH MY GODDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWEETEST SOUND EVERRR!!!!!!!!!!!! ya thats right... i did it

i guess ill have to remember what i did exactly. here it is for anyone to try:

there is a router im using before my wireless router and that has a user name and password. so in my wireless router settings i used PPPoE and typed the username and password in. i tryed this last night with a guy from nintendo but im guessing i typed it in wrong. i also manually put in all the ip stuff with the DMZ enabled ip too but im not sure if that also helped. im too afraid to try it all againg with the automatic ip thing on thw wii because i may lose it all.
Other stuff i had done that probaly never affected the process:
1. had the wireless security disabled with
2. had channel 11 on
3. disabled block annonymous internet requests"
4. speed and duplex on Auto (definitly had nothing to do with it)
5. And mtu enabled with 1492 (0 on my wii though i think)

if theres one thing i've learned form this its that you have to EARN you wii internet connection!

thanks for all your help guys!

great!

and as for the guy whos the techie :P
I agre linksys has its problems but their new router looks good, and I think d-links are great, but netgears are pretty good too..


and as for not disabling your firewall, the only people who would be afraid are paranoid people, I use NO Security. at ALL. i turn it all off when i get it, I keep a close eye on my system but I don't use any of them annoying things such as firewalls and anti-virus's their more hassle then their worth, I know how to avoid virus's, spyware, and attacks, therefore, I think I'm pretty safe. :P I hate firewalls really..

Yo, how do you PM someone? E-mail me the message at Cjbowie326@aol.com. And i'll add you to my wii . My console number is

3111-5474-8947-2357... uhhh, what's your wii console number (a.k.a.) friend code?

you certainly don't need antivirus, but firewall is good to have. I don't like running software firewalls on the computer, but a router is great for it.

You can be the most careful person in the world, but if someone discovers a new hole in windows that triggers jusy by visiting a site, or even worse, just be having your computer connected to the internet (blaster virus) as most of us are 24/7 with highspeed these days, you can get infected.
Blaster virus was brutal because it required no user interaction at all. At it's peak, I watched as I installed Windows fresh on a computer, installed the network card drivers, and within 10 minutes of just sitting there, not being used, it was infected and rebooting itself constantly.

Agreed I normally would keep a hardware firewall on (router) but in my case It's just to much work with all the servers I host having to forward ports everytime, ,, just not worth it to me :P