I think the highest possibility on the laptop usage as a modem is through using an ethernet cable but the thing is I want to know if you can use the wifi that is built in the wii to connect to the laptop and use it as a modem, the wifi adapter is able to do it but it is specificly not able to use window vista, says so on the website.

Why do you want to use your laptop as a modem?

Hi i got my new wii yesterday and im trying to connect up wireless, but when i go to the update screen it just comes up with error code 32004 unable to perform update, please help thanks.

It appears you haven't read any of the priceless information already present in this thread that people have spent a lot of time compiling for you. Please use your search button.

Meanwhile, I provide you with the standard generic help:

Go to: www.nintendo.com
Click on: Support
Click on: Connecting to the Internet (Getting Online)

Also see:
http://www.wiierrorcodes.com/
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/rou...outerIndex.jsp

I'm usually pretty good with technology and all that, but this is boggling my mind:

I can log onto SSBB online, but any friends that are online see me as offline. Likewise, they appear offline to me.

Menewhile, I can't play random games but they can so I know the problem is on my end, not theirs.

Strangely, this only became a problem recently, and nothing has been changed about the internet settings that I don't know about (seeing as I'm tech support in my family).

Any suggestions?

UPDATE: I had recently taken the Wii to my cousin's house where I used his wireless internet to connect. I created another connection in the Wii's memory, but switched back successfully when I returned it home.

But can you still play with peole online?

When ever i try and play any online match in SSBB everything goes great but its a little choppy (which i think is normal) then once all the 3 players at the bottom says "ready to brawl" once the timer gets down to 10 seconds it frezzes and then it says "you lost connection to the other players" and obviosly I lose connection everytime, (for the past like 8 or 9 times) even when its a normal brawl or a team brawl, its not my connection cuz ive tested it like 20 times and im able to register friends and everything else fine. does anyone have any tips to help meh?

hey guys i'v just recently brought my wii but i get an error code so i went onto nintendo's website and followed instructions to how to fix the error code somthing about changing the wii's dns settings or somthing so i did it but same problem occoured any idea's???

1) What was the error code?
2) What settings did you change? From what to what?

i will have to let you know later on when im back home and will try it again

but basicly it tells me that other comp's are sharing the router so i have to share the dns code with my wii but thing is i have laptop and pc connected to the router so i dont know which dns codes i need to input?


i took my wii to my mates house and it worked striaght away which is really annoying

Your router should be configured to be using DHCP which would include the DNS settings along with the TCP/IP address and other info it hands out to clients that try to connect. You shouldn't have to set up any of this manually.

Normally you don't have to go through all the hassle you're going through. Something is set up weird/wrong.

yes i know we been having trouble with internet in general so that might be the cause of why i cant connect to wi-fi on my wii will try re-installing router later with pc's and that then re-try, its being a pain though!! lol

Well there you go. Any further discussion on this thread is pointless until you know you have a solid working internet connection.

Make sure computer clients can connect successfully. Might be worth checking to see if your router has the latest firmware.

I am having i problem with my connection i go to wirless i find my connection its full green unlocked and i click it it test it and it says succsefull connection YAY but when i go to update or play brawl it wont work i have lyknsis and if i do get on brawl it kicks me off with a disconnected error plz help

grrr.... now it wont even let me pass test connection no more but yet it shows 3 green bars and unlocked i have a lyknsis WRT54G

Your SSBB problems might be separate, or they all might be related to that final issue which is probably caused by bad reception or interference.

what final issue?

The last issue you mentioned in your post:

Although SSBB has a lot of unique online issues specifically related to it, it sounds like you might have a more basic, fundamental online problem if you can't even pass the connection test.

i can pass it now it just got turned off sry