do i need another modem

[d1nk]

i am going to purchase a wii and use the online feature and i cant afford a router but do have broadband upstairs to a laptop with modem my wii will be down stairs and connected to a differnt socket an im going to connect through the usb addaptor and was wondering if i will need a second modem i know ill need another filter

 

[ciper]

Major runon sentence! Its very hard to understand what you are saying.

Are you trying to ask if the Nintendo Wifi adapter will work with your high speed internet upstairs?

 

[FR3344LL]

connect through the usb addaptor and was wondering if i will need a second modem i know ill need another filter

so basically you're using an ADSL connection?

you can't just connect the Wii to a USB modem via the USB port
.......it simply won't work, even if you have two modems
which is overkill.

i know that you've said you can't afford a wireless router, but to be
perfectly honest with you, it will be the best method to use.

other means of getting the Wii online would be:-

1. via ethernet...run a "crossover" cable between the Wii and the laptop
which is connected to the internet. you would need to purchase a "LAN"
adaptor for the Wii for this to work though..
2. via a wireless dongle (either nintendo's or datel's) these create a wireless
link between the Wii and the laptop....but, they're fairly pricey and have
no advantage whatsoever over a wireless router.

 

[d1nk]

i mean like this ethernet cable/
wii ---- adapter -------------------------------------------------modem/
/
phone line-----filter --------------------------------------------------- ethernet cable /

 

[FR3344LL]

i mean like this ethernet cable/
wii ---- adapter -------------------------------------------------modem/
/
phone line-----filter --------------------------------------------------- ethernet cable /

phew...

ok, from what i can see, you have an ADSL connection?

you're currently connecting your pc to the modem via USB?

your modem does not have ethernet ports?

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have a look in your other post for compatible (with tiscali) modem.routers.
i've left a link which gives models/prices.

 

[sherwood3570]

Linksys routers are around 40-70 bucks. I bet you could pick one up at a thrift store for 5. I did for my other computer.