wii and wireless internet

[RadNad]

Linksys WRT54GS with SpeedBooster are really good, it does Wireless-G, Wireless-B, Wi-Fi and maybe some other things as well, they go up to 125m and cost around £30 here. I don't know the conversion but I'm guessing around $40-$50... somewhere around that price.

My friend kept on showing off about how his NetGear router goes up to 400m and a week later he said it sucks because it kept on timing out...

 

[strommsarnac]

Please, when you don't know what the heck you are talking about, don't say anything. You are misleading people who otherwise won't know better.

For the record: A wireless router is NOT faster than a wired router. In FACT, wireless networks are slower than wired. Only Wireless N is faster than wired, and that is only true when 1 or 2 devices are in use. Otherwise, WiFi is a wireless hub and therefore all devices share the total amount of bandwidth. Not to mention WiFi is never as fast as it's rating. So, Wireless-G, 52Mbps ends up being about 30Mbps at 20ft. With every wireless LAN, it's only about %60 the rated speed at 20-30 feet. So say you have 108Mbps wireless, you'll get 70Mbps. Now toss in that you have 2 devices so you divide the 70mbps in half (simplifying things here) such that each device only gets 35Mbps each. However, on a wired switched network, each device gets 100Mbps. Not to mention there's no interference from other wireless networks around your house/apartment.

Now that may all sound like Wifi is not a good idea, but one doesn't have to run wires or have them laying around. So I use a wifi router as an access point (much cheaper than buying a wifi access point) and a switch for all my wired devices.

You Should Buy A Wireless Router Because It Is A Lot Faster An Better I Paid 50 Bucks For Mine And I Can Set It Up Not Just My Wii My Psp To

 

[This Wiik]

thanks again .. you guys are very helpful

 

[bigmanrory]

alri

alri

i hav a usb 2.0 a-b wire


i hav 1 side in my modem and the use part in the wii but i still cant connect 2 the internet


can some1 plz tell me how 2 do it its driven me mad:mad5: :mad5: :mad5: :mad5:

 

[Albert1234]

Could you help ? I entered the SSID, and use WEP, but still cannot connect. Did you enter the SSID in ASCII or Hex? Also, where did you enable WPA/WEP and where can you find the Wii's MAC addr? Thanks.

 

[strommsarnac]

RE: USB. As far as I know, the Wii does not support a USB-LAN connection. Yes, you can buy a USB-Ethernet adapter, that's not what I'm talking about.

RE: SSID. Enter the SSID as TEXT, not ASCII/Hex. Stick with Alpha/Numeric/Upper-Lower Case. Also, if your router supports WPA, use that not WEP as WEP can be cracked by any script kiddie in about 2 minutes with a laptop. The MAC address can be found on one of the Settings/Internet screens, look around a bit.