Ask Hackzor (tech related only)

[Hackzor]

If you have any legitimate questions related to computers I will be happy to help. This isn't one of those joke threads or something for you to just think of something to ask me. I will get to you as soon as possible.

[EGGMAN]

Will you answer questions that are related to certain internet connections?

[Hackzor]

Originally Posted by EGGMAN

Will you answer questions that are related to certain internet connections?

Ask away....

[EGGMAN]

My internet connection supports wi-fi. It connects to my wii, my dad's itouch, and much much more. It never seems to connect to my DS, or anyone's DS. We've switched the connection to the right connection for the ds many times, but it's never worked. We've even tested the connection with an iphone, and it worked there. halp

[Hackzor]

Originally Posted by EGGMAN

My internet connection supports wi-fi. It connects to my wii, my dad's itouch, and much much more. It never seems to connect to my DS, or anyone's DS. We've switched the connection to the right connection for the ds many times, but it's never worked. We've even tested the connection with an iphone, and it worked there. halp

I haven't messed with Ds in a while but have you tried entering your settings manually into your DS? Ex: Ip, Wep, etc? I am drawing a blank, I need some sleep, I'll get to you tomorrow. Please provide as much information as possible.

[n_gamer]

Originally Posted by Hackzor

I haven't messed with Ds in a while but have you tried entering your settings manually into your DS? Ex: Ip, Wep, etc? I am drawing a blank, I need some sleep, I'll get to you tomorrow. Please provide as much information as possible.

Yes! It helps if you set up an IP address for your DS. That's how I finally was able to connect. It'll take a while of fiddling in the MS DOS thing (finding out your IP address' boundaries), but there are extensive guides on that.

edit: here's the thing from Nintendo.com support

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc...rSetupHelp.jsp

If the above options didn't help, you may need to use the "Manual Settings" and change your Nintendo DS to "Static IP"
Try assigning the Nintendo DS a static IP address.
Access your router's settings and find the available range of IP addresses. (This is typically found within the DHCP information.)
When you find this information, select one of the available IP addresses and enter this, along with the Subnet and Gateway addresses, through the manual settings on the Nintendo DS (how to).
If you can't find the range of IP Addresses in the router settings, you can usually view them through your computer's IP configuration settings (see "View Your IP Configuration Settings" section below). Add "10" to the number in the last slot and enter the IP address in the manual settings of the Nintendo DS.
You will then need to enter the DNS server information of your computer into the Nintendo DS as well. To do this you will need to determine your IP configuration settings (see "View Your IP Configuration Settings" section below). This will give you the basic information for all network devices installed on the PC. Included in this will be the DNS Servers information you will need to enter through the manual settings on the Nintendo DS. If only a primary DNS is listed, use that number in both the primary and secondary slots of the Nintendo DS.
Once this information is entered, try to test the connection again.

The above worked for me.

[Hackzor]

Originally Posted by n_gamer

Yes! It helps if you set up an IP address for your DS. That's how I finally was able to connect. It'll take a while of fiddling in the MS DOS thing (finding out your IP address' boundaries), but there are extensive guides on that.

edit: here's the thing from Nintendo.com support

| Nintendo - Customer Service | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection - Wireless Router Setup Troubleshooting



The above worked for me.

Well I'm glad you got that, I would have gone around my elbow to get to my ass and typed a tutorial like that and wasted my time.