Connecting Wii to 2Wire Router??? - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

walker18 · 2006-11-20, 08:54 PM

Has anyone had success connecting the Wii to a 2Wire Router using a wireless connection? The Wii is detecting the router and I have manually configured it but when I try to connect it fails.

Any suggestions?

walker18 · 2006-11-25, 09:08 AM

Well, after a week of trying various things I finally got the Wii to talk to my router. I switched from b to b/g mode. I changed my channel to 1. I reduced my transmission rate to the minimum. I checked my MAC filtering. I tried a static IP address. Nothing worked. Then I changed my security setting from WEP - Shared to WPA and BINGO!! Everything seems to be working fine now. Hope this helps someone else in the future.

Battscrew · 2006-11-25, 10:09 AM

found that out this week for our Nintendo ds - set wep to shared and auto ip and dns

sorry just read your post

criv555 · 2009-06-11, 11:59 AM

okay so i was having the same problem, but i still am. when change my security settings from WEP to WPA it still doesnt work. It there a certain WPA? and what password am i supposed to use?

dezzpayne · 2009-06-11, 12:12 PM

While this advice obviously does not help at this point whenever I have a wireless problem the first thing I do is connect without security and go from there.

Jake · 2009-06-11, 12:53 PM

I had difficulty getting my Wii connected as well. I tried many of the same things as you channel, b/g mode etc but in the end the one thing that fixed it was the length of my WPA PSK passcode. It was 63 characters long. I shortened it to 8 and it worked. I put all the other router settings back.

Recently though I notice the "glowing slot" for many hours at a time. I have not looked into it but I turned off the connection as a precaution.

Erock · 2009-06-16, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by criv555

okay so i was having the same problem, but i still am. when change my security settings from WEP to WPA it still doesnt work. It there a certain WPA? and what password am i supposed to use?

That Bold part is pretty key... doesn't matter what encryption if you don't have that right

The password should be set by default to WEP-open & you'll find it on the side of the unit in square brackets (10 digit number), right next to some bar-codes

criv555 · 2009-06-17, 01:15 PM

"open & you'll find it on the side of the unit in square brackets (10 digit number), right next to some bar-codes"

open the wii? or like my router?

Erock · 2009-06-17, 01:25 PM

lol, no don't open anything!

I mean "WEP-Open" as the encryption type.

Just look on the side of the 2wire.

2006-11-20, 08:54 PM	#1
walker18 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 100	Connecting Wii to 2Wire Router??? Has anyone had success connecting the Wii to a 2Wire Router using a wireless connection? The Wii is detecting the router and I have manually configured it but when I try to connect it fails. Any suggestions?

2006-11-25, 10:09 AM	#3
Battscrew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, just west of the center of the Universe Posts: 1,073	found that out this week for our Nintendo ds - set wep to shared and auto ip and dns sorry just read your post __________________ Am I getting new Sony?

2009-06-11, 12:53 PM	#6
Jake Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gatineau and Ottawa Posts: 10,189	I had difficulty getting my Wii connected as well. I tried many of the same things as you channel, b/g mode etc but in the end the one thing that fixed it was the length of my WPA PSK passcode. It was 63 characters long. I shortened it to 8 and it worked. I put all the other router settings back. Recently though I notice the "glowing slot" for many hours at a time. I have not looked into it but I turned off the connection as a precaution. __________________ Tip: See an offending post? Don't reply, report it by clicking on the 'Report Post' icon.

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2006-11-25, 09:08 AM	#2
walker18 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 100	Well, after a week of trying various things I finally got the Wii to talk to my router. I switched from b to b/g mode. I changed my channel to 1. I reduced my transmission rate to the minimum. I checked my MAC filtering. I tried a static IP address. Nothing worked. Then I changed my security setting from WEP - Shared to WPA and BINGO!! Everything seems to be working fine now. Hope this helps someone else in the future.

2009-06-11, 11:59 AM	#4
criv555 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 2	okay so i was having the same problem, but i still am. when change my security settings from WEP to WPA it still doesnt work. It there a certain WPA? and what password am i supposed to use?

2009-06-11, 12:12 PM	#5
dezzpayne Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Barrie, ON Posts: 1,374	While this advice obviously does not help at this point whenever I have a wireless problem the first thing I do is connect without security and go from there.

2009-06-17, 01:15 PM	#8
criv555 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 2	"open & you'll find it on the side of the unit in square brackets (10 digit number), right next to some bar-codes" open the wii? or like my router?

2009-06-17, 01:25 PM	#9
Erock Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22	lol, no don't open anything! I mean "WEP-Open" as the encryption type. Just look on the side of the 2wire.