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Offline MLS_man_64

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Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« on: July 18, 2007, 04:01:05 PM »
Hey everybody,

Quick question, I eventually would like to get a Mac, but with their special Wi-Fi routers, can the Wii and DS connect to play online?
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2007, 02:55:28 AM »
Don't get a "special Wi-Fi router".  Get a normal Wi-Fi router.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2007, 12:14:24 PM »
Sorry, I wasn't being clear.  Do Mac's have different Wi-Fi routers?  As in, do Mac routers work the same as regular PC routers for Wi-Fi? Are Mac routers compatible with the Wii and DS?

Does that make it more clear, or more confusing?
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2007, 10:27:04 PM »
Ask your vendor.

I wouldn't expect "Mac" routers to work any different, it's all IEEE standards anyway.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2007, 02:32:55 AM »
What I meant was, don't get a Mac Airport.  I have a Linksys WRT54G and it works fine with my Mac, and obviously it works fine with my Wii.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2007, 02:37:46 AM »
I have a Mac and the same router Pale does, works fine for my Wii and DS =)
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2007, 04:07:24 AM »
Back in the day they did but Apple wised up and went standard a while back.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2007, 05:25:19 AM »
Thanks for the info
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2007, 02:50:48 PM »
As long as it's 802.11g compliant, it should be fine. But I remember Nintendo has a list of incompatible routers somewhere. I'd check that if I were you; Macs will work with any normal router because it's an industry standard.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2007, 10:55:03 AM »
Back home I used a Belkin router, and it worked fine with both my Mac and Wii. At school, I can use the open Wi-Fi floating around for both.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2007, 08:03:07 AM »
My Airport works fine with my Wii, yes.

But the Wii's wifi antenna sucks so badly that I'd recommend getting a USB adapter and getting a wired connection.

I'm in a bad area for wifi with close to 12 networks around.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2007, 06:37:30 PM »
I have a belkin router. It works ok. It'd work better if the modem itself wasn't wireless, and if my dad wouldn't keep it buried under the power tools he keeps in his office.
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RE: Wii, Mac's, and Wi-Fi
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2007, 07:36:39 PM »
I have an iMac G4 1.25 and a Dlink WBR-1310. No problems with the PC in the back room, the Wii or the DS.  
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« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2007, 05:52:19 AM »
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Originally posted by: Mashiro
I have a Mac and the same router Pale does, works fine for my Wii and DS =)


Same here.
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