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Wii's wifi antenna sucks

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Plugabugz:

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
In this case, though, I'm not talking about a non-working internet connection for the Wii. I mean that the Wii would be just fine some of the time but would randomly not connect to the internet.

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Some routers can often get confused, my one at times very frequently refuses to assign IP's (or give permission) to the Wii and so it gets confused and won't go online.

I can think of three options:

1 - Wipe the wii wireless settings and re-enter them.
2 - Turn on the SSID broadcast (the name of the network) if it's off.
3 - Assign the wii an IP. How you do this depends on the router you have. Netgear routers refer to it as LAN IP.

Mario:
There could very well be something wrong with Wiis. I use the Dongle and after initial problems it works 100% of the time  with my DS, but randomly will cut out with my Wii or just wont connect and the Wii will sometimes say it "can't find it" when its only a metre away from it.  I'm guessing the problem is interference since I have a ton of electrical junk around me, but it doesn't effect my DS.  

UltimatePartyBear:
A friend of mine had to use a USB cable to move his dongle out from behind his PC (relative to his Wii).  Apparently, some hardware was disrupting the signal.  Our best guess is that it was his 19" CRT monitor.

Come to think of it, any of you having trouble might want to check whether your TV, if it's a CRT, is between your Wii and your access point.

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