Post by: norebonomis on November 06, 2005, 10:32:31 AM
Post by: KnowsNothing on November 06, 2005, 11:01:49 AM
...until tommorrow
Post by: norebonomis on November 06, 2005, 11:31:50 AM
Post by: UncleBob on November 06, 2005, 11:39:59 AM
Post by: TMW on November 06, 2005, 11:52:35 AM
Man...I am so freaking excited. I can't wait for Mario Kart.
GRAGH.
Post by: stevey on November 06, 2005, 01:52:56 PM
edit:some part are 404
but heres the faq " Why do I have to enter a Friend Code for every game?
A unique Friend Code is generated for each Nintendo DS Wi-Fi compatible game. This is done so that when you are looking to play online with friends, the Friend Code can look for those friends that are online and playing the same game as you are. "
That stinks
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 06, 2005, 02:17:50 PM
My hope for Gamer ID's to be linked to our My Nintendo account has prooved true!!!
Odd, the My Nintendo Link feature is not allowing me to enter all the characters in my name...
edit: well, the main page was online, looks like its itins anymore...
Post by: Pale on November 06, 2005, 03:57:50 PM
Man Nintendo.. you made me so happy.
A week to go!
Post by: Pale on November 06, 2005, 04:00:40 PM
You have to first put the ID into the web site. The web site then gives you a temporary handle... You have to enter that temporary handle into your ds and then get online... Then apparently you are verified and you can switch your handle back to normal or something.
I guess it makes sense, using this temporary handle as a sort of password. It's just not a very elegant solution. =P
Post by: Pale on November 06, 2005, 04:04:12 PM
I'm sorry for the triple post.. I'm just awful excited.
Post by: Mario on November 06, 2005, 05:37:35 PM
You should have linked to http://www.nintendowifi.com in the original post.
Post by: Mario on November 06, 2005, 06:05:16 PM
Post by: Nephilim on November 06, 2005, 06:24:30 PM
http://www.nintendowifi.com/index.jsp
The requested resource (/index.jsp) is not available.
Post by: Mario on November 06, 2005, 06:27:10 PM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 06, 2005, 08:00:16 PM
Post by: Nephilim on November 06, 2005, 08:03:21 PM
so yeah mario wouldnt be him
Post by: Mario on November 06, 2005, 08:27:43 PM
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Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
Frankly, it just displays whatever you put as the DS name on that scoreboard. I doubt that's really Miyamoto ;-)
Oh right, so it could be some journalist messing about then.
DeadlyD: Not Mario, his name is actually there in Japanese.
Post by: Berto2K on November 06, 2005, 10:27:38 PM
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Originally posted by: Switchblade Cross
My hope for Gamer ID's to be linked to our My Nintendo account has prooved true!!!
That was announced to be the case a long time ago.... -___- You will also be able to add friends via your My Nintendo profile.
I have been able to browse the site quite a bit tonight at different times. I am very impressed as to how expansive the site is for games, info about the service, and setting up various router models with the service.
So hows the game TYP??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Berto2K/nintywifi2.jpg
Post by: wandering on November 07, 2005, 01:53:28 AM
Oh, I found this interesting:
"One of the great features of the Nintendo DS is Pictochat, which allows players to chat using the local wireless mode of the system. At this time, Pictochat is not a feature of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Keep checking Nintendowifi.com for news of any future uses of the Pictochat feature."
Post by: RABicle on November 07, 2005, 02:36:05 AM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 07, 2005, 04:30:16 AM
Oh yea, the game is pretty sweet, even if the online mode doesn't include everything. It's a shame my router is utter crap and a few of the people online tend to turn off their system when they are doing poorly.
Post by: mantidor on November 07, 2005, 06:43:17 AM
Post by: pfresh85 on November 07, 2005, 07:51:39 AM
Post by: TMW on November 07, 2005, 08:51:16 AM
Or, i.e., that the connection problem is only in getting connected, and not staying connected.
Post by: pfresh85 on November 07, 2005, 08:53:48 AM
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 07, 2005, 10:25:08 AM
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Originally posted by: pfresh85
Man, I thought this would be a good news day for me, but it's not. First, my normal wireless router (a Netgear WGTsomething or other) is listed as having compatibility problems. Then they say the USB adaptor thing is only for Windows (and all I have is a Mac here at college). Bah. What's a guy like me supposed to do to get my online fix?
Well, Nintendo's cirteria for being compatable are very strict. A router only get 100% if it can be connected right out of the box with no setup. So, every time an option in the router has to be changed, it gets marked down. A router's susseptibility to interference is accouted for too. Your router will work just fine, Nintendo is just telling you that you may need to change a few options. What else can you do? Your on a Mac? Well the Apple Airport is 100% compatable.
Post by: TMW on November 07, 2005, 10:36:13 AM
Well, I'm happy to hear that.
Post by: pfresh85 on November 07, 2005, 11:04:05 AM
Post by: Mario on November 07, 2005, 01:56:15 PM
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and a few of the people online tend to turn off their system when they are doing poorly.
Haha, that's incredibly weak. Is there some kind of permanent win / loss record that they dont want to mess with or something?
Post by: TMW on November 07, 2005, 03:09:54 PM
That doesn't screw up the game, does it? Does the race go on without them?
Post by: Mario on November 08, 2005, 01:50:05 AM
Post by: pfresh85 on November 08, 2005, 06:16:00 AM
Post by: Mario on November 08, 2005, 03:25:21 PM
Post by: IceCold on November 08, 2005, 06:51:25 PM
Post by: wandering on November 08, 2005, 08:59:58 PM
Post by: vudu on November 09, 2005, 08:11:42 AM
Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on November 09, 2005, 08:16:57 AM
Post by: vudu on November 09, 2005, 04:25:35 PM
QuoteLooks like I won't be getting online with my current setup. Anyone know of a good wireless router for a decent price? Preferably something that's compatable with my D-Link Air DWL-520 Wireless PCI Adapter (rev.D)
D-Link - DI-514 - Not Compatible with Nintendo WFC
Post by: Arbok on November 09, 2005, 05:14:11 PM
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Originally posted by: vudu
Anyone know of a good wireless router for a decent price? Preferably something that's compatable with my D-Link Air DWL-520 Wireless PCI Adapter (rev.D)
I use the DI-624 router from D-Link, which has a five star rating on Nintedno's WI-FI site and I can't complain with its performance (a lot better than my old Linksys one). Amazon has it for $60, not sure if that is in your price range:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007LTBA
Post by: Switchblade Cross on November 09, 2005, 06:30:17 PM
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Originally posted by: vudu
Well crap. I just noticed this.QuoteLooks like I won't be getting online with my current setup. Anyone know of a good wireless router for a decent price? Preferably something that's compatable with my D-Link Air DWL-520 Wireless PCI Adapter (rev.D)
D-Link - DI-514 - Not Compatible with Nintendo WFC
Well, I usually like Linksys and Netgear's stuff. I dont have my WiFi set up now, but I have an old Netgear MR814v1 stuffed away somewhere. The MR814v3 got only one star, and other netgear stuff dident do so well. I say look for D-Link and LInksys routers, they faired will on Nitnendo's tests.
Linksys WRT54g 802.11g $48.99 and Nintendo gave it 5/5
D-Link DI-524 802.11g $29.99 new, $21.99 used. Nintendo gave it 5/5
Keep shopping around. YOu have some time. Keep in mind that the Nintendo WFC USB Adapter will ONLY connect DS and Revolution. You will not be able to connect laptops and PDAs and stuff. Spend that extra $5 and give your self that option...
Post by: Artimus on November 09, 2005, 07:34:38 PM
Post by: Caterkiller on November 10, 2005, 06:08:56 AM
Post by: MrMojoRising on November 10, 2005, 06:20:05 AM
That is assuming you live in the US...if you live in Canada then it should be at select retail outlets.
Post by: trip1eX on November 10, 2005, 06:24:45 AM
Post by: vudu on November 10, 2005, 09:22:11 AM
EDIT: I figured it out. 624 is 108 mbps and the 524 is only 54 mbps.
Post by: Shecky on November 10, 2005, 04:49:13 PM
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Originally posted by: vudu
Thanks for the help guys. Can anyone tell me, what's the difference between the 524 and the 624 (and the 514, which is what I currently have)? I was looking at the specs and they all seem pretty much the same to me. However, I'm not really a techie, so I may have missed something obvious.
EDIT: I figured it out. 624 is 108 mbps and the 524 is only 54 mbps.
Gah... "Super G" Marketing detected... trip the alarms!!
See my post "here"
Edit: Which for the lazy basically says to avoid the "Super G" stuff, there are a bunch of "gotcha's" for the non-standard extentions. Best to spend the extra money elsewhere, like Mario Kart!
Post by: vudu on November 11, 2005, 07:17:51 AM
So basically it seems like you're saying it's better to spend $25.75 on a D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 High Speed 2.4GHz Wireless Router (54 Mbps) than to spend $36.25 on a D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 High-Speed 2.4GHz Wireless Router (108 Mbps)?
Also, is the 624 actually worse than the 524, or is it just not better? I read your posts in the thread you linked to, but I was a little confused.
Thanks.
Post by: Shecky on November 11, 2005, 09:03:03 AM
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Originally posted by: vudu
So basically it seems like you're saying it's better to spend $25.75 on a D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 High Speed 2.4GHz Wireless Router (54 Mbps) than to spend $36.25 on a D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 High-Speed 2.4GHz Wireless Router (108 Mbps)?
Also, is the 624 actually worse than the 524, or is it just not better? I read your posts in the thread you linked to, but I was a little confused.
Hmm, well lets see. I'll try to break this down...
If I recall correctly, both D-Link and Netgear use Atheros' "Super G" to obtain speeds of 108 Mbps. "Super G" and methods like it are proprietary, aka they don't follow any standard. This leads to
Caveat #1: Non-Standard solution locks you into a particular vendor for all equipment in your wireless network. In other words for you to obtain speeds of 108 Mbps, *all* wireless devices would need to be a "D-Link Xtreme G" device in your example.
The way Atheros obtains the higher speeds is to use the proprietary extensions to bond multiple channels. End result is that it uses a large chunk of the 2.4GHz band. So in the presence of any other devices in the 2.4GHz band (phones, normal 802.11g devices, etc), this leads to two things:
Caveat #2: Should the "Super G" play nice, it would need to operate at normal 54Mbps speeds in the presence of any other wireless devices (even if the signal is your neighbors!
). Thus, your 108 Mbps router is really operating at 54Mbps.Caveat #3: Should you or the device force "Super G" between compatible devices, there would exist a high likelihood to interfere with normal devices operating in that frequency. Basically your Super G device would step all over the other devices.
Also, since this is mostly just a home net, do you have a need to transfer large amounts of data between machines in your network wirelessly? Otherwise, 54Mbps is plenty fast to keep up with even the fastest connections to the outside world.
So is it worth it... up to you, hopefully the above will help anyone interested in making the decision.
Post by: vudu on November 11, 2005, 11:35:25 AM
Thanks for your help.
Post by: pfresh85 on November 16, 2005, 04:25:38 AM
Post by: Pale on November 16, 2005, 04:57:24 AM
It worked beautifully all over my townhouse last night. I never dropped the signal (which is more than I can say for my laptop which connects to the same router.)
Setup took littlerally 30 seconds.. It found it, asked for the WEP key, and I was good to go.
