Author Topic: NEW hardware news! (Wii has LAN adaptor) (Read 9139 times)

MattVDB · « **on:** May 09, 2006, 10:08:24 AM »

"Users can connect wirelessly using IEEE 802.11b/g, or with a USB 2.0 LAN adaptor."

Link to Nintendo's Site

All I can say is "yes!" This gives no excuse now for people to not play online. Wifi or not, this is great news.

UncleBob · « **Reply #1 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:09:29 AM »

Lack of Highspeed?

RickPowers · « **Reply #2 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:12:38 AM »

USB = Not Standard. Bah. Why build-in wireless, but make a wired option an add-on?

wandering · « **Reply #3 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:13:02 AM »

Sounds good.

Oh, hey, a picture of the baton...

Shorty McNostril · « **Reply #4 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:30:05 AM »

Could someone please explain this to me. Im assuming this means it works just like the DS and it needs a nearby pc with broadband. Or is it "self-sufficient" and not need a nearby PC.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:34:26 AM »

I believe they mean USB to LAN adapter. As in a USB cable modem.

Shorty McNostril · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:38:27 AM »

Ok. That clears it up. Thank you.

I guess that rules me out for the online stuff then. Bummer.

trip1eX · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:42:51 AM »

It just means you use usb to connect up to the internet.

IF you have an ethernet port on your router or cable modem then you need something like this.

Shorty McNostril · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:46:00 AM »

Anyone think that the Wii would work on a 19.6kb dial-up connection. Cause that is all i got and will be all i have for many years unfortuantely.

jasonditz · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:49:58 AM »

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Originally posted by: Shorty McNostril
Anyone think that the Wii would work on a 19.6kb dial-up connection. Cause that is all i got and will be all i have for many years unfortuantely.

I seriously doubt it.

They might eventually release a dialup adaptor for some limited uses like download VC games, but trying to design games to be playable at 19.6k is just way too limiting.

Shorty McNostril · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:54:16 AM »

I figured as much. Wishful thinking i guess. O well. There goes all online for me. Sob.

trip1eX · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2006, 10:57:06 AM »

I imagine you could hook up via dial-up in the same way you would with the DS. aka via your pc.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2006, 11:38:34 AM »

I can connect my computer to my DSL modem with either USB or Ethernet cable. Also my modem is wireless, both my parenst use it wirelessly and I use it with my DS, but Ethernet on my computer.

AnyoneEB · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2006, 12:28:38 PM »

trip1eX: Yeah, you could certainly get an internet connection on the Wii over dial-up, but it would be too slow/laggy to play games over. As jasonditz said, it would still be usable for VC downloads.

trip1eX · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2006, 12:47:25 PM »

It just depends on the games. Some games don't require all the much bandwidth actually.

But of course it's not an ideal connection meaning you're likely to run into problems. I was just pointing out that I'm sure it can be done and like you said you can probably connect to the VC and maybe even play a simple online game.

MaryJane · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2006, 01:23:48 PM »

uhhh, so if i have a wii, and my brother has a wii, then we still need to use a wireless USB adapter to play each other? or someother type of device. or am i totally missing something?

Requiem · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2006, 01:25:24 PM »

No....

The Wii is exactly like the DS.

Does that answer your questions?

NOTE: It can even play LAN with a single disk!

Sir_Stabbalot · « **Reply #17 on:** May 09, 2006, 01:27:53 PM »

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Originally posted by: MaryJane
uhhh, so if i have a wii, and my brother has a wii, then we still need to use a wireless USB adapter to play each other? or someother type of device. or am i totally missing something?

The USB adapter is just so you can use an Ethernet cable for internet connection if you don't have WiFi. You'll be able to linkup two Wiis out of the box using the built-in WiFi adapters.

Ceric · « **Reply #18 on:** May 09, 2006, 01:43:35 PM »

Now the real question for me is if I get another copy of Mario Kart can I plug my GCN to the Lan and have my Wii on the wireless and do the Lan gaming in that game? Or how about PSO?

UncleBob · « **Reply #19 on:** May 09, 2006, 01:45:53 PM »

I've been wondering that myself. I'm assuming that I can play GCN Connectivity titles on my Wii and link the cable to the Game Boy Player though.

MaryJane · « **Reply #20 on:** May 09, 2006, 02:07:14 PM »

u guys may as well be speaking greek, but i did understand the answer to my question so danks.

MattVDB · « **Reply #21 on:** May 09, 2006, 02:33:01 PM »

Yeah, when I posted this, I probably should have done a little bit of explaining first. I just remember Ian and others complaining about the lack of LAN port and the Wii only having WiFi. What this is, is simply the ability to connect to the WiFi Connection without using the built in WiFi to do so, but rather through regular Cat-5 cables. It's awesome that it's available, but for some, it sucks that it's an add-on that you have to buy.

Caliban · « **Reply #22 on:** May 09, 2006, 08:28:52 PM »

I don't understand wireless lingo, so is it possible that I can use Nintendo's USB dongle?

Shecky · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2006, 08:34:22 PM »

In order to connect wirelessly, you need nothing, it's built in (like the DS).

If you want to hook a ethernet cable up to the Wii, you need a USB/Ethernet Dongle.

If I hear someone complain about the dongle and then complain about [edit: lack of] HD, I will slap them. People complain too much.

Wireless only is fine in my book, get over it... wires blow! Who the heck has ethernet wires to their TV's anyways?

Caliban · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2006, 08:36:25 PM »

Cool, I can use my Nintendo Wifi USB dongle for Wii.

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Author Topic: NEW hardware news! (Wii has LAN adaptor) (Read 9139 times)