Techies, a question about Wii and WiFi

[KitchenWitch]

I know the Wii has the capability of connecting to the internets. I have tried to set it up to do that and get an error message. Do I need to assign the Wii an IP address on my WiFi?

[rucky]

1. You'll have to ask my WiiFe

[KitchenWitch]

2. Cute!

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

3. Is she Miilf-worthy?

:hide:

[travelingtypist]

4. Here's a couple of suggestions.

http://www.wikihow.com/Go-on-the-Internet-on-Your-Nintendo-Wii

Says "If you get an error code, use the Nintendo online tool
to determine the source of your connection problem." If you
did that, it says something about maybe router compatibility
issues, needing a USB connector, etc.

[KitchenWitch]

5. Thank you

I will try the suggestions.

[alarimer]

6. I have a home network.

The Wii recognized it, no problem. I just had to enter the password.

[ghostsofgiants]

7. What is the error message and at what point in the setup do you get it?

[KitchenWitch]

8. Got it fixed.

I think the problem was that I had to set up an IP address for the Wii on my router. Once I did that, it hooked right up.

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Normally a router will provide the IP address automatically.

So if it was having trouble there it could be a bunch of things. Ah well, as long as you got it working.

[KitchenWitch]

10. This router needs to have the IPs set manually

Weird, but true.

[tigereye]

12. hey are you getting paid for this?

heh, I never pay my husband when he fixes all the computer/ wii/ router/ laptop/ office network stuff either! ;)

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Haha, nope, any tech advice I give on DU is pro bono and feelance.

:P

[tigereye]

18. my husband thinks I'm a luddite since he has to keep explaining certain

things over and over. He can't understand why I don't remember the minutiae or think like a geek. (I do a little, since I've been living with him for so long!) I even laugh at Apple geek jokes!

It always amuses me to see the crowd at the "Genuis" Bar.

[Orsino]

16. That's not a bad security measure.

Password protection and filtering by MAC are good, but safest of all may be to block everything that's not entered manually.

[Pierre.Suave]

11. Noob

I check DU all the time on my PS3...

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:hi: :rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

14. Well since our desktop computer crashed

I might be doing that on the Wii.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

15. wii

will not let you surf the DU tubes...

I love our wii - I also love our PS3....

We are technalicious here.

Glad you got the wii up and running - want to be Wii pals? We can play on-line against you evil KitchenWitch!

Send me a PM if yiu want to go head to head!

xoxo
Gilligan

[Beausoleil]

17. It all depends on whether you have DHCP

enabled on your router.

Since you had to set the IP manually, it must not be enabled.

If you turn on DHCP on the router, you won't have this problem.

I do not use DHCP so I always set my own IPs.