Post by: grim_d on December 01, 2006, 09:14:00 AM
Ive been looking at USB wifi adapters, im looking to get one that would work with,my DS, the wii, the 360 and the ps3. Does anyone have any recommendations?
i could get the official nintendo one but it only works with the wii and DS and id like to be able to use it with the x360 and ps3 in the future.
i don't want to spend much, being so close to xmas and all, probably no more than £30
ive found ones like this, but i dont know much about ti so i dont know if they are any use.
http://www.pixmania....-usb-key-2.html
cheers.
Post by: SR388 on December 01, 2006, 09:44:00 AM
EDIT:
I think just about any wireless router will worK, just check in the manual and see what type of wireless everything uses, I thing b and g are the most common
Post by: Larrimus on December 01, 2006, 10:01:00 AM
QUOTE(SR388 @ Dec 1 2006, 11:51 AM) 
personally, I just use my 2wire wireless router that came with my dsl package, it is a regular and wireless router, It works with the psp and wii, I haven't tried a ds or 360, but I would imagine that it would work with those too
EDIT:
I think just about any wireless router will worK, just check in the manual and see what type of wireless everything uses, I thing b and g are the most common
Grim actually wants to steer clear of wireless, hence the need for the adapter.
As far as adapters are concerned, can it be any standard USB adapter or would it have to be proprietary?
Post by: SR388 on December 01, 2006, 10:53:00 AM
Post by: Larrimus on December 01, 2006, 11:26:00 AM
QUOTE(grim_d @ Dec 1 2006, 11:21 AM)
Ive been looking at USB wifi adapters, im looking to get one that would work with,my DS, the wii, the 360 and the ps3. Does anyone have any recommendations?
I'm an idiot. He said wifi right there.
As far as good ones, no clue. For stuff like this, I usually just shop around online for some that are in my pricerange and then Google the model number to find user opinions and base my decision off that.
Post by: EverestX on December 01, 2006, 11:40:00 AM
A. How far away are the consoles from the PC you will be using?
B. Any big walls, Metal rafters or plumbing in between the walls of where you might be sending your wifi signal through?
C. Alternative Uses? Are you going to be using it for anything else on the side? I.E. War Driving, access the I-net at school, laptop use, etc etc.
Post by: grim_d on December 01, 2006, 12:31:00 PM
QUOTE(EverestX @ Dec 1 2006, 06:47 PM)
A couple Questions.
A. How far away are the consoles from the PC you will be using?
B. Any big walls, Metal rafters or plumbing in between the walls of where you might be sending your wifi signal through?
C. Alternative Uses? Are you going to be using it for anything else on the side? I.E. War Driving, access the I-net at school, laptop use, etc etc.
a. about 4/5 feet, the computer is in the same room.
b.nopers
c. id like to eventually perhaps use if for my 360 and in the future, ps3, but thats not important as they have ethernet ports and i have a cable running to my 360 right now. Obviously my DS too.
feel free to chat on aim mate if you can help me out
QUOTE(Larrimus @ Dec 1 2006, 05:08 PM)
As far as adapters are concerned, can it be any standard USB adapter or would it have to be proprietary?
im not sure, that's my main concern, ive seen a few non official ones tghat claim they would work, but it's on ebay so im not so sure.
Post by: EverestX on December 01, 2006, 01:53:00 PM
You would get good connection with that and also be able to send out a decent signal.
Now just based off the Wii's built in Specs you might look around for something with a broadcom chipset, the same wireless chipset on the Wii.
I recommend also that you get a B&G usb wifi rather than jsut a B for better overall performance, but B will work just fine. They are close to the same price, so it shouldn't be a problem for you.
Post by: grim_d on December 01, 2006, 02:32:00 PM
bought this one, theres a more expensive one but the only difference i can see is the auto install feature, which doesnt fuss me.
Post by: grim_d on December 12, 2006, 04:38:00 AM
Post by: kermit007 on December 15, 2006, 04:00:00 AM
Post by: EverestX on December 15, 2006, 07:50:00 AM
Post by: deakphreak on December 15, 2006, 09:45:00 AM
Post by: yaazz on December 15, 2006, 11:47:00 AM
Post by: grim_d on December 16, 2006, 06:52:00 PM
QUOTE(atomiX @ Dec 15 2006, 07:18 PM)
It doesn't use proprietary wireless, it uses the regular 2.4GHz frequency band so it's in no way more reliable than regular WiFi (you'll get the same level of interference). Like EverestX said, you can get one of the Buffalo USB wireless dongles with special drivers tu turn it into a Nintendo wireless dongle.
Um, use WPA instead...
thats exactly what i did.
Post by: grim_d on July 07, 2008, 11:24:00 AM
both the vista drivers and the XP ones running in compatability mode tell me to insert the device then give me an application error.
cant even find any pages on hacking the drivers anymore.