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DS router problems

gamebrain89gamebrain89 Registered User regular
edited September 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
Ok, ive got an actiontec wireless gateway that i got from qwest, adn when i try to connect to it with my ds, it does not even recognize that my network its there. my wii and computer are both hooked to it already, so i have no idea what the problem is. any ideas? alos, does anyone know if the wifi adapter works on vista?

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  • MuddBuddMuddBudd Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    what security are you using, WEP or WPA?

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  • gamebrain89gamebrain89 Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    wep

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  • UnicronUnicron Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    I have problems using DHCP and my DS at the same time, so either set up your computers or your DS to have static IP. Also while trying to troubleshoot things like this, I find it can help to start from nothing and then add the 'special' stuff that you'd use normally, i.e. DHCP or WEP.

    HTH, good luck

    EDIT: I just remembered, this is something that I had a bit of problems with when first setting up my DS (first time using any kind of wireless) was that the key has to be entered in hex, not the passphrase used to generate it. Don't remember if caps are important but I don't think so.

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  • gamebrain89gamebrain89 Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    ok, well, its not that it can connect, it just doesnt find the network period. and i enter the wep key in hex anyway, so thats not it. ill try the static ip, but i dont think thats it.

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  • yurnamehereyurnamehere Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    By any chance is the router in "Wireless-G Only" mode? The DS only supports Wireless-B.

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  • gamebrain89gamebrain89 Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    no its running a mixed signal.

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