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Help re nintendo ds
18-01-2012 5:30 PM
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Re: Help re nintendo ds
18-01-2012 5:54 PM
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what I have done is to use my android phone as a portable hotspot for when the DS' want to go on line. I will not lower my router security for it.
Another option may be to get a separate wireless hotspot that is wep and only switched on when the DS' need it
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Re: Help re nintendo ds
18-01-2012 9:07 PM
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18-01-2012 9:56 PM
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Also the DSLite doesn't have the advanced mode.
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18-01-2012 10:56 PM
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19-01-2012 9:31 AM
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19-01-2012 10:23 AM
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There is wirelessly connecting to the internet using WiFi and WEP etc, but I think they can do something else as well.
I don't know all the facts, but a few weeks ago my wife took a car load of kids somewhere, and during the journey they all pulled out their various DS.
I'm told that one of them had "Mario Cart" and was able to wirelessly (but not using WiFi) send the game to the other consoles and then play wirelessly as a group for the rest of the journey.
So I think the wireless you are talking about is built into the consoles, and is separate from the WiFi.
I'll ask my son this evening, as he is a DS addict, whereas I have absolutely no interest - other than when I have to fix something.
Re: Help re nintendo ds
19-01-2012 11:18 AM
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Re: Help re nintendo ds
19-01-2012 11:51 AM
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Quote The Nintendo DSi connects to the Internet via either its built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi or a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector; both methods grant access to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
The DSi supports WEP, WPA (AES/TKIP), and WPA2 (AES/TKIP) wireless encryption
but the DS Lite only has WEP.
So if you restricted your children to using DSi consoles, then you could keep the higher security WPA / WPA2 settings on your router.
Alternatively, you could pick up a cheap second hand "Wireless g access point" on eBay for less than £10, set that up for WEP encryption (on a different wireless channel) and plug that into your existing router.
That way you can keep your existing router security high, and then only power on the WEP access point for the duration that the kids want to play, and then switch it off when not in use.
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19-01-2012 12:06 PM
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