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Harry · Dec 29th, 2005, 08:17 AM

Apparently, getting online with the Nintendo DS is a bit more difficult than I had thought if you do not have the official Nintendo USB thing or a wireless router. Unlike the PSP, the Nintendo DS does not support "Ad Hoc" connections right now, as previously announced.

Anyhow, it is still possible - you need to download a "software access point", a software that turns your pc equpped with a simple wi-fi card into a wi-fi hotspot. What's important is that your wi-fi PCI card or USB adapter can support software access points. Too bad it is not that easy to find a decent software access point for free.

There are many generic wi-fi adapters, like some models from ASUS or Shuttle (very, very cheap), that have software access point configuration utilities included into the package.

Rest assured the Nintendo DS community will find a way to connect the Nintendo DS to a generic USB adapter more easily in the next future.

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Dec 29th, 2005, 08:17 AM	#8
Harry Administrator Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Here Posts: 1,222	Apparently, getting online with the Nintendo DS is a bit more difficult than I had thought if you do not have the official Nintendo USB thing or a wireless router. Unlike the PSP, the Nintendo DS does not support "Ad Hoc" connections right now, as previously announced. Anyhow, it is still possible - you need to download a "software access point", a software that turns your pc equpped with a simple wi-fi card into a wi-fi hotspot. What's important is that your wi-fi PCI card or USB adapter can support software access points. Too bad it is not that easy to find a decent software access point for free. There are many generic wi-fi adapters, like some models from ASUS or Shuttle (very, very cheap), that have software access point configuration utilities included into the package. Rest assured the Nintendo DS community will find a way to connect the Nintendo DS to a generic USB adapter more easily in the next future.