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PETODELOSPANCHOS
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like two months ago I asked if you could connect to WiFi using the Apple Share feature on Macs but nobody knew how to. A few days ago I got bored and wanted to figure out how to make it work and I found out how to do it

Here's how to use your Mac to share your internet connection with your DS:

1. Make sure you're connected to the internet via something other than the AirPort card (i.e. Ethernet).

2. Turn on Internet Sharing:
* Go to System Preferences, click on the Sharing icon, then click on the Internet tab.
* Change the Share your connection from: pop-up to 'Built-in Ethernet.'
* Under the To computers using section, check the AirPort box.
* Click Airport options...
o Enter an easy name such as nds. Leave all the security options blank -- implementing security is an exercise left to the reader -- then click OK.
* Click Start in the Internet Sharing panel.
For sharing internet access with other computers, this is usually sufficient. However, the DS doesn't play well with the built-in DHCP server, so we have to manually configure the DS. To do this we, must gather some info...

3. Gather Information:
* Open Terminal.app and type ifconfig en1. In the output...
o Look for: inet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx netmask ...
o Take note the IP Address (the x's) associated with the first inet (mine was 10.0.2.1; yours may be different).
* Type dig. Near the bottom of this output will be SERVER: followed by an IP address. This will be the DNS server you will use for your DS.

4. Configure the DS:
* Edit your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings from within a compatible game.
* Select a connection to edit.
* Choose Manual Setup.
* Enter the following parameters:
o SSID: nds (or whatever you chose in step one)
o Auto-obtain IP Address: No
o IP Address: Take the first IP Address you obtained earlier, and make the last digit bigger. i.e., mine could be 10.0.2.4
o Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
o Gateway: The first IP Address, unchanged. (e.g. 10.0.2.1)
o Auto-obtain DNS: No
o Primary DNS: your DNS SERVER from the earlier dig output.
* Test your connection at the top of the screen. You should have no problem connecting.

Thats how you do it, I tried it out and it works perfectly
08-18-2006 11:52 AM
 
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NICK25
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that's sorta like my Nintnedo wifi with dial-up Tutorial.

Message Edited by NICK25 on 10-26-2006 12:02 AM

08-20-2006 10:11 PM
 
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ABYSMALCOIN
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Hey that worked! maybe it took me like 5 mins searching all the IP, Subnetmask and that stuff but it is really easy

PD: Thanx!
10-31-2006 09:22 PM
 
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SHUH
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Hi,

I have a question, and I would try this out myself but for the fact that my DS is wrapped up waiting to be opened at Xmas. Anyway, I am trying to get everything settled so I can promptly begin ignoring my family and focusing on the DS soon after the wrapping paper hits the floor (kidding).
Here's my situation:

I have a router, but I use WPA encryption which I know is not compatible with the DS.

I have a G4 Powerbook that connects to the internet via this WPA wireless signal.

My question is:

Can I share the internet connection through my Powerbook's airport card with the DS while it (the Powerbook) is hooked up wirelessly, and if so, can I share this connection with no encryption, and thereby allowing the DS to communicate properly?

So router to Powerbook is a wireless WPA encrypted connection, and Powerbook to DS is a shared wireless unencrypted connection.

I guess I just don't want to turn off WPA.

I appreciate any advice that you can give me!

Thanks,

Marc
11-02-2006 10:45 AM
 
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CZECHMASTER
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When i try to do this it won't let my set the ip address, subnet mask or gateway. it says this information is invalid.confirm the information ...

Any Help?
08-06-2007 03:31 PM
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