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Hands on With Nintendo's Wi-Fi Adapter

Posted by Zonk on from the wave-of-the-future,-mario dept.

vituperation writes "1UP took the Nintendo USB Wi-fi Adapter for a test drive and has posted a detailed photoessay on the installation process. It looks straightforward enough... provided, of course, you run WinXP. For those who prefer other operating systems, the article also mentions the ease with which the author (who doesn't use XP) was able to connect his copy of Mario Kart to an existing wireless router. Nintendo's online strategy seems questionable, making connectivity completely dependent on the options offered by individual games, but the trade-off is that it's simple enough for practically anyone to make use of."

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  1. Seems reasonable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant
    From the article:

    "What if your home router is WPA security encrypted?"

    Then you're out of luck. Your DS will see the signal, but if you try to access it you'll be told that the system doesn't support that form of encryption. You'll need to switch to WEP... or buy the adapter.

    So we get the choice of disabling WEP or keeping it on for $35. At first glance it looks like the customer is getting fisted on this, but when you think that this thing will get at least 3 to 5 years of use, it seems like a very reasonable amount to pay for keeping an extra level of security. Why? Because it makes connecting to the internet with your DS (and possibly Revolution) a braindead activity - no more setting up proxies, hosts, ISPs etc (like on XBox Live).