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Connecting Wii to the Internet?

Hi, I have Comcast wireless Internet, through a modem. I want to know what I will have to do to connect my Nintendo Wii to the Internet.

Person with the most details and correct answer gets 10 points. Thanks in advance!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Well First U Need To Have An Wifi USB Adapter Or A Lan

    Adapter

    Wifi Usb Adapter : Wifi USB Adapter Is Where U Have To Buy It For 40 Bucks From Gamestop All U Have To Do With It Is Connect It To Ur Pc Then Install The Wifi ( This Only Works If U Have An Windows XP )

    For More Informatio About The Wifi Here : http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=8...

    Lan Adapter : Lan Adapter Of Where Hook It Up On Teh Back Of Your Wii In The Usb Ports And Connect The Other One To The Internet . Trust Me , The Lan Adapter Is Way Faster Than The Wifi USB Adapter Cause The Lan Adapter Downloads Stuff Twice As Fast And Is 10 Bucks Cheaper Then The Wifi

    For More Information About The Lan Adapter Here : http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=8...

    Hope That Helped

    Source(s): Own A Wii . Tryed USB Adapter , Sucked Tryed Lan Adapter , Awesome
  • 4 years ago

    i've got used the internet on the wii for greater or less 3 years and ive by no potential had or seen any viruses on a wii or my wii. There are particularly no cons different than you may get a prompt community or have it under pressure.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hi

    Heres your answer coutesy of Nintendo:

    http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na...

    Wireless Routers/Gateways provided by Internet Service Providers (such as Comcast, Time Warner, Road Runner, Charter, etc.):

    The routers listed below are provided to customers by their Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Due to the way the Wii console interacts with these routers' firewalls (sometimes called an SPI firewall), it may not be able to connect online, even when using the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector or the Wii LAN Adapter. If you are able to log in and disable the router's firewall (you may need to get a "super user" password from your ISP), you may be able to get the Wii console connected online. If you use an ISP that prevents the firewall or SPI firewall setting from being adjusted, or if you prefer not to adjust the router's firewall, there is a system update that may resolve the console's ability to connect with Nintendo's servers, enabling the use of some online features.

    Please note that not all online features of the Wii console are updated with this system update. Access to the News, Weather and Everybody Votes channels, as well as any channels that utilize the WiiConnect24 feature, may be unaccessible or have limited function with this update. A future Wii console system update is in development that will enable the use of all of the Wii console's online features. Please check back for more information.

    To download the system update to your Wii console, you will need to successfully connect your Wii console online. If your current connection through your ISP-provided router is preventing a connection, you will need to find an alternative online connection, such as taking your Wii console to a friend's house where there is a compatible internet connection. (If this option is not available to you, link here for information on other options.) Once you have connected the Wii console online, the system update will download and install. With this update, you should be able to download any future updates with your own internet connection. If after performing this update you are still experiencing problems, visit http://support.nintendo.com/ for further assistance.

    Linksys

    WCG200 ver. 2

    WCG200-CC

    WCG200-CC ver. 2

    Netgear

    CG814W

    CG814WG ver .2

    CG814WG

    RCA

    DCW725

    Hope this answers your question

    Source(s): http://www.mapwii.com/ - The Worlds LARGEST Wii number database (for when your online!)
  • 1 decade ago

    turn on your wii, go to settings in the bottom left corner, hit the button on the right, hit internet (maybe on the second page), hit connection 1, hit wireless connection, hit search fore an access point, and wait. hit the first option that comes up (might say linksys or netgear). start the test. if it succeds, go back to the wii menu and start using internet-enabled games.

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