Can a DS access the Wifi Connection service through an Ad-Hoc network?
(For those of you less technologically informed, an ad-hoc network is when two or more devices access each other wirelessly without a router, e.g. LAN’d DSes. It’s basically the route Nintendo is taking with the USB dongle.) I was wondering if you can do this with any wireless card, not just Nintendo’s. -Stu Ah, a challenge! I spent an hour or so trying to get this to work—I’m afraid the answer is no. Using Windows XP’s Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature I was able to share my laptop’s wired internet connection with my desktop using a wireless peer-to-peer (aka ad-hoc) network. However, I could not get the Nintendo DS to interact with my laptop through the same setup. And yes, I disconnected my desktop from the network before attempting to connect the DS. The Nintendo DS software will see the ad-hoc network, but it cannot obtain an IP address. I guess Windows uses some (possibly standardized) peer-to-peer handshake, and Nintendo DS isn’t part of the cool club. This is why Ninten
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