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Started by Dave-o-rama July 31st, 2007 7:08 AM
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Hey everyone!!
Just recently found this site and absolutely love it. :)
I have a wireless internet connection and have been trying to connect my DS with it. I've entered the Wep key, MAC filtering is off and I have full signal strength but everytime I try to test the connection, my router switches off and I get a 51300 error code. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. D:
Any suggestions as to how to fix this would be greatly appreciated!!
(Sorry if this thread should be elsewhere. I don't know where everything is yet.)

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Hey everyone!!
Just recently found this site and absolutely love it. :)
I have a wireless internet connection and have been trying to connect my DS with it. I've entered the Wep key, MAC filtering is off and I have full signal strength but everytime I try to test the connection, my router switches off and I get a 51300 error code. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. D:
Any suggestions as to how to fix this would be greatly appreciated!!
(Sorry if this thread should be elsewhere. I don't know where everything is yet.)

Thanx Thanx Thanx
Are you sure your router isn't using WPA for security?
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If the router was WPA, then the DS wouldn't even attempt to connect to the router. How old is your router? And when was the last time your router had a power cycle?


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If the router was WPA, then the DS wouldn't even attempt to connect to the router.
The DSi and DSi XL can connect to WPA with no issues. And a DS or DS Lite WILL try to connect, if you give it enough information, it'll just be looking for a WEP network, which it will find but it will then give you an error code. I know this from personal experience when I tried to get mine set up when I first got it.



And the poster might have a dying router, depending on how long they've had it.
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Just to scratch out a simply solution, when was the last time that router was router was started? Also check your connections to and from the the router, make sure they're not lose or damaged.
There was a power outage and I unplugged and replugged my router and it worked but then this problem came up


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you sure its the router messing up and not your computer? Have you scanned it for viruses? maybe running too many connections, like bittorrent?

change anything recently? new software or drivers?

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I don't see a picture. Also, always put your expensive electronics on a good quality surge protector or unplug them during storms.
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Have you updated your router? Sometimes its firmware needs to be updated. I had the same problem with mine. I wanted it to connect to my iPod Touch. It wouldn't accept my WEP key only because my router was a bit outdated. Once I updated it, I put in my WEP key on my iPod Touch and it worked.

But in this case it is your computer that isn't connecting with the router. Hmm...you could try to update the router. That is all I can tell you.

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It sounds like you wireless router may have damaged from the power outage. It shouldn't just disconnect you like that. And as twocows said, it's best to either have your expensive electronics on a very good surge protector, or just unlplug them. It's better not to take the chances.

I have a $2000 PC that I put together that gets unplugged every storm, surge protector or not. Too much blood, sweat, and tears put into that to have it go to waste. :laugh:


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I would like to make a suggestion for everyone:

If you're like me and have a DS Lite that connects to an Apple AirPort Extreme or Express wireless router, and you find that the only kind of WEP it supports is "Transitional," (which is essentially WPA), don't use any kind of password protection. Use a feature called "address filtering" to keep your router secure. Address filtering is where the router will grant access to a device only if the device's MAC address has been added to the list. Therefore, any device that is not on the list will be denied access. The downside is, you'll have to gather the 12-digit MAC addresses from all of the devices that you want to grant access to your router. It's not so bad if you keep a handwritten list of them, in case you'd have to buy a new router.

EDIT: I'm sorry if I've gone over your head with all of that technical jargon. I'll try to keep things in layman's terms from now on.

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Alright, here's the problem. I've got some custom firmware on my router and for some god forsaken reason WEP flat out doesn't work anymore. WPA2 is the only thing it has that works. If I set it to WEP I can't get the internet due to some sort of firmware related issue. (The old firmware did WEP fine)

The question is, how am I supposed to get my DS lite / DSi to connect to it for online play? The DS lite / DS phat don't support WPA2, and while the DSi DOES support WPA2, any games that are compatible with previous DS versions (Basically EVERY game) won't support it. (You can use the internet browser though. o.O; )

I seem to recall devices that are meant for this sort of thing. Perhaps a USB plugin? I'd like to look for prices competitively of course.

I don't really want to take off the firmware because besides the WEP problem it works a lot better than the old firmware in terms of port forwarding and the like.
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It's probably better that you're not on WEP, I can crack it in a few minutes and get access to a network. Unfortunately, the DS isn't compatible with WPA. Someone used to put out a USB device that you could plug into your computer to create a signal, but I believe it's no longer around.

Since you run Windows 7, though, you can just use Connectify and make your computer into a hotspot, provided you have a wireless card (which I imagine you do).
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It's probably better that you're not on WEP, I can crack it in a few minutes and get access to a network. Unfortunately, the DS isn't compatible with WPA. Someone used to put out a USB device that you could plug into your computer to create a signal, but I believe it's no longer around.

Since you run Windows 7, though, you can just use Connectify and make your computer into a hotspot, provided you have a wireless card (which I imagine you do).
You know what I don't think I do. ._.; Might've not gotten one to save money.

I always use an Ethernet cable for the massive bandwidth increase and less lag.

My laptop runs Win 7 though and obviously has wireless so... I could use that. xD

The DSi is actually compatible with WPA/WPA2. It's just that games can't use WPA/WPA2 without losing compatibility with older DS systems.
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I'd recommend MAC Adress control, but I'm not sure how well it works since I don't use it myself. I don't really care if anyone gets access to my network; I just find their computer and bump my security up to WPA2 for a few days (most of the time I use WEP for my legacy devices, such as my Lite and my mom's ancient laptop). That way, they get the message that I don't want them on my network.

You could also get a new router that supports port forwarding and WEP, but that might cost more money than necessary.

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I'd recommend MAC Adress control, but I'm not sure how well it works since I don't use it myself. I don't really care if anyone gets access to my network; I just find their computer and bump my security up to WPA2 for a few days (most of the time I use WEP for my legacy devices, such as my Lite and my mom's ancient laptop). That way, they get the message that I don't want them on my network.

You could also get a new router that supports port forwarding and WEP, but that might cost more money than necessary.
MAC whitelisting is a pain in the neck. Still, it's always fun to redirect non-whitelisted computers to Kittenwar (idea here).
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I'd recommend MAC Adress control, but I'm not sure how well it works since I don't use it myself. I don't really care if anyone gets access to my network; I just find their computer and bump my security up to WPA2 for a few days (most of the time I use WEP for my legacy devices, such as my Lite and my mom's ancient laptop). That way, they get the message that I don't want them on my network.
It may be a bit of a pain, but it works quite well.
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I don't really want to screw with MAC addresses. Connectify seems like a much simpler solution.
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I don't really want to screw with MAC addresses. Connectify seems like a much simpler solution.
I'd be keen to see where this goes. I know that the DSs don't support adhoc, so I'm hoping that's not how Connectify works. Please, try and tell.

Depending on your familiarity with Routers, you could create another WEP=based network that you turn on when needed and cut out otherwise. Just login to the router via its IP and have fun. Unless of course you are still having trouble with WEP.

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I'd be keen to see where this goes. I know that the DSs don't support adhoc, so I'm hoping that's not how Connectify works. Please, try and tell.

Depending on your familiarity with Routers, you could create another WEP=based network that you turn on when needed and cut out otherwise. Just login to the router via its IP and have fun. Unless of course you are still having trouble with WEP.
Connectify has an ad-hoc option, but the default mode makes it appear as a normal access point.
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My DSi has been stolen (Straight out from under my nose no less. DANGIT BLUE) and my DS lite is sort of locked away. >>;;; But I will experiment with the program some when I get home. I won't be able to test whether it works with the DS though. =/

Oh, and once again. WEP support is broken. It will not be getting fixed.
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