Mario Kart DS Probs
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I`m still having trouble conneting to the internet with my Wanadoo LiveBox with Mario Kart DS. Without sounding like a complete pillock could someone please explain in detail how exactly you set up a manual connetion with it. I do not know what half the terms even mean.
Really need to get this going and I know that others use a Livebox succesfully.
Please help before I go mad ;)
Jason.
Jason,
You and me both m8! My twelve year old got MK DS for Xmas and he still hasn't been able to play online yet because unlike the PSP which just sorts it out for you, the DS is not compatible with my router settings.
IPete2.
I wouldn't bother, apparentely 90% of people quit before the end of the race if they know they're going to lose so they don't have high losing stats. wwwww
Just get an N64 emulator and play 4 player Mario Kart online on your PC right now, and for free :) www
Hmm... if you had homebrew stuff, I'd suggest using DS2Key's wardriving app to scan for your AP without the annoying filter to see if your DS is talking to it. Since this is probably not the case... I feel sorry for you. (DS Homebrew is amazing! I just played a full round of Counterstrike:Source through my NDS... died 12 times and killed once, but thats not the point!).
What kind of network security settings do you have?
Have you tried the manual setup?
Is your router plugged in?
IPete: The DS also sorts it out for you 99% of the time through a very nice looking and quick to use interface featuring numerous onscreen keyboards.
(Sorry about the potential flame bait! Please don't kill QuickSilva's thread. I admit that I am a hypocrite).
If worse comes to worse, lean out the window and borrow your neighbour's unprotected wireless internet. I did it over here for a while because I am 80% sure that the network comes from a particularly evil neighbour who really should owe me about $60 (but doesn't).
I wouldn't bother, apparentely 90% of people quit before the end of the race if they know they're going to lose so they don't have high losing stats. wwwww
If you quit before all four races are over, you automatically get a loss, so it's more about not wasting your time than stats. In my experience it's more like 20% that disconnect.
As has been suggested, enter your information manually by going to Nintendo WFC > Nintendo WFC Settings > Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings > Connection 1
Here are my settings, adjust to match your info
Auto Obtain IP - No
IP Address - 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway (Router IP): 192.168.2.1
Auto-obtain DNS - No
Primary - Use yours
Secondary - 0.0.0.0
Then try "Test Connection"
Also enable virtual DMZ in your router settings. Gateway IP can be found from cmd > ipconfig.
What exactly is DMZ? Will it decrease my security?
Jason.
DMZ pretty much tells the router to forward any incoming connections to the specified address, which pretty much in turn, turns off the "hardware firewall" for said address (not the whole network, just the specified IP address), though it's harmless for console/handheld systems as they cant receive possible virii and the sort that a PC would unprotected.
I use it for my PS2 so I can host my own games online without having to do any of the manual port-forwarding crap for the 10+ games I use online with it.
The seting I have says the following,
DMZ setup
The DMZ will open all ports on one chosen computer.
Warning : In the DMZ, the computer becomes accessible from the Internet and more vulnerable to hackers. Click on the button "Configure DMZ on this computer" to set it up.
No DMZ is configured on your access point.
after Genexis explanation above is it safe to allow this?
Jason.
Also when I use the command ipconfig the window dissapears before I can gather any information from it.
(XPHome)
Jason.
Run cmd first.
Eikon, one last thing by Primary - Use yours you mean my ip address again yes? Still not working :(
Not sure what else to try now. I have everything entered, wep included and still no luck.
Jason.
You've got to know your primary DNS provided by your ISP.
Use ipconfig /all
You should be entering the IP relegated to your DS into Mario Kart, not your computer's IP.
I suggest tracking down some of these people who you know have used livebox and ask them how they got it working. The Nintendo WiFi forums also have tons of troubleshooting information.
No the Primary DNS is the IP addresss at your InternetServiceProvider(ISP) it is listed when you run ipconfig from a PC that is on the network.
If you don't know how to use the command line from XP then now is the time to probably learn.
if you type
ipconfig > ipdump.txt
you could make a textfile and post the contents here
why did you discard the last thread?
Sorry for discarding the last thread, you`re right I should look into learning how to use the command line from XP, just never had to use it really before.
Anyway here`s my details from that ipdump you suggested.
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
And here`s what I`m entering into my ds...
Auto Obtain IP - No
IP Address - 192.168.1.10
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Gateway (Router IP) - 192.168.1.1
Auto-obtain DNS - No
Primary - 192.168.1.1
Secondary - 0.0.0.0
I have also entered the correct wep and ssid settings. No luck. I have checked on the Nintendo site and it shows the Wanadoo LiveBox in the list of working devices so I`m not sure what to try next. I could phone them.
Jason.
* sigh *
Use ipconfig /all to get your primary DNS, using the router's address is incorrect.
"IP Address - 192.168.1.10"
You're using your computers IP, you should be giving an IP to the DS that is not in use. eg. 192.168.1.2
Oh, I like /all!
OK sorry, I`m not up on all this. I understand you clearly now. Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me. I`ll let you know if it works.
Jason.
Still not working and I did use ipconfig/all to get my primary dns. I still get the error message 51300 "Unable to connect to an access point. Confirm Nintendo WFC connection settings and access point settings."
Maybe I should call Nintendo now.
Jason.
Yes unfortunetly, but thanks for the links anyway.
Jason.
OK I phoned Nintendo and the only way I can seem to get things working is to disable my WEP security setting completely. This gives me a new error 52000 that should be pretty easy to solve but is it wise to diable my WEP settings? Not sure why I cannot just overide them in the manual setup mode as I have entered them correctly. Hmm... I`m not sure what to do now.
Jason.
if you don't care about wireless privacy, then turn WEP off.
Sounds very much like you shouldn't have gone down the wireless route. People buy into wireless because it is so great (which it is!). IMHO it still provides woefully inadequate security.
WEP is probably the best security you're going to get (when combined with other techniques) and disabling it, without enabling other forms of privact protection, will leave your network open for anyone to access.
I really don't know what to suggest here. Ideally, you need to get someone at least semi-expert on wireless networking to come round your home and get everything set up properly for you. If WEP is a no-go due to incompatability with the DS, then you need to be enabling (at minimum) MAC address authentication (not a fun thing, takes away some of the ease of use of your wireless network) and IP authentication. These are things that will affect the configs of your PC, and any other equipment you want to connect wirelessley to your network.
I am no expert, I don't have any hands-on experience with WiFi at all (and won't have until they sort the standards out and I can replace my wired network). It may be entirely possible that your router can do WPA instead of WEP and that the DS will be compatible then.
if someone really wants to get into your network, they will do it, I don't care how much security you load onto it. WEP, WPA, MAC and IP authentication can all be bypassed (varying levels of difficulty, but nowehere near impossible).
I wish you all the best!
I have installed PC Anywhere, and could not get it to work, it would appear that the IP address given to my Lappy, 192.168.1.2, was behind my routers firewall, I had to make it stand outside of the firewall by entering my Router firmware, and go to VP settings, and entering it so it could be seen outside, that worked.
Also if you need your primary IP, go to www.whatismyip.com, not sure any of this helps, but just incase.
All my problems are now solved :) Thanks a lot guys for the help. I have now managed to turn my security back on but had to disable it to set the thing up. Still it was worth the effort. At least it works now.
Before I go I must say that being an ex-SNES Mario Kart player (the toughest version in my opinion) I thought I was pretty good at the game but I cannot get close to some of the people online. They snake all about the track (on the straights) like crazy. I guess this is a must learn technique. I`ve only ever used it on corners before. Has anyone got any other handy tips?
Jason.
If you dont know how to power-boost, do a hop, hold down hop-button, then rapidly hit left/right/left/right to build up yer boost power, when it hits max power (2nd color), let go of hop button for boost, to be good like the guys online you pretty much have to do that all the time, along with taking advantage of level-design flaws.
I did know about the boost but doing it on straights is a whole different matter but nearly all the players online seem to do it so it is a skill that needs to be learnt if I`m going to stand a chance against them. It`s great fun though.
Jason.