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Quick question about the DS wifi usb device.
- Thread starter Noctowl
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voltianqueen
Moumantai, moumantai
voltianqueen
Moumantai, moumantai
I would not recommend that you buy the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB. Yes, it will work with your DS Lite. That is not the difficult part. The difficult part is to get it to work with your computer.
You also have to consider that Nintendo discontinued these, and if you're buying one second-hand there's a fair chance it's broken. In any case, you can't expect a lot of support with these things.
The connector doesn't work properly with a very wide range of operating systems and network configurations (the software was originally designed for Windows XP, and so far as I know the most current drivers are for Vista). Because it is pretty much designed not to be configurable, if you happen to have a system that doesn't work very well with its default settings, good luck fixing it.
If you're lucky and you get one that works well with the equipment you have, it works just fine; it's very simple to use, and your DS won't give you any hassle about it. If you're not, it's going to be a huge hassle to get it working, if you ever do get it to function properly (see for example this thread, though I don't know the outcome of that). In general I would recommend you stay away from the thing unless you're sure you've got no other options and are willing to take the risk.
You also have to consider that Nintendo discontinued these, and if you're buying one second-hand there's a fair chance it's broken. In any case, you can't expect a lot of support with these things.
The connector doesn't work properly with a very wide range of operating systems and network configurations (the software was originally designed for Windows XP, and so far as I know the most current drivers are for Vista). Because it is pretty much designed not to be configurable, if you happen to have a system that doesn't work very well with its default settings, good luck fixing it.
If you're lucky and you get one that works well with the equipment you have, it works just fine; it's very simple to use, and your DS won't give you any hassle about it. If you're not, it's going to be a huge hassle to get it working, if you ever do get it to function properly (see for example this thread, though I don't know the outcome of that). In general I would recommend you stay away from the thing unless you're sure you've got no other options and are willing to take the risk.
