WiFi card <-> DS Wifi

[Mr Snowflake]

Seeing the ad-hoc mode of DS Wifi is only at 30% does this mean the current version won't connect with other DS'es, or does it mean it can't connect with a wifi card in adhoc mode? Or maybe both .

[maxantz]

no, You can only connect to an Access Point!

[JaJa]

It needs an access point (or a PC acting as an access point).

That should fill up quickly once sgIP is done and the first demo's are out.

TBH ad-hoc isn't very important though.

It would only be useful for prehaps a file browser or something.

If you are connecting to a PC it can only support AP OR ad-hoc.

So a PC <> DS with ad-hoc would stop it going on the internet (unless it has another NIC connected to the net).

DS <> DS connections won't work unless ad-hoc is working.

Edited October 27, 2005 by JaJa

[Mr Snowflake]

Well, I know you need 2 nics, one for DS, one for the network/interet. That's what I have. But I just want to buy some wifi card and use it in ad-hoc mode to connect to a ds.

 

How do you mean set pc as an ap?

[JaJa]

Called Internet Sharing, it essentially turns your PC into a router.

You don't get wep with it, but it works if money is tight.

e.g. cable modem connected to PC with wifi card. Other computers can connect to it and it routes the other computers to the internet.

Also called a gateway.

[Mr Snowflake]

Ah well, that's actually what I ment (correct??) with ad-hoc mode. Sorry if I wasn't very clear. But you still have to setup your wifi card as ad-hoc, so ad-hoc mode needs to be implemented no?