How do I get my Nintendo DS to connect to the Internet?I saw that you're covering the Nintendo DS on AskDaveTaylor. Sweet! Now, can you help me? I just can't figure out how to get my Nintendo DS unit to connect to the Internet. I'm trying to get Tony Hawk's American Sk8land to work.  But I won't make you go there, because I can step you through how to get your game to work multiplayer too! First step, put Tony Hawk's American Sk8land into the DS unit then go to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Settings area within the game, then pick one of the network "slots" so your game will remember how you've configured it. You'll have a couple of different connection options at that point, but the easiest is to let the Nintendo DS unit do all the work: choose "Search for an Access Point":  Now, hopefully, you'll be able to see your wireless network (or perhaps more than one). The easiest to work with is an open network, which is indicated as a blue padlock that's open. There are also red padlocks (if your system uses WEP protection) and grey padlocks (which are bad news: the Nintendo DS can't work with the security system on that particular unit, probably WPA security).  If you have an open network, just click "OK" and it should work just fine! If it's a red padlock, it'll prompt you for a password: you'll need to know the password of the wireless access point you're using to get past that. If it's grey, well, try finding an open network somewhere else you can use. Hopefully, that'll get you online and ready to play American Sk8land with your pals!
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Never miss another useful Q&A article again! Subscribe to AskDaveTaylor with Google Reader. i have done wot u sed but it wont work dnt have a clue why can u send me some reasons why and how to solve them plz Posted by: elliot at June 17, 2006 10:44 AMdude i have mario kart DS and i can play online thanks to my router but, is there anything else i can do besides a wi fi match? i dunno download something or its impossible? Posted by: Carlos at August 4, 2006 10:59 PMhow do you get it without tont hawk I'm gonna go ask jeeves Posted by: sarah at September 14, 2006 2:24 PMDave i am sending this to u from my psp and i need to know if there are any free legal games to down load from my 2.8version psp. Posted by: Jim at September 27, 2006 4:53 PMhow do i put internet on my psp? I WANNA LEARN HOW TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET WITH MY MARIO GAME : Mario vs. donkey kong 2: march of the minis and i think it could work because it has a wi-fi feauture. Posted by: priscilla at January 1, 2007 3:56 PMhow could i get to the internet on a ds Posted by: no name at February 22, 2007 8:55 AMHOW DO I GET INTERENT ON MY NINTENDO DS WITHOUT ANY VIDEO GAMES I ONLY WANT THE INTERNET SO I CAN ACCESS WEBSITES CAN YOU TELL ME HOW I CAN DO THAT ???.....PLEASE EMAIL ME please could you let me now how to get the internet on the nintendo ds. many thanks Posted by: j at March 6, 2007 2:23 PMHOW DO I GET INTERENT ON MY NINTENDO DS WITHOUT ANY VIDEO GAMES I ONLY WANT THE INTERNET SO I CAN ACCESS WEBSITES CAN YOU TELL ME HOW I CAN DO THAT ???.....PLEASE EMAIL ME how you put interney in the nintendo ds HOW DO I GET INTERENT ON MY NINTENDO DS I WANT THE INTERNET SO I CAN ACCESS WEBSITES CAN YOU TELL ME HOW I CAN DO THAT ???.....PLEASE EMAIL ME hey how do i get the internet on my ds i have got wifi now what i saw this thing in eb games and it was like a thing 4 the internet on the ds so is that what i need or what? thanks can u plz email me back Posted by: homma at April 9, 2007 5:15 AMhow do you get the internet on your ds without a game? Posted by: 1 at April 10, 2007 4:30 AMI have done what you have said and the padlock is red how can i find the WEP key to access it? i havent got an email back dave.. plz i so badly want 2 no THANK YOU DAVE Posted by: homma at April 25, 2007 11:33 PMheyy. i seriously need help. it's SOO complicated. i have already asked google and it just appears with questions with NO ANSWERS!!!!!!! that is just wrong. i will go ask jeeves but one more thing can u do it without cruddy tonny hawk?????!!!! Posted by: Katie ray at May 5, 2007 4:52 PMWow. My son just asked me to set up the Wifi on his DS for his Pokemon Pearl game. One quick Googling of the question brings me here. A few clicks later, and he's got WiFi on his DS! i put the WEP but it stil isnt working... Dear Dave, um i was wondering if you can tell me how to put internet on my ds Posted by: morgan k at June 27, 2007 3:08 PMHOW DO I GET INTERENT ON MY NINTENDO DS WITHOUT ANY VIDEO GAMES I ONLY WANT THE INTERNET SO I CAN ACCESS WEBSITES CAN YOU TELL ME HOW I CAN DO THAT ???.....PLEASE EMAIL ME jus making sure in case u didnt get the first 1 Posted by: llewy at June 29, 2007 5:56 AMHey whats up Dave just wanted to say you have an excellent site. I was looking up ideas you can do on a psp and found your site. I am now going out to buy a psp. I will be back to try some of tricks and helpfuls you have listed. awesome work with your site and keep up the great work. Clif Posted by: clif at July 14, 2007 11:31 PMDEAR DAVE, Yeah that actually didn't help me because our computer can't read WEP passwords so we need to us a WPA which the NDS can't read. Our computer is a iMac G5 OS X 10.4. So what do I do? Posted by: Patrick at August 4, 2007 3:54 PMHIYA MY NAMES JAY AND I GOT A QUESTION. HOW DO I PLAY MY POKEMON DIMOND GAME OVER THE INTERNET? Posted by: jay at August 5, 2007 1:39 AMeveryone (including me) wants to know how to get internet on your nintendo ds but you didn't even answer the question....so can you please? i was just on google and sarched it and clicked on this so if you would e-mail me the answer then that'd be great. thanks. Posted by: nicole at August 14, 2007 7:31 PMHI HOW DO I SET UP MY DS TO GET THE INTERNET Posted by: CLISE at August 18, 2007 5:18 PM1. You CANNOT go onto the internet and browse without buying the OFFICIAL nintendo browser pack (google it...) 2. To use wi-fi on your ds, you have to know your WEP KEY. you get this when you set your wi-fi up... Are you 10 yr olds!?! load up the game, click wfc wi fi setings on menu, click search for access point. the rest you REALLY should know. If you still dont know how to, just go on the nintendo support website...that IS what it's their for... Posted by: Cheis Bignell at September 9, 2007 7:24 AMon my pokemon diamond game I go the global trade station oher known as gts and I want to trade pokemon with someone around the world really badly but it keeps on saying no compatable access point and I dont know what that is or what to do.please help me. signed RJ Roger Delacruz Manseiavias (I know that is hard to spell)jr. Posted by: Roger at September 12, 2007 7:37 PMcan you tell me how to get the internet on the ds with out a game Posted by: Colleen at September 15, 2007 10:54 PMi bought the ds diamond game... and i would like to get the ds wi-fi on the game ...please help me get to the internet thnx Posted by: rj soclfiled at October 3, 2007 3:53 PMlsn this is hard to get a weriless on the dam ds i dont knw how to connet to the weriless Posted by: mahmoud at October 5, 2007 3:38 PMthanks so much for helpin me but what do i do after i get the red lock on do i have to find my wep key? Posted by: justin at October 11, 2007 2:49 PMThanks for the info! I got the info easy from google from ya. Thank you again, Ethan. Posted by: Ethan at November 1, 2007 3:15 PMwould u tell me how to get on the internet on my ds without a game? plz!!!!!!! I am having trouble unlocking wifi on my ds PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!email me @ pcperriott@btl.net Posted by: justin at November 23, 2007 8:09 PMWEP key. in order for you to put a lock on your router, you needed to enter a wep key. that wep key is known by the person who locked it(which is you). enter that wep key into the nintendo wifi setting on your ds and you should be able to play your game online. Posted by: jrwrath at December 1, 2007 1:26 AMDear,Dave i am wondering how do you get internet on your nintendo ds please e-mail me as soon as possible Posted by: Maurice at December 11, 2007 3:44 PMHeyy dave taylor! uhm ok my mom went to future shop today and the 2 people at the check out counter said you can get internet if you have a rouder, wich i do, and said you dont have to by any pack for the DS or anything. so can you please tell me how because i wished for a psp for christmas so i can go on the internet but my mom said no because the guys told her i can get it on my DS :'( please help meee Posted by: Cassy at December 13, 2007 5:41 PMCassy, they're almost right. You need a *wireless base station* so you can have wifi in your house. Typically that's a base station + router (and they can be as cheap as $49) but the router isn't the important part, it's the wireless piece, also know as 802.11(b is what you want: don't get a "g" only unit!) Posted by: Dave Taylor at December 13, 2007 7:26 PMHi, i bought the ds internet browser, but when i try to get on it, it asks for a password,but i havent got a password? hi i have a ds and how do you connect it to wifi email me soon as poslis Posted by: laura at December 30, 2007 3:03 PMHOW DO I GET INTERENT ON MY NINTENDO DS WITHOUT ANY VIDEO GAMES I ONLY WANT THE INTERNET SO I CAN ACCESS WEBSITES. plz email what do i need for geting websites on my nintendo ds lite with out any games and wheres the best place to buy it i live in usa brandon florida so plz answer my Q's what is the ssid for ? Posted by: christian at January 19, 2008 9:27 PMDear... people, I installed it, configured a WEP Key etc etc and the first message that came up was 'This Local Area Connection has limited or no connectivity...'. I tried connecting on the DS. Signal strength was 'excellent', the network was 'unlocked' and I managed to connect before receiving the message 'IP address not found'. Fixed that using walkthroughs on the internet. However, now I try again, it stays on full signal until the very last second at which point it goes to nil, and tells me it could connect to the access point but not to the server. I fiddled around with the IP Address, Subnet Mask etc. but I feel I am doing something wrong. Just so you can all help me if you want to, I will post what my Email (mathew_irons@hotmail.com) so if you can help me can you please help because this is doing my head in. Unfortunately, wdc8ball, I'm pretty sure that the Nintendo DS, like the Sony PSP, only works with 802.11*b* protocol and if you have a "g" only unit, it might just be incompatible. :-( Posted by: Dave Taylor at February 4, 2008 3:37 PMHi dave i think you might of just got it. It was sold to me as suitable for the ds but on the packet it say`s wireless LAN 11g usb adapter i have got an ds lite and i was just woundering how you can put internet on the ds lite email me back please thank you gabreil nall Posted by: gabreilnall at February 9, 2008 6:21 PMthese are what i have in my room: Sky hooked to the phone lines wired router also connected xbox 360 connected to pc via ethernet then bridged with my router connection. i dont have the money to go and buy any wireless things and i cannot find any access points near me is there anything i can do ? Email me at: Halo989@hotmail.com Posted by: danny at February 12, 2008 6:28 PMi can connect to wi-fi on my wii fine but i cant on my ds
Thanks for this. As helpful as the Nintendo site might have been, it didn't make it clear to me ( a poor confused soccer Mom) that the WiFi settings were in the game set-up, not the console set up. Cheers. Posted by: Angela Canny at February 24, 2008 6:13 PMi have a nintendo ds but i dont no how to use the internet on wierless i want to be able to play games and talk to people please help me and email me the answer Posted by: jess at March 15, 2008 6:28 PMDear Dave, how do i get to download games from the internet ,wait ,can i download games on the internet well i need to know can i plug my DS into the computer......Please E-mail me....Cody.... Posted by: cody at March 31, 2008 1:04 PMcan u please help me get on the internet???????? Posted by: tiaboo731 at April 17, 2008 6:17 PMMan I am soo confuse my stupid ds can't get on the internet I hav no clue wat 2 do I just need the internet 4 my pokemon diamond version idk wat the wep key thing is and do I do sumthing on manual setup...this whole thing is soo dang confusing but please help me and give me step by step DEAR DAVE, I do not know how to get a WEP Key for my Puzzle Planet League game on my DS for Wi-Fi. How do I get a WEP Key? how do you go on the internet on the nintendo ds Posted by: odayne hill at May 10, 2008 10:06 AMhow do u get a WEP KEY CODE OR A SSID CODE? How can you make a movie small enough to fit onto the Max Media Player for Nintendo DS Lite? Posted by: Derek Trevino at May 15, 2008 10:14 PMi need internet for my ds but i dont have any equipment stuff can i still get it??????????????:( Posted by: caitie988 at May 16, 2008 10:10 PMI have a lot to say, but ...
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