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.
It turns out that Nintendo has a very good tech support center, and even has a separate Web site focused just on getting your Nintendo DS working on a wifi network: NintendoWifi.com.
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!
How can i get internet settings
My ds used to connect fine but now it has a grey lock next to my internet connection. We use it for all our laptops and it never used to be grey. I can’t get on the internet otherwise. How can I connect 🙁 xx
You have done something to your internet or changed a setting. Alos DSs have a probem with the some WI-FIs.
i nee my web on my dsi
Hello Dave I WAS WONDERING SINCE I CANNOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET WITH MY DS BECAUSE I HAVE A GREY PAD LOCK DOES THAT MEAN THAT I NEED TO GET A BETTER ROUTER?
So I want to connect to my wifi for Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Black. When I go search for an access point I find my DNS and I have a blue lock. I don’t have a password for my wifi, but it still will not let me connect to my wifi even if I am right in front of my router. Is there something else that I should be doing or using?
hey can u answer this am trying to get internet on my ds i got a wireless router wep key i belive and even if i put in the test connection isnt connecting its at no bars and even if am close to it it doesnt work at all
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How can i set my browser to use internet in T-Mobile (HTC). Plz can you help me.
my nentendo always says there is no acess point in range
Hey, I have done this and i still cant get onto the internet Does anyone know how to??
How can i connect to my pink nintendo DS to wifi(internet connection)… on grand theft auto chinatown. Its very hard for me bcuz i tried it so many times, and people recomend to use mario cart, but don’t have the game, so if i were you look up on youtube to look it up(how to connect the ds or dsi to wifi on mario kart… What should i do if i tried it more than once or twice and doesn’t work?
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Despite the age of this post most of the info is still good. Not sure whether I should be thanking you Dave or Nintendo, but I will thank you anyway buddy.
i tried but it dont work just send me some suggestions b/c it says unable to connect
Hey Dave. Thanks for all the help you give us non computer savvy people out here!!!
I followed the steps you gave for hooking up the Nintendo DS Lite for the WiFi for my son( I have a D-Link router) but when I enter my WEP Key it wont accept it..do you know why? (I have the RED lock showing) Or am I entering the wrong key #? (also referred to as a SECURITY KEY on the D-LINK setup info) Please email me back. Thanks very much
Hey, please help my dsi isnt connecting to the internet it keeps sying its unable to connect and i need to use dvanced set up, but advnced set up means i cant use wifi in any games possible please email me!!
I just had the same problem I solved it by connecting it to my wifi in my home after that to connect to the shop it a little panel on the left hand upper screen it may say enable tap it and it’ll say internet.
I cant get my dsi to connect to the internet HELP HOW DO I DO IT
i am wondering is there any possibility that the dsi can download pictures off the internet, and is there any free legal downloadables tomy dsi.
Thanks for the info Dave. Readers may also want know if there are options besides wifi for DS Lite, maybe you can post that info too..
hi i cant connect at all to internet on my d.s.i my boyfriend got virgen hub and a bt phone still wont work plese e.mail me help thanks kelly hams
it does not work with ds it says error 52111
ow yeah and how can i unlock a acces point
i cant complet a search
how can i have an acces point compleet and play wifi call of duty modern warfare mobilized
my internet can not connect to my pokemon diamond!
can anyone help me?
thank you!
i can;t get the internet working on my intendodsixl can u help me with it
i have a grey lock. what am i supposed to do now?
You guys fail so hard, if it doesn’t show your access point, that means you either have a router not supported by nintendo or it is a private network {IE. Business only.} i went here to answer some of your questions but looks like i don’t need to.
YOU SHOULD FIGURE OUT IF YOU HAVE EITHER:
1.Linksis
2. a private network
OR
3.A foreign router from any other country than
A. Russia
B. Japan
C. U.S.A
If you have any of the [A,B,C 1,2,3] you can’t use the internet for multiplayer or [on DSi] browsing.
i cant wait till i get inernet on my dsi!!! 🙂
This isnt of use at all!!!!!!!!!
It doesnt work on my DS!!!!!!!
How do i get te ******* internet on my dsi?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IM TURNING CRAZY OF THIS!
i still dont have internet on my nintendo dsi the padlock shows green and orange but still be closed! ALL I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAVE A CODE I CAN USE TO GET THE INTERNET!!!
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
THANK YOU
Hi. I have the original ds. Is it possible to pick up wifi on it because everytime I put in my wep and try to get on I get error 51300 but I can log on to the same internet connection from my phone and laptop with no issues. Do I have to be right beside the base or something? Please email.
how do i connect my nans internet connection x ?
wi fi on the ds dont work because i work for the company that makes ds we put that on there for no reason.
duuude i have a bolt ds game with dgamer and all the other stuff and i did all of the steps but i cant access it… DO I REALLY NEED ALL OF THE IPADRESSES AND GATE WAYS TO ACCESS THE INTERNET ON MY DS LITE please tell me steps BYE BYE !!!!!!!!!!!
what i want to know is how to get the grey lock to go blue or red!!! lol
How do you get internet to ds lite because i am pressing every thing in the sistemy and I can’t find it.
I tried doing what you said, and searching for an access point, but when I typed in the CORRECT WEP key, it said: ‘These settings are invalid. Confirm the information and try again.’ And sometimes I get a message saying: ‘ERROR CODE: 52001’ help??????
im connected to the internet but when i play mario kart or new super mario bros. the wifi doesnt work for those games
i like nentendo dsi because you can get the internet
and get more games
I know how to get a internet. If you have a Connection go to your DS and click System Settings click internet and then click Search for an Access Point take someones internet that is unlocked and good go to Web and it will take you there!
Heya Junior! I think the problem you’re encountering with Club Penguin online is that the DS browser doesn’t support Flash, which is used in a ton of those sort of sites.
More info from Nintendo:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/dslite/browser.jsp
hi im a kid right and my cod black opps dunt work and my club penguin dunt let me on line why
sry for the spelling i just got excited…lol… also this must all be done on the router, there will be a options bar on the left side of the page…
Im new to all this so bear with me if this has been posted brfore, IF you are useing a newer BELKIN wireless router and trying to connect your nintendo ds lite / dsi to it you must create a guest account on thr router, enable it and select WEP for type. nintendo does noes not support WPA type then simply copy the password into you DS…
I did what you said and it worked but i Have a red padlock and i dont know how to find the WEP code to my access point?
On the acsess point there will be a button press the button when you go on the push the button thingy
I did it and it work’s
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