Tutorial [HOW-TO] Have a homemade Streetpass Relay

[Nego]

I was able to make a homepass relay by using the Nintendo WiFi USB Connector. Thanks for the tip, Scytheri0n!

Still no Nintendo Zone viewer functionality. I also am unable to get the special mii. Did they take that off already? Sucks if they did.

In any case, this is really helping me out getting those puzzles completed on my old 3DS while getting a lot of streetpasses for ACNL on my new 3DS so I have to say I'm not sorry to have spent a few hours setting the relay up.

 

[SomeGamer]

I'm still getting not found errors on DD-WRT.

 

[nuvandibe]

Using NZone. I have two issues right now.

First issue: No streetpasses. Ethernet connected, Local Area Connection internet shared with Wireless Network Connection 3 (Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter), MAC is cycling just fine on WNC3. New 3DS XL is able to see the Nintendo Zone hotspot. 3DS has no saved networks. WNC3 (miniport adapter) status says Internet beside IPv4 Connectivity.


Second issue: I need to put my homepass in a place far away from my router, so it needs to be connected through wifi. I have a laptop with two wi-fi adapters. My hostednetwork should be on wifi1, and wifi2 should be connected to my hotspot. My problem is that when nzone disables wifi1, the hostednetwork automatically puts itself on wifi2, which is the one connecting to the internet and set to share its connection, because Windows 7 automatically seeks out any enabled Wi-Fi adapter. If I then disable and enable wifi2, it puts itself back on wifi1, and then I have to start the hostednetwork again via command prompt. I think it can work this way once I get issue 1 solved, but it's not exactly an automated process.

I'd like to add to this current issue where I'm not getting any streetpasses. I've reinstalled Windows 7 from scratch, set up nzone, and I can see the wifi adapter broadcasting the ConsoleNintendo3DS hotspot, it says it has internet access, and the mac address is changing, and my 3DS says it sees the Nintendo Zone at my location, however, it does not say it has internet access in the top left at the home menu. Still no streetpasses. Basically, the same thing is happening, even though I reformatted my PC. My 3DS is updated to the 9.7.0 firmware. I'm able to streetpass people IRL.

Edit: I forgot to mention that this exact same setup used to work just fine last year for over a month.

 

[MjnMixael]

Either nzone.exe really is malicious as Google Chrome warns me.. or it's got some sort of memory leak. After leaving it on for more than a few hours, my computer slows to a crawl and I have to restart it.

 

[BobbyTastic]

Make sure to set WLAN MAC, not WAN MAC!

Oh. How do I do that? I go to the Internet tab of my router settings and there's only one "Router MAC Address" thing at the bottom.

How do I specifically change the WLAN MAC?

 

[SomeGamer]

Oh. How do I do that? I go to the Internet tab of my router settings and there's only one "Router MAC Address" thing at the bottom.

How do I specifically change the WLAN MAC?

You have to flash DD-WRT on it!

 

[BobbyTastic]

You have to flash DD-WRT on it!

Ah, so the router's built-in software would have absolutely no way to do that? That's a shame. Thanks though.

Just looked at the compatibility list and v1 of my router is supported but they apparently need a router donation to make sure it works with v2.

 

[SomeGamer]

Ah, so the router's built-in software would have absolutely no way to do that? That's a shame. Thanks though.

Just looked at the compatibility list and v1 of my router is supported but they apparently need a router donation to make sure it works with v2.

What router do you have?

 

[BobbyTastic]

What router do you have?

Netgear WNDR3400v2.

 

[Bambamthepyro]

Anyone else's router have a USB connection?
I'm thinking I may try something else.

 

[Scytheri0n]

Either nzone.exe really is malicious as Google Chrome warns me.. or it's got some sort of memory leak. After leaving it on for more than a few hours, my computer slows to a crawl and I have to restart it.

Are you certain it's nzone.exe that is causing the memory leak? From what little I know of nzone.exe, it simply creates a hotspot, spoofs a MAC and sets up a scheduled task. duke_srg would be able to help you better with that than me since it's his baby.

 

[Scytheri0n]

Anyone else's router have a USB connection?
I'm thinking I may try something else.

I've got USB connections on my router but not running DD-WRT/OpenWRT. What have you got in mind?

 

[duke_srg]

Either nzone.exe really is malicious as Google Chrome warns me.. or it's got some sort of memory leak. After leaving it on for more than a few hours, my computer slows to a crawl and I have to restart it.

In case your adapter driver is very slow in switching MACs two consequent MAC changes may overpal interfering each other, try to use BASE16 or manually increase nzone task interval.
nzone.exe is only launched periodically from the task scheduler, so it can't have a memory leak spred in time. Antivirus software claims just because it is actually a packed and cyphered VBS runtime with a script.

 

[Bambamthepyro]

I've got USB connections on my router but not running DD-WRT/OpenWRT. What have you got in mind?

I dunno. Im just tired of not getting any streetpasses.

 

[Cioler]

Does the debian VM image need to connect to dukesrg.no-ip.org? Because my antivirus blocks traffic to and from that.

 

[duke_srg]

Does the debian VM image need to connect to dukesrg.no-ip.org? Because my antivirus blocks traffic to and from that.

Yes, it updates MAC lists from that host!

 

[Cioler]

Yes, it updates MAC lists from that host!

Yeah, there is my problem then. I'll whitelist that address or the VMware process then. Thanks.
A second question. Is the MAC cycling sequential or random?

Edit: it seems my Mii plaza streetpasses only go up to 9/10. Is this a known problem on N3DS or is there something wrong with my settings somewhere?

 

[Scytheri0n]

Yeah, there is my problem then. I'll whitelist that address or the VMware process then. Thanks.
A second question. Is the MAC cycling sequential or random?

Edit: it seems my Mii plaza streetpasses only go up to 9/10. Is this a known problem on N3DS or is there something wrong with my settings somewhere?

It's happening to most of us regardless of method or device. I don't know whether it's a HomePass "limitation" or if it has been put in place for International StreetPass Week so there is always a slot open for a special Mii. I honestly can't remember when I first noticed it happening. This and the bug noted here are the only two I know of at the moment and affect both regular and New 3DS's.

 

[duke_srg]

Yeah, there is my problem then. I'll whitelist that address or the VMware process then. Thanks.
A second question. Is the MAC cycling sequential or random?

Edit: it seems my Mii plaza streetpasses only go up to 9/10. Is this a known problem on N3DS or is there something wrong with my settings somewhere?

In my method the MAC is random and each is used only once in 8 hours, then cycle restarts.

 

[Bimmel]

As long as I'm not on the latest firmware I can forget Homepass, correct?