Tutorial [HOW-TO] Have a homemade Streetpass Relay

[driph]

Yep, looks like the update doesn't like custom MACs anymore. Assuming that's the case, I guess our only option is to start cycling through official Nintendo Zone MACs?

 

[duke_srg]

With european 3DS attwifi and _The Cloud are now longer detected as a Nintendo Zone (no shining around Nintendo Zone app)
NZ@McD1 is working but still no streetpass with the custom MAC (I'll check with the real MAC later)

Windows users most probably completely lost the ability to have a homepass.

Also we need to get a working Nintendo zone SSID list

 

[driph]

With european 3DS attwifi and _The Cloud are now longer detected as a Nintendo Zone (no shining around Nintendo Zone app)
NZ@McD1 is working but still no streetpass with the custom MAC (I'll check with the real MAC later)

For all of my script users with the updated 3DS firmware try this and report
- American region 3DS use just one list 49 (78 macs total, MAC change delay 7 minutes)
- European region 3DS change AP name to NZ@McD1 and use only list 78 (32 macs total, MAC change delay 15 minutes)

Windows users most probably completely lost the ability to have a homepass.

Also we need to get a working Nintendo zone SSID list

About to head to bed but I ran the new script using 49 (I was still running v2!), I'll see what shows up by morning and post once I'm at the office.

 

[KaleoOmega]

Some good news: I woke up, tried with some custom MACs (such as 4E:53:50:4F:4F:46 and 64:1C:67:5A:E3:B6 - this one is from a friend that first noticed the current problem after the update, and tell that to me), and got some hits. I've used only the SSID "attwifi" in two US 3DS.

My guess: non-updated systems still receive the current Miis, but the updated systems need to "re-seed" each MAC in order to receive hits.

However, the Nintendo Zone icon doesn't glow anymore. But I didn't tried to access the app.

 

[Snailface]

Some good news: I woke up, tried with some custom MACs (such as 4E:53:50:4F:4F:46 and 64:1C:67:5A:E3:B6 - this one is from a friend that first noticed the current problem after the update, and tell that to me), and got some hits. I've used only the SSID "attwifi" in two US 3DS.

My guess: non-updated systems still receive the current Miis, but the updated systems need to "re-seed" each MAC in order to receive hits.

However, the Nintendo Zone icon doesn't glow anymore. But I didn't tried to access the app.

Yeah, this appears to be the case, i'm getting streetpasses again.

 

[Twaileit]

Off: Nintendo is going to distribute special demo version of new Pokemon through hotspots. Can anyone get MAC/SSID info from any mcdonalds nintendo zone hotspot in Germany?

Since I get back to germany at October 9th, I can get MACs/SSID from certain hotspots (McDonald's @ Hamburg Airport and some McDonald's in my hometown) - if no one did a research yet.
But I could need help to get it's MAC Adress - any tool which I could use?

With european 3DS attwifi and _The Cloud are now longer detected as a Nintendo Zone (no shining around Nintendo Zone app)
NZ@McD1 is working but still no streetpass with the custom MAC (I'll check with the real MAC later)

For all of my script users with the updated 3DS firmware try this and report
- American region 3DS use just one list 49 (78 macs total, MAC change delay 7 minutes)
- European region 3DS change AP name to NZ@McD1 and use only list 78 (32 macs total, MAC change delay 15 minutes)

Windows users most probably completely lost the ability to have a homepass.

Also we need to get a working Nintendo zone SSID list

I also updated to 9.0.0.20 and attwifi doesn't seem to work with european 3DS consoles anymore.
I renamed my network to NZ@McD1 and it worked for me again (using PRIME MAC, it also works with windows 8.1)

EDIT:
Since I renamed my network to NZ@McD1, I only got german Miis (with attwifi it was mostly USA Miis, but also around the world).
I don't know if this was also before that update, but I think it might be worth mentioning.

 

[duke_srg]

http://wifi-hotspots.info/suche/NZ@mcd1

EDIT:
Since I renamed my network to NZ@McD1, I only got german Miis (with attwifi it was mostly USA Miis, but also around the world).
I don't know if this was also before that update, but I think it might be worth mentioning.

There are alot of german hotspots discovered at http://wifi-hotspots.info/suche/NZ@McD1

 

[duke_srg]

Arrived at home and got a streetpass. attwifi AP with default router's hardware MAC and european 3DS. Seems all is working as usual for me.

 

[Twaileit]

Well, I guess there might not have been any Miis anymore when I tried it.
Trying it again with attwifi when I come home.

 

[masterzero]

well , was gonna ask if homepassing without the latest update is something safe to do... but since gateway said they are going to update soon...

So europeans can't use the regular macs anymore ? or it was a false alarm

 

[Koldur]

I found out that using your homepass ssid with security doesn't work anymore and you have to delete the network profile from your 3DS.

 

[duke_srg]

Set the prime MAC on my attwifi AP and instantly got a SP with 5 ppl in Mii Plaza on my european 3DS with:
Phebus (US)
Amii (US)
Hobo (US)
Omer (UK)
Koldur (NL)

So for everyone - don't panic it is still working as before. Maybe N has wiped the database of an existing streetpasses or changed the way of the streetpass exchange between different FW version but that means nothing as long as the most of us upgraded to fw 9.

 

[VaiCorinthians]

since yesterday tried many MACs, but without success.
I hope homepass return as it was.

 

[gbwyoshi]

I found out that using your homepass ssid with security doesn't work anymore and you have to delete the network profile from your 3DS.

I can confirm this has worked for me.

Over night left Nintendo World attwifi on(with no encryption) and got 6 hits
Switched it to the default 4E:53:50:4F:4F:46 and put encryption back on, no hits
Switched encryption off about 12 hours later and right away get a few more hits.

So it seems you have to have the ssid open now for it to work. If anything a whitelisted mac filter won't affect the results

 

[KaiserAlucard]

Attwifi doesn't work for me anymore, I'll try with NZ@McD1 but I'm kinda scared...

 

[KaleoOmega]

since yesterday tried many MACs, but without success.
I hope homepass return as it was.

Try to disable the security key, leaving an open connection. Worked with me, but not for every MAC address since their Mii database to FW 9.X was wiped (sort of). Will try more MACs later, at least I will be "seeding" them for other people. My two Miis are "KaleoΩ 2DS" and "KaleoΩ XL".

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Even with an American 3DS, leaving the security key disabled, I've managed to access the German Nintendo Zone NZ@McD1 (posted by duke_srg above), even the app starts to glow - however, only saw some Animal Crossing related things at German Nintendo Zone. Is it normal?

But the app doesn't work anymore with attwifi or _The Cloud.

Does this mean all the (official) StreetPass Relay Points in US changed (or will change) their SSIDs to anything new? Just curious about that.

 

[Koldur]

Try to disable the security key, leaving an open connection. Worked with me, but not for every MAC address since their Mii database to FW 9.X was wiped (sort of). Will try more MACs later, at least I will be "seeding" them for other people. My two Miis are "KaleoΩ 2DS" and "KaleoΩ XL".

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Even with an American 3DS, leaving the security key disabled, I've managed to access the German Nintendo Zone NZ@McD1 (posted by duke_srg above), even the app starts to glow - however, only saw some Animal Crossing related things at German Nintendo Zone. Is it normal?

But the app doesn't work anymore with attwifi or _The Cloud.

Does this mean all the (official) StreetPass Relay Points in US changed (or will change) their SSIDs to anything new? Just curious about that.

attwifi works perfectly fine here on my EU 3DS, so, do not see why it shouldn't work for you. Did you remove the attwifi network profile from your network profiles? I tested an open attwifi point without deleting it and it didn't work, after deleting it, it worked perfectly fine.

 

[KaiserAlucard]

How can I remove security key?

 

[KaleoOmega]

Sorry, maybe I wrote somewhat confusing... I mean, I've received some StreetPass hits through attwifi after the update, but I just can't access the Nintendo Zone App through that SSID anymore.

(Not that I used that app so much, after all, so... )

 

[Twaileit]

attwifi works perfectly fine here on my EU 3DS, so, do not see why it shouldn't work for you. Did you remove the attwifi network profile from your network profiles? I tested an open attwifi point without deleting it and it didn't work, after deleting it, it worked perfectly fine.

Same does for me again.
I guess it is how duke_srg stated - they seem to have changed the information exchange regarding to FW and/or (which is my guess) SSIDs.