Hardware Wii U // Wii - Wii U can connect to wifi, Wii can’t.

[amandangel]

hello
i was trying to play online with my wii u on the mario kart wii hacks, but my wifi just wasn’t working.
I went back on my wii u and tried configuring it manually, changing settings, etc.
my wifi connects just fine on my wii u, but when i go to my wii, my wifi is just nonexistent and doesn’t work.
I tried using my phone’s hotspot, and it worked, though I really don’t wanna use up my data.
how do I fix this ?
my wifi’s security is WPA2, though I read somewhere that the wii doesn’t work with WPA2, so I changed the setting to WPA, and the wii still doesn’t pick it up.

 

[Ryccardo]

my wifi’s security is WPA2, though I read somewhere that the wii doesn’t work with WPA2, so I changed the setting to WPA, and the wii still doesn’t pick it up.

It doesn't support WPA2 TKIP, but it does support WPA2 AES (and either mode for WPA1)...

Do you have compatibility with 802.11g enabled in your access point (and wide/40MHz channels disabled)?

 

[amandangel]

It doesn't support WPA2 TKIP, but it does support WPA2 AES (and either mode for WPA1)...

Do you have compatibility with 802.11g enabled in your access point (and wide/40MHz channels disabled)?

yeah, mine was originally WPA2 AES, not WPA2 TKIP
and I'm not sure, how do I find that?

 

[huma_dawii]

Make sure network is one with security that the Wii actually supports!

 

[amandangel]

Make sure network is one with security that the Wii actually supports!

I've changed the security to one that the Wii actually supports and it still doesn't work.

 

[Ryccardo]

and I'm not sure, how do I find that?

It will (hopefully*) be somewhere in the configuration webpages of your AP, like changing SSID or encryption...

* those 2 I mentioned are still fairly "consumer" as far as things that can be tweaked, but it wouldn't surprise me if some products exist with those options inaccessible

 

[huma_dawii]

I've changed the security to one that the Wii actually supports and it still doesn't work.

Try creating a network without security?

 

[amandangel]

Try creating a network without security?

nope

 

[huma_dawii]

nope

That's weird, try Connectify on your PC, a hotspot on your Phone.

 

[amandangel]

That's weird, try Connectify on your PC, a hotspot on your Phone.

I'm on my computer right now connected to my wifi fine
My wii u connects to my phone's hotspot just fine, though I don't wanna use up all my data doing so

 

[huma_dawii]

I'm on my computer right now connected to my wifi fine
My wii u connects to my phone's hotspot just fine, though I don't wanna use up all my data doing so

Its not for a permanent solution, im talking about TESTS so you can rule out the possibility of the WIFI Module being broken on the Wii. Try those two things.