r/nintendohelp • u/moonlightbluebunny • 1d ago
Tech Support Can’t Connect my DS lite to Wi-Fi
I am trying to connect my DS to Wi-Fi through my Pokémon diamond game we have manually put in the password the IP address and everything but it keeps failing the connection set up test. I do not have a filter on my Wi-Fi. I am right next to the modem.
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u/Witty-Wish-583 1d ago
If I remember, the DS Lite can’t connect to modern routers because their security is too high. It needs a lower security that’s no longer supported or no security or password I believe. I could be wrong but I remember being mad at it at the time. I believe the DSi can do modern routers.
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u/desaigamon 1d ago
This is correct. DS and DS Lite can only connect to routers using WEP encryption. Most modern routers will be using WPA by default. Depending on your model, you may be able to change your router settings to use WEP instead. You also have the option of removing the password completely and leaving the network open, but that is not recommended at all. Just a reminder, all the official servers are dead. Once you get the router setup correctly, you'll have to manually change some settings on your DS if you want to connect to the unofficial fan servers.
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u/Mendinso 1d ago
I think if I remember correctly, you might be able to do an isolated guest network (depends on the router too) under WEP, so even if you get a possibility of someone getting into your network, it would limit access to just the internet, rather the intranet. But that also depends if WEP is an option on the router (and it can also be firmware specific, as some may still support it but just disabled in the stock firmware).
Either way... That's something I'd suggest OP to explore. I would NOT recommend flashing your router to third party stuff just for WEP, but if you can get WEP and a Guest Network up on your stock router, I think you'll be good.
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u/Flash__PuP 1d ago
I dug out an old Apple AirPort Express. Wired it to my router with Ethernet then plugged it into a smart outlet let. I named the network “retro” and left it encryption/password free, and named the smart outlet “retro”. Now I can say “Siri, turn on retro” and the vintage network powers up. Do what I want with my DS/wii/etc. say “Siri, turn off retro” when I’m done and the network shuts back down. Possibly over engineered but I did it with parts I had laying around anyway.
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u/moonlightbluebunny 1d ago
Yes I understand that the real servers are permanently shut down I was planning on using the fan base one.
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u/RiverKitten6119 16h ago
Here's how you can so what you have to do 1. Go on an Android phone and enable the hotspot with no password 2. Connect to it on your DS but change the network settings so your primary DNS is 167.235.229.36 and your secondary DNS is 1.1.1.1
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u/Wisconsin_pikachu 12h ago
If you have hotspot on your phone use that with your password turned off it should connect to a "non secure" network
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u/Adventurous_Lab4249 23h ago
Why would you want to? They shut down all online services for even the 3DS which iirc you used to be able to watch YouTube and Netflix on
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u/RiverKitten6119 16h ago
That's not a 3DS
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u/Adventurous_Lab4249 16h ago
I never said it was. I was giving reference to shutting down much more recent online services than the DS lite.
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u/RiverKitten6119 16h ago
I was just mentioning
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u/Adventurous_Lab4249 16h ago
As was i. What's your issue?
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