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Does a wireless "N" router work for a NDS wifi?

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by Barathrum, Dec 25, 2008.

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  1. Barathrum

    Barathrum Well-Known Member

    I'm thinking about getting a router and i want a Wireless 802.11N router. is the Nintendo DS wifi compatible with a Wireless N router?
     
    Barathrum, Dec 25, 2008
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  2. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    The Nintendo DS uses 802.11b. You could try if you wanted.
     
    anandjones, Dec 25, 2008
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  3. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    Check the Nintendo DS site, it has a list of routers and tells you how well they do and the difficulty to set up wi-fi.
    A few don't work at all with DS wi-fi BTW
     
    cjdogger, Dec 25, 2008
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  4. Barathrum

    Barathrum Well-Known Member

    i checked the website, they are so outdated.
     
    Barathrum, Dec 26, 2008
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  5. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    cjdogger, only ones that use 802.11b are on there. So get routers that use that connection. Others wouldn't work.
     
    anandjones, Dec 26, 2008
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  6. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    802.11n can be backwards compatible with b/g providing it can operate on the 2.4ghz band (n can also use 5ghz, and generally does due to more available channels) However, getting a wireless n router is a bad idea as the standard is not yet ratified and could change, meaning you could potentially be left with equipment that is not compatible with the actual n standard when it becomes ratified. if this happens, you would need to replace it with an actual n router rather than a draft n (some say they can be upgraded to full n once the standard is ratified, but that is dependant on how much the standard actually changes between the current draft and the final standard).
     
    Loonylion, Dec 26, 2008
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