So uh, does the LAN Adapter help at all with the lag?

[Hybred]

I just bought one with 2day delivery... hopefully it helps with the lag. :X

 

[Doomer]

i hope it does cuz i am buying one today, lol

 

[Mikil]

I would like to know this as well.

I would hate to buy a LAN adapter and mess around with cables if my terrible lag is merely a result of Nintendo-side problems...

 

[mrwynd]

no the LAN adapter doesn't help. setting port forwarding on your router DOES HELP.

 

[Doomer]

I would like to know this as well.

I would hate to buy a LAN adapter and mess around with cables if my terrible lag is merely a result of Nintendo-side problems...

My thoughts exactly, i mean i played a couple hours of 4 player ffa last night with slight lag, but if thats just from nintendos servers being bogged down and not my wifi usb i would like to know. but my roomate just got the hardline adaptor once we get it up and running i will let u guys know if it is less laggy.

 

[dyeknom]

I doubt the LAN adapter will help, primarily because the maker has discontinued them. The reason they were discontinued was the readily available/cheap routers.

 

[Xx KeNoH xX]

no the LAN adapter doesn't help. setting port forwarding on your router DOES HELP.

if I was to port forward my wii, where could I obtain the static ip address for my wii and what ports would I forward?

 

[Rakushun]

I put DMZ (in other words all ports open) on my Wii, and while I think it helped, I still get lag with people who I probably shouldn't get lag with. Hm.

 

[WhiteDragon]

if I was to port forward my wii, where could I obtain the static ip address for my wii and what ports would I forward?

This would be the question I'd have also.

As far as the wired connection goes, I'm trying to figure out if I can go directly from a wall ethernet jack to the LAN adapter. I live on a college campus, and I don't know if that configuration is compatible with the Wii's wired internet.

 

[Gindler]

This would be the question I'd have also.

As far as the wired connection goes, I'm trying to figure out if I can go directly from a wall ethernet jack to the LAN adapter. I live on a college campus, and I don't know if that configuration is compatible with the Wii's wired internet.

I'm wondering this as well. i live on a college campus and don't want to end up paying for internet just because of brawl. But if I have to me and my friends are willing to go off campus for it =P

 

[Pi]

I don't have any wifi options, and I plan on getting the LAN adapter, I was hoping that this would be a win win, what with less lag and what not, but I guess it doesn't help? Is there something the equivilant to 'setting port forwarding on your router' for the LAN route?

 

[ProudNTSC]

I cannot garuntee if it will help with lag, but I DO know that it helped me have a better connection. I would always get "disconnected from the network" errors trying to find people to play, connecting to WFC, ect. I got a LAN adapter last night from BEST BUY and tried it out, and since then I have always connected to WFC, and USUALLY the errors I get after involve connection with the players, NOT my network. However I just about played all night last night with few errors.

So, will this help with lag? Well part of having lag, is having a bad/slow connection, so if it helped me have good enough speed to PLAY, than it may help someone who can play, but have major lag.

 

[Doomer]

OK, so me and my roommate had been playing 2 days with wifi USB and today we got and hooked up the LAN adapter and the difference was instantly noticeable. If the difference is this dramatic for everyone i can see no one playing online with wifi USB in the future.

 

[G-X]

Apparently, the LAN adaptor works better than the USB connector, but is the same as good wifi.

 

[Mizar]

Buying an other adapter to connect you to the internet wont help it being faster. If you're on a network, try to minimum the amount of internet usage. But when you really want a connection difference you should switch internet provider. Also Brawl servers are hosted by Gamespy and IGN servers, Nintendo has no control on connection problems or whatsoever.

Oh, one more thing. Thick walls can also slow your connection or make it unstable.
Hope this is a bit useful.

 

[Invalid]

I also set my wii outside of the DMZ, I can now join games atleast but the lag is still there. The best games i've had were with people on my friends list in the midwest. (i'm in illinois)

 

[Revak]

Buying a Lan Adapter wont help. I have one and still have 1-2 second delays as I have with my Wireless Router.

 

[Nexis]

I am such a noob at this lan adapter thing so any help would be appreciated -_-

I just bought one and hooked it up and tested the internet connection to "wired". It takes awhile but it says internet successful. However, when I try to log on to brawl online or news and weather channel for that matter, it wont find my internet. How can I go about fixing this?

 

[zergman]

This would be the question I'd have also.

As far as the wired connection goes, I'm trying to figure out if I can go directly from a wall ethernet jack to the LAN adapter. I live on a college campus, and I don't know if that configuration is compatible with the Wii's wired internet.

try going here http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wf...em=Wii&locale=en_US&action2.x=18&action2.y=29
it has a guide on how to set up a static ip adress for your wii. Read from option 2 under the Occurs when looking for a match section down. You will eventually see a link for how to manually setup your connection. Do this after you have followed all the previous steps. If you don't know how to access your router to forward ports you could try www.portforward.com They have a walkthrough for various games. Smash is not one of them, but its the same concept.

 

[kin3tic-c4jun-3]

My LAN adapter has reduced my lag and I no longer disconnect randomly. I still lag slightly, but nothing too bad.

 

[MikeMan445]

I have the LAN adapter, because I don't have a wireless router.

I still get lag and it's still bad depending on where the people are that I'm playing.

 

[iBrown]

Do a simple bandwith test, and if you have a connection around 1000 kbits/sec you should be good no matter what u use. 1000 gives u a green signal strenght, blue is the best. it goes blue, green, and 3 more which r not worth mentioning, lol. here's a link if u want to check ur speed:
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/

 

[ZDAN]

Do a simple bandwith test, and if you have a connection around 1000 kbits/sec you should be good no matter what u use. 1000 gives u a green signal strenght, blue is the best. it goes blue, green, and 3 more which r not worth mentioning, lol. here's a link if u want to check ur speed:
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/

I'm getting... 250 kb/s. x_x
Still, I don't get too much lag.

 

[everlasting yayuhzz]

I get 4.5 MBPs and I lag. -.-;