Wii totally refuses to connect on Wifi (did some troubleshooting already)

[random panther]

Hello everyone, happy to be here. First of all, I want to state that this will be a little long explanation but the reason belongs to the fact that I did A LOT of troubleshooting before joining and asking here. At the same time I’m kinda techie and used to these soft procedures, so unless I made a very big oopsie, I feel like I’m hopeless beyond what I looked, understood and tried on my own.

Main problem (pic related): Internet Connection Error 51330/1/2. Yes I know, this means WLAN1-2-3 problems with connection between my Wii and my router.

First of all, my Wii is a PAL one with updated 4.3 firmware. YES, it does find my wifi connection when looking for an access point. I have a double connection from the router with modern 5Ghz and a secondary one with 2.4Ghz. It can also open “GUEST” ones for both. Going on, I’m aware that the Wii is a 2006 old system and can get 2.4Ghz wifi only (when not being picky), but it still can recognize the WPA-2(AES) key, contrary to DS which sees only WEP as an example. Moreover, YES, I always double check my password and silly slips like these are not the problem here. I tried too many times to just fall for those, I literally learned by heart the DNS numbers for Wiimmfi and Riiconnect24. Also, I changed the settings to the so-called “legacy frequencies” with older standards like 802.11 b/g (my router settings luckily allow that), changed the channel to automode (mostly it goes 1 or 11) and have no filters on (like MAC).

It STILL refuses to connect.

On the total opposite side of this hell of a trial: mobile hotspot from my phone (Android) went smooth since first try. It frustrated me so much. You see though, I cannot use the hotspot as the main connection method, because I don’t have infinite data and I could not use it for longer playing sessions like on MKWii.

Additional info: Yes, my Wii has been homebrewed. And unfortunately, I can’t settle for a lan connection because my Wii is in another room from the router, but I already tried to connect it with at a closer distance. Still nothing.

Despite all of this, I really went mental after today. Please, I kindly and humbly ask for help. Hope everything shows an already in-depth situation. Any suggestions for this obstinate behavior?

[wide trench]

Here's information about your error:

Class for error 5xxyy: Network connection error. »yy« is interface-specific.
Device for error 5xx30: Interface WLAN1.
Error for error 513yy: WLAN connection to access point failed.
Solution for error 513yy: Check WLAN settings at console and access point (router).

All information is from Wiimmfi unless noted.

[royal bison]

Have you tried mixed b/g/n mode?

[random panther]

Yes, at least once. If I'm not mistaken, it was the last option I tried out of those containing both b and g (I can check it again tomorrow), because only b would be too old and over "n" isn't captured by the Wii

[royal bison]

I suppose you could try changing the channel. Has to be somewhere between 1-11

[random panther]

So, auto isn't the best option for that?

[royal bison]

Im not sure. Try picking a channel just in case

[random panther]

If i recall correctly, I found it on 6 by default and then tried 1 or 11 as selected, then set it on auto and the network got either one of those on its own

[random panther]

Well, I'll give another shot for both separately again. I feel disheartened tho

[royal bison]

Try to pick a less crowded channel, if possible. If you know how to check. Honestly I don’t know how to check

[random panther]

Idk too tbh

[royal bison]

Also on an unrelated note you should change your Wii aspect ratio to 16:9

[random panther]

Granted, I was messing around for other stuff

[proud zinc]

@random panther what WPA is it?

Because WPA-2 is the highest you can do

[royal bison]

Also, do you have any kind of wifi booster?

[random panther]

2 and AES

[random panther]

This... Is a good point and yes, I own a pair but I do have to set them up

[royal bison]

the SSID and pasword have to be the same otherwise the wii gets angy

[random panther]

Of course, of course. Their purpose is just to expand the signal but in the house we already used them by keeping the same credentials in the past

[royal bison]

you could try disabling them temporarily to see if that makes a difference

[ivory granite]

I haven't used it in a while but if I remember correctly my Wii didn't get internet if it connected to my range extender for no apparent reason, it just didn't like it. So definitely try turning them off temporarily to see if that makes a difference.

It had the same SSID as the main network but I was able to block the Wii from connecting to it in its settings

[random panther]

Uhm... Then I'm thinking I've got the response in the wrong way.
I do own a pair of boosters but they are not active nor plugged rn, but in their box hahaha

I thought he meant that to help the wifi diffusion extending to other rooms

[ivory granite]

Oh my bad

In that case I suppose you could try using one. It's not like they're not supposed to work with the Wii, it just didn't for me

What does the Wii say the signal is like?

[royal bison]

Oh, you wrote that you DO have them set up

[royal bison]

I guess you meant do NOT have them set up

Setting them up might actually make a difference

[past zinc]

hello, i had the same issue, for fixing this problem you need to change your wifi modem, my was too new and couldn't connect becouse of that, i tryed lot of things but i didn't resolved, lot of people on the internet said that using the wifi lan wii adapter could fix this problem

so change your modem or take a wii adapter

[random panther]

I mean, I said "DO" because I got that those could help in expanding the wifi area, just for that

[random panther]

Do you mean the value next to the lock symbol? It's like 2/3 columns and green colored

[random panther]

ENTIRELY?

[random panther]

If only was that easy for me to use an adapter in this case, I don't even have an ethernet cable to use since the router is in another room

[random panther]

Confirmed that the last frequency I used was a b/g/n

[royal bison]

nah you dont even need to change the motem, typically just changing the router helps

you can even leech off of your existing one

[random panther]

True that, Idk if will cause problems but I'll look into it

[random panther]

Apparently, the boosters do not generate any problem

It doesn't seem like a huge improvement for the Wii itself, it still sees the SSID

[royal bison]

I’m stumped personally.

You have a few options:

You can use a LAN adapter. It must have the ASIX AX88772 Chipset or say “compatible with Wii”. Here’s a recommended LAN adapter by uGreen https://a.co/d/3OcSJDS

Alternatively, you can buy router and just use the isp you already have, like a mesh network. Here’s a cheap router that should work for the Wii https://www.walmart.com/ip/Netis-WF2412-Wireless-router-4-port-switch-802-11b-g-n-2-4-GHz/37406393

[random panther]

Thank you for the LAN adapter, despite I can't easily think of a cabled connection since my Wii isn't positioned easily in comparison to the modem.

On the other hand, thank you as well for another router but I actually do own one, it wasn't that much necessary until this specific condition

[elfin fable]

Yes as @past zinc said you need to change the modem (gateway) or add a router to your setup, it has issues connecting on new ones for no apparent reason

he is my friend and we tried everything

a bypass is using windows 7 ad hoc internet with wep

@royal bison i think the problem is more different here, the wii seems to have trouble connecting to some "new" gateway / routers even with 802.11B band, different channel, and older encryption

i think we should look into it

i might make him connect to a http proxy to check, in the end the wii just does a simple request to a webpage to test connection

if it connects to the proxy then it's some bug in the wii wifi

[random panther]

Thank you for your confirmation then .

As an update to all of this: well, I'll try to examine in depth the secondary (and less powerful) router option. It might be a choice even for a personal future.

On a brighter side tho, I may have just found an easier way to get it done even with the LAN side: since I have actually remembered that I do own 2 ethernet wall jacks in my room, I may get around with the second one (currently unused) or still keeping the main one despite it requiring a switch ethernet port to connect multiple devices like my pc, the Wii and so on. Maybe too much cable management (eheh ), but I would still sort things out with this.

Anyway, unfortunate for the Wii to age like this with Wifi compatibility but that's also what it's making me feel unsure about the future progress of its retired life... Like, if already now it can make these kind of fails with advanced 2.4Ghz and we cannot even talk about 5Ghz for many other systems as today, what will happen when 2.4Ghz will be totally "outdated"?

[elfin fable]

i think it's a wii bug, a new modem that allows WPA1 and 802.11B band still lets me connect 2004 wifi card, but not the wii

[random panther]

WELL, this sounds... Annoying

[past zinc]

eh si, è una questione tosta

https://www.amazon.it/Ugreen-20254-Adattatore-Network-100Mbit/dp/B00MYT481C/

[elfin fable]

fix ^

[past zinc]

jonny mi ha consigliato di prendere questo

speriamo funziona

@random panther

ma la tua foto è quella del nuovo gioco di mario che deve uscire?

mi pare di averlo visto al nintendo direct

[random panther]

Sì di Wonder

MA NON MI ASPETTAVO STO TURNING POINT IN ITALIANO HAHAHAHAHAHA

[random panther]

Grazie comunque, l'ho cercato prima su Amazon anche tramite il reindirizzo di playerjmr (Thank you for sharing it man) e l'ho messo in lista

Almeno sul cablato sono salvo

[random panther]

Calcola ho letto una recensione di un tedesco di un mese fa e ha confermato che funziona facilmente, importante è che sia quello 2.0 compatibile che quello 3.0 non lo legge per il limite di banda (compatibile con Switch invece)

[past zinc]

gil

ti posso aggiungere agli amici? io compro quell'adattatore il 15 e mi dovrebbe arrivare prima del 20, nel caso se ti arriva prima mi fai sapere se risolve il nostro problema o se arriva prima a me ti faccio sapere

comunque che compagnia hai per la connessione?

[random panther]

Nessun problema, ma ti confermo già da ora che farai prima tu :))

[random panther]

Btw dear @royal bison (or any other helper), I politely ask to not close the thread yet please, since there are going to be upcoming updates regarding the LAN port adapter and other possible outcomes. Me and Xulu discovered that we have the same network and provider (lmao), therefore we can keep the discussion a little bit longer to compare settings and stuff

[random panther]

Update‼️: as of today I was able to buy and receive the LAN adaptor and it worked smoothly. The Wii just went 10-20 seconds for the test connection and got it without flaws. Just tried 10 mins ago (both with a channel and an online game).

Thank you @royal bison for specific the suggestion about it.

Thank you also all for the whole helping feedback . I still feel kind bummed about this incompatibility with the wifi reception but at least there's another chance and way to get around of it.

I hope this news will find @past zinc happy and relieved too :))

[past zinc]

quale hai usato?

lo stesso che ti avevo mandato io o un'altro?

[random panther]

RJ45, quello che sta qui nel thread

Quelli della stessa compagnia (UGreen) ma più avanzati non sono compatibili con Wii e WiiU

[past zinc]

@random panther funziona

👍🏻

[tardy ice]

yah this will work

[past zinc]

i know

[tardy ice]

ok

[random panther]

ORA È GODOPOLI

Posso far chiudere il thread quindi?

[tardy ice]

yeah

[past zinc]

godo

[random panther]

Roger that

@royal bison Dear friend, you can now close the thread. Thank you for the patience.

Also thank you everyone in here for discussing and helping about possible resolutions 🙏

[royal bison]

By the way, one of the other helpers pointed out another suggestion. Making sure your router outputs ipv4

Because ipv6 by itself is not compatible

You don’t have to try it since you already got lan to work, but just a suggestion

[elfin fable]

i can talk by the side of xulu but yes, ipv4 is there of course, and we even tried to disable ipv6 (checked it was gone by doing ipconfig) but the problem still was there

i think it's just incompatible (or there is something else we are missing)

but as far of the modem settings, those are all, there isn't anything else changable (except upnp, dmz, mac filtering and some usb share)

[dim creek]

Best solution is Wi-Fi extender imo

[elfin fable]

depends on the price, and it must support this broadcasting mode, for 13 / 15€ i think it's better to buy that third party LAN adapter (confirmed working by my friend and many people here)

[dim creek]

i would recommend a netgear one

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wi-Fi-Range-Extender-EX6120/dp/B014YN7LVE/ref=asc_df_B014YN7LVE/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198138936631&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2223481416241835651&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9006922&hvtargid=pla-352077305679&psc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwnOipBhBQEiwACyGLusQVk15UBqHIdsOnW2Ypp05CjkF6yq1Ge7VfDnN8T-7-IwC5JO38OBoCGjcQAvD_BwE