Many Wii gamers trying to get online via Wi-Fi have been thwarted by some 5-digit errors (51330, 52130). What’s funny is that often the Wii system updates will download fine, but try connecting a minute later to accept the User Agreements for Wii Shop and you’ll be denied. Here are some tactics that may help you solve the problem:
- Make sure your router is on the list of supported hardware
- Update your router to the latest firmware
- Reboot your router
- Switch your router to broadcast on channel 1 or 11
- Adjust your router settings to allow both 802.11g and 802.11b, if supported
- Avoid using microwave ovens, cordless phones and other 2.4GHz devices while connecting
- Move your router closer to your Wii or use a repeater to extend its range
- Change the MTU setting to 1400
- Manually configure your router with your Wii’s MAC address
- Assign a manual IP address, DNS servers, etc.
- Spend $35-45 on a Wi-Fi USB Connector for your Windows XP PC (sorry, no Mac version yet)
- Wait for the Wii LAN Adapter (due in January)
For what it’s worth, switching my D-Link router to Channel 11 and then rebooting it worked like a charm. Good news: Once you get online, there are four new games waiting in the Virtual Console section:
- Alien Crush (Turbografx) – $6
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (Genesis) – $8
- Gunstar Heroes (Genesis) – $8
- Ice Hockey (NES) – $5
