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So with the advent of the new “DNS change” method of getting back online through Wiimmfi the challenge then became “How the heck do I get my modern router to talk to my old but gold handheld?”

My router is an Asus N56U_B1 and it runs a MediaTek chipset. Some extensive googling later and I have set up a separate hidden access point with just the right settings for success on a DS. I’ll leave it here just because.

If anybody needs any help doing anything similar for their router, just shout.

# custom AP for Nintendo DS compatibility
load WLAN SoftAP driver

# NDS specific
iwpriv ra0 set HT_BW=0  # 20MHz channel bandwidth
iwpriv ra0 set HtBw=0  # 20MHz channel bandwidth
iwpriv ra0 set WirelessMode=9  # b/g/n mode

# WEP specific
iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=SHARED  # shared key
iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=WEP  # WEP security
iwpriv ra0 set Channel=0  # 2.4GHz mode
iwpriv ra0 set IEEE8021X=0  # needs to be off in this instance
iwpriv ra0 set DefaultKeyID=1  # default key is number 1
iwpriv ra0 set Key1=2004AD2013  # hex for key number 1
iwpriv ra0 set SSID=DS  # our choice of SSID
iwpriv ra0 set HideSSID=1  # hide from prying eyes
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