Wii LAN adapter not working

my friend just bought the lan apater because his wifi wasn't working that well but every time he tries to connect to the internet he gets "Error 52120"

he said he tried everything he could think of such as trying both usb ports, changing the settings on his router (he is using a router as a switch), and trying all 3 internet settings on the wii. it's definitely on wired connection and he tried it with his laptop and it works fine but when he plugs it into the wii it doesn't work.

i was just wondering if anyone could think of anything that could possibly be going wrong here or tell me what that error message means.

thanks

it sounds like he did everything in the book i cant imagine why it wont work but sometimes that code comes up on mine and i just reconnect it and it worksGally66

i believe he tried reconnecting everything from the modem, to the router, to the other router (switch), to the adapter several times but still nothing. i just can't see what it could be. the lan adapter obviously works so that can't be it.

does anyone think it could be the router he is using as a switch? that's the only thing i can see as the possible reason.

Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick. There are plenty of websites you could have easily looked the error code up before trying to do anything. Guess what nintendo.com has an error lookup service.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/onlineWiredTS.jsp#ts

Are you using the offical Nintendo brand lan? Do you have broadband service? Check to make sure the isp is compatible along with the modem. It's possible the firewall on the pc or router is responible. At least call Nintendo. They do have a phone number you know.

You are such an ass. I've been fighting these POS Wii connection issues for 2 months now. I'm not an idiot and I make very good money working on enterprise networks. I have my Wii connected directly to my high speed service (no firewall, no router, just a switch connected directly to my modem) via an "officail" Nintendo LAN adapter. I have intermittent connectivity, but nothing anywhere near stable.

I have come to the realization that the network support in the Wii is just crap...and from what I can tell, most of the mouth breathing teenagers that reply to people with questions like you meimnobody, are full of the same. If it so angers you to read questions, don't look!

WiisAreGarbage

i just got my lan adapter and i just use it through my laptop, since the wireless at my school dosen't work! turn on internet sharing, and then use your laptops wireless, works just as good, in a way lol

its happening to me too the adapter could be damaged if u read the instructions it says under cautions do not unplug while in use or something like thatredwoods41

[QUOTE="redwoods41"]its happening to me too the adapter could be damaged if u read the instructions it says under cautions do not unplug while in use or something like thatpsychobrew