Wii on AOL wireless broadband?

[{{909}}]

is anyone on aol and uses their wirelss router to access the wiis online features? My friend lives at home and the family have an aol wired broadband setup at the moment, we thought he could just buy a wirless mode, but then i realised aol needs logging in via that crapppy broswer etc.

Is it possible to run his broadband through the house and have it accessable from 2 computers and a Wii with Aol?

[criminalben]

Get a Netgear DG834G router, AOL recommend it, it works really well. and the Wii will connect through it.

[{{909}}]

are you sure criminalben? I forgot to mention they have the silver AOL package, which has to be upgraded to gold for them to log into 2 different AOL accounts at the same time. I would have thought if your using a router that this wouldnt matter since the router must be able to connet to the net without the use of the aol browser..or am i wrong?

[criminalben]

The router connects to AOL using the master screenname and password. You can then access the internet on any connected computer with any internet browser. It should work just as well with the Wii and any other console.


"With AOL Broadband you can easily set up a home network by linking together up to 6 computers or other wireless enabled devices such as games consoles." Taken from http://info.aol.co.uk/broadband/homeNetworking.adp

[gamebuster]

I use a wireless Belkin Router with aol and the Wii conects no problems at all. And there are 3 other P.C's using the same Router as well as the 360.

[wakadoo]

i am on aol and i dont think silver package allows multiple connections thats what they told me when i joined so i went to the platinum sevice, may be diff now,,,,,

oh and i have none of the aol crap installed either, u dont need to use it.

ah and they anly allow a few routers so check out the models before you get a wrong un

[{{909}}]

ah, all good, thanks chaps, i tried finding out on the aol site myself but i always have the suspician it would always need that crappy browser involved, good that it doesnt anymore.

Which belkin router do you use gamebuster? the netgear one is £55, a bit cheaper would be nice

[stevo25]

you dont need to use aol browser crappy thing just use this. i found it on another forum

[{{909}}]

sorry to dig up this thread again, stevo25, if i set up their pc with the method in your text file, can they still use the aol browser like you would IE etc? I have a feeling the parents of the family are used to using it and its email adresses etc.

[stevo25]

not sure i'll try tonight lol

[{{909}}]

ordered the router now anyway mate, to be honest if they cant log into that infernal browser it will be for the best.