Bleh. I've tried everything I can think of but no luck.
in a nutshell, im trying to connect my wii to the internet using the dual gigabit ethernet ports on my mobo (gigabyte dq6).
problem: just doesnt work lol. Doesn't recognize the wii is even there and no clue how to let it.
I've got all the parts. USB to ethernet adapter for wii, some good ethernet cable, dual ethernet ports on my mobo.
my internet is set up as this:
Internet (outside) > Cable modem > PC
and i basically want to just add Wii after PC (use pc as router, what other purpose would there be for having dual ethernet)
The cable modem only has one ethernet jack so just using it as the router wont work.
going out to buy a router is pointless considering my pc has two jacks.
using vista utimate x64.
i couldn't come up with anything in google and im completely lost lol. any help is much appreciated.
edit~ on a side note i tried enabling ICS (internet connection sharing) but it didn't change anything. The 'LAN2' (representing the 2nd ethernet port) just says network cable unplugged. The jack on the back also isnt lit up like the other one. Yes it's plugged right into the adapter which is plugged into the Wii.
nevermind just bought a router.