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Add note about legacy 802.11b rates (#138)
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* Add note about legacy 802.11b rates

Found this on https://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-wont-connect-to-wifi.557433/#post-8936892 and changing my OpenWrt 2.4Ghz channel to enable legacy 802.11b rates fixed my Wii being unable to connect to LAN exactly as described in the thread.

* Update faq.md
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raxod502 authored Jan 25, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ The Wii's wireless networking hardware supports the maximum standard of 802.11g

+ APs enforcing WPA enterprise encryption, or WPA3 only
+ APs not backwards compatible with WiFi 3, or broadcasting only on the 5 GHz band
+ APs not supporting legacy 802.11b or 802.11g rates (i.e. APs supporting only 802.11n)

ISPs known to provide routers incompatible with these settings:

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+ You can use a LAN adapter. It must have the `ASIX AX88772` chipset or say “compatible with Wii”. Here is a [recommended LAN adapter by uGreen](https://a.co/d/3OcSJDS).
+ Alternatively, you can buy a secondary router and continue to use the network you already have, like a mesh. Any cheap router meeting the above standards (such as the Linksys WRT54G) will work.

For the Wii U, vWii uses the internet settings set in the Wii U's main settings, but can be optionally separated with the `Wii VC Launch` Aroma plugin.
For the Wii U, vWii uses the internet settings set in the Wii U's main settings, but can be optionally separated with the `Wii VC Launch` Aroma plugin.

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