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Connect to FON Spots using the PUBLIC signal
The Nintendo DS is not shipped with browser but a Nintendo DS Browser is available. There is also community softwares that enable "unlocked" Nintendo DS to have a browser.
You just have to connect to the WiFi signal with the name starting by 'FON_' and use your web browser to log in. Though you can't play games with this method.
- Needs an additional browser-plugin to allow to connect to wifi hotspots.
- alternative : use Homebrewn software for an "unlocked" Nintendo DS
Homebrewn : Bunjalloo
- Bunjalloo can be used to connect to FON's Public Signal
Homebrewn : DSorganize
USAGE
- Go to configuration at the bottom of your start screen.
- Go to the last TAB : WIFI
- Search for the Public FON Wifi signal (FON_AP... )
- Configure "DHCP" and "Auto DNS"
- You will get automatically the FON Logon screen (captive portal) where you can enter your fonero email & password.
- DSorganize will tell you they can't render the page.
- Just go back to the start menu of DSorganize and restart your browser.
- You can now successfully check www.wikipedia.org and other sites.
Current issues:
- Gmail & Yahoomail seem to use authentication javascripts which the Nintendo DS can not handle... We advise the usage of DSMail to read your email.
Homebrewn : DSmail
Connect to Private signal
The Nintendo DS only support WEP encryptions so you will have to change the setting in your La Fonera Management Console. Unfortunately it has some problems with fast WiFi connection.
You will have to set speed to 2MB. To do so you will have to connect to your La Fonera with SSH (See FrancoFON or FreeWLAN) then:
# iwconfig ath0 rate 2M
Or add the option to /etc/config/wireless
config wifi-device wifi0
option type atheros
option channel 7
option rate 2M
config wifi-iface
option device wifi0
option network lan
option mode ap
option ssid OpenWrt
option encryption none
and in /lib/wifi/madwifi.sh add this at the end of enable_atheros function, just before the last done:
config_get rate "$device" rate
iwconfig "$ifname" rate "$rate"
Source: http://crysol.org/node/886
