Anyone know of a good USB ethernet adapter I can use for the Wii U? I'm considering wiring all of my game systems up and figure the Wii U should get the ethernet treatment as well. I see that there are a lot of different adapters on Amazon, but I'm curious which is worth looking into. Any help would be appreciated.
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Wii U Ethernet Adapter
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AndyMoogle
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Any Wii compatible adapter should work on Wii U as well.
The Albatross
Member
.. dat website..
Big Papa Husker
Member
Lmao it looks like something from the Geocities ages.
UltimateIke
Member
A few of us in the Wii U launch thread noticed the Wii and Wii U are both faster with Wi-Fi than with the LAN adapter. At least for us, anyway.
Using the web browser on the Wii U to do a speed test, I get ~6mb/s download with the LAN adapter and ~12mb/s with a wireless-g connection.
On the same website my PC gets ~25mb/s (using wireless or ethernet). So either way the Wii U isn't using the connection's full bandwidth.
USB 2.0 is only 480 mb/s. It's not possible for it to do gigabit. It's not like you are going to have an internet connection that fast anyway.
Using the web browser on the Wii U to do a speed test, I get ~6mb/s download with the LAN adapter and ~12mb/s with a wireless-g connection.
On the same website my PC gets ~25mb/s (using wireless or ethernet). So either way the Wii U isn't using the connection's full bandwidth.
USB 2.0 is only 480 mb/s. It's not possible for it to do gigabit. It's not like you are going to have an internet connection that fast anyway.
Reallink
Member
What kind of speeds do you guys see on the U browser using Testmy.net (one of the only non-flash based I'm aware of)? I only seem to pull half speeds Vs. my wired PC and I'm not sure if the browser's just incapable of running an accurate speed test or if the Wifi signal is weak for some reason (I'm only 10' from the router).
FYI: I got 1.9Mbps on my desktop PC just now. Got 89Mbps on SpeedTest.net (flash). So... yeah :-D
Pretty sure they are throttling the speeds on Nintendo's side
Marty Chinn
Member
The official adapter is stupidly slow. It's 5 to 10 times slower than WiFi for me. I'm really disappointed. Avoid at all cost for now.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Reminds me of GameFAQs circa 2003.
that is what I did. My adapter "Wii" is working perfectly with my Wii U.
Marty Chinn
Member
Ya, but what speeds are you getting?
Reallink
Member
Yea, their servers aren't always up to snuff like Speedtest.net, but I'm talking multiple off-peak back to back tests with your PC and U pad on the same site and same server. My results don't line up, U pad is slower by a wide margin. Just trying to trouble shoot whether it's my Wifi signal or if the U's browser can't run the test accurately.
Marty Chinn
Member
blitzcloud
Banned
wait wait. Wii u doesnt have ethernet?
The info I get from the system every day is hilarious (to me).
The info I get from the system every day is hilarious (to me).
I can't find a properly site with the browser to test it.
The Wii didn't have it either, so no biggie. I just wanted to go ethernet this time and since I have a bunch of USB ports I don't see in any harm in it. But if the speed isn't fast using ethernet, then it's not worth it.
UltimateIke
Member
That's what I said when I realized I wasted $30 on the LAN adapter. Haha.
Let's hope this is a facet of the still a bit unfinished Wii U software and will get fixed with time. Otherwise, we both wasted money on an useless network adapter :/
UltimateIke
Member
I don't know if I have any hope left. The original Wii is a few megabits per second faster over Wi-Fi too (though both Wi-Fi and ethernet are slower on the Wii than the Wii U). I don't know if it is some issue with Nintendo's software or what. It's disappointing in any case.
Lupin the Third
Member
I'm fairly sure mine is a Datel, but I might be mistaken. Either way, it's a generic adapter and seems to work fine on Wii U.
Marty Chinn
Member
I honestly don't expect Nintendo to do anything about this and it annoys me. I never realized it with the Wii since I barely used it, but I expect to use it more here. It was only obvious to me when Amazon wasn't showing up in HD which I thought was odd given how fast my connection is. This really irritates me because I hate WiFi with a passion.
I don't know why they would throttle speeds on the Wii U, especially when we're talking about downloading 20GB files. You'd think for the customer experience they'd make sure we could get the fastest speeds possible. Either way, I'll order the official one and give it a shot.
nckillthegrimace
Member
Wii U over WiFi
bandwidthplace.com: 7.3 Mbps down
testmy.net: 7.8 Mbps down
Wii U over Ethernet
bandwidthplace.com: 5.1 Mbps down
testmy.net: 3.4 Mbps down
What.
For comparison's sake: Laptop over WiFi
bandwidthplace.com: 10.8 Mbps down
testmy.net: 11.3 Mbps down
So yeah, don't use the ethernet adaptor unless you don't have wifi.
bandwidthplace.com: 7.3 Mbps down
testmy.net: 7.8 Mbps down
Wii U over Ethernet
bandwidthplace.com: 5.1 Mbps down
testmy.net: 3.4 Mbps down
What.
For comparison's sake: Laptop over WiFi
bandwidthplace.com: 10.8 Mbps down
testmy.net: 11.3 Mbps down
So yeah, don't use the ethernet adaptor unless you don't have wifi.
mr stroke
Member
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000X2DP8O/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Using this Nyko one and it works flawless with wii u
Using this Nyko one and it works flawless with wii u
Wow I remember the site looking exactly the same back in the 90's when I was looking for a Gameboy transfer cable.
Revolutionary
Member
I bought this on Monday, but it gets me around half the speed that my WiFi connection does. $15 down the drain.
Ran a test on various devices in the house and got:
Wii U: 13.1 Mbps (wi-fi)
Mac: 65.3 Mbps (ethernet)
Mac: 28.5 Mbps (wi-fi)
Big difference. Used www.bandwidthplace.com
Wii U: 13.1 Mbps (wi-fi)
Mac: 65.3 Mbps (ethernet)
Mac: 28.5 Mbps (wi-fi)
Big difference. Used www.bandwidthplace.com
heard this works really well from Gamespot etc when they were having wifi issues. i'll probably pick it up when i have some Amazon credit in the future.
I've got the same one I bought for Wii U. It worked right away (no setup) and has yet to give me any issues.
Marty Chinn
Member
I don't think they're totally accurate, but I think it's kinda telling in comparing the numbers against each other though. For me, I'm getting 1.5 to 2.0mbps for ethernet, 10mbps for WiFi and then 15mbps for my PC. SpeedTest tells me I get 17.5mbps for my PC. I also know I can't get an HD signal through ethernet for Amazon Instant Watch. I think the site is good enough to tell that there's a problem.
Measure your speed vs WiFi. You'll find out it's slower.
aparisi2274
Member
This is what I use, and I love it!
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Wait... WiiU's online only accessible wireless?