USB to Ethernet adapter working with Wii.. tested tonight!

I read a thread somewhere saying that the Kinamax NT-USB20 usb to ethernet adapter was compatible with the Wii. I found one online for around $18 with shipping right about $25 and ordered it up.

It arrived today and I got a chance to try it. The adaper is black in color and is about 3 inches long. There is a light for link and for 100meg speed. The lights blink when activity occurs.

I plugged the adapter into the back of the Wii on one of the USB ports. I didn't seem to see any lights show up, so I turned off my Wii and powered it back on. The lights came on and I got a link light shortly after. I had this wired to my Ethernet switch in the basement via the walljack behind my entertainment center.

I went into the Wii setup menu and went into Internet options. I already have wireless configured to my a/b/g linksys router. I added a wired connection as Internet option 2 and selected it. It did a quick test to verify connectivity and I was able to use the Ethernet connection.

I tried some basic navigation of the Wii Shopping Channel and it did seem noticably faster than the wireless connection I was using. I haven't downloaded any games yet over the Ethernet for comparison but navigation and the initial Internet connection did seem faster to me.

The package comes with the 3 inch USB to Ethernet black dongle as well as a USB extension cable. I believe this is the same price as the Nintendo version that will be available sometime in January from what I have read.

I'm impressed with what I've seen so far and I would recommend getting this adapter for anyone with Ethernet options where they use their Wii.

I had a typo in the original message I just corrected. The correct brand name is Kinamax not Kinemax like I had in the original post.

Here is a link to the product:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812203024

Here is where I ordered mine from:

http://www.ayagroup.com/product_info...ac912190e5c4f7

Good luck!

Here is a video showing the use of the USB adapter I purchased:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XozKcEWKZc

I didn't make the video but you can see what it looks like and that it works.

I can answer this one because I ran into it myself. I was trying to move over saves from my Wii to my sister-in-law's Wii we gave her for xmas. Her unit out of the box was unable to use the sd card out of my unit.

I put her unit on the wireless and it took multiple updates before the SD card slot was recognized for data management.

My understanding is you can have virtual console games, save games, pictures, movies and audio files on the sd cards. I have not really played with mine other than backing up save games.