SANOXY USB LAN Network Adapter Cable Compatible for Gaming Consoles

I was skeptical about buying these but worked right out of the box. Only one issue: I have the homebrew channel and the media player I am using is Mplayer CE and it does not work when the internet cable is connected to this unit. If I disconnect the internet cable Mplayer CE works fine even with adapter connected to the WII. This is really bad because I bought 2 of these to do exacly that: stream my movie using a wired connectio. For now I will give 5 stars assuming Mplayer CE is at fault. It turns out the issue was with the usb hard drive with more than one partition. After I deleted one of the partition Mplayer CE works perfectly allowing me to stream my movie from my pc using the wired connection.

It was disappointing when I set everything up to my wii, just as the instructions said, and then have it not work. I did my research, so I know I did it right. I have kind of given up now on trying to hook up the internet on my wii. )

This is the most reliable and cheapest way to hook up your wii to the internet and gurantee flawless connection. And I've tried a few. 1-This LAN adapter hooked to your router - 100% reliable but requires a cable hookup. (and it's ugly) 2-Wi-Fi using wireless router - Comes in second only because it can get interference. 3-House Wiring LAN - This is where you plug a box in a wall socket near your router and wire it to the router, then plug in another box ANYWHERE in or around the house (on the same breaker-box)and wire it to the LAN adapter I am reviewing. Cannot beat this at ALL. This method comes in third because it's so darned expensive. 4-Nintendo wi-fi USB connector - This was OK before I had a wireless router or the LAN adapter. It had one room range and shut itself off daily. (does anybody need one? not sure if they make these anymore) So I give this a 4 because I have option 3 and you can take your wii to the treehouse with a 5000 foot extension cord if you want to.

I hooked up the LAN adapter to my wii and the internet and it did not work at all. I checked my wiring and it was fine, I even tested the wiring to the wii by trying the computer hooked up to it and it worked fine. When I called Nintendo to trouble shoot they ended up coming up with the solution that the LAN adapter was not working. They asked if it was the one purchased through Nintendo, when i told them no they informed me that only the LAN adapter sold through Nintendo will work on the Wii.

I haven't used it so I really can't give it any ratings. Thanks why I had to rate it like this.

I purchased the USB LAN Adapter for my Wii so I could get a more stable connection for Netflix streaming. My router is located upstairs in the farthest room away from the Wii, so I had problems losing the connection while streaming Netflix shows. This adapter was the cheapest one on Amazon at the time I purchased it, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I haven't been disappointed. The setup is fairly painless, you just plug it in and change the connection settings in the Wii menu to Wired. After that, I had no problems with the buffering of my Netflix shows to the Wii. I would highly recommend this product.

Your Wii literature warns against using a LAN network adapter not made by Nintendo to connect your Wii to your local network. When I first connected my Wii using this adapter and it didn't work I thought I had just tossed $10 down the drain. After I rechecked all my connections and found one loose, I reconnected and everything worked just fine. This adapter doesn't have quite the classy exterior of the Nintendo design but it works satisfactorily. Why pay more?

It works exactly as you would expect. I wasn't confident when I originally purchased this product as I could not find any official product made by Nintendo that does this for the WiiU. Well that was put to rest when I tried this out and it worked. If Wifi in your house isn't optimal I highly recommend this product.