joedj / ftpii

An FTP server for the Nintendo Wii
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Make ftpii work "offline" (sorry to double post because I know you already closed it but I need to explain myself a bit more) #101

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
I think you misunderstood what I meant.

Long time ago I could connect my sega dreamcast directly to my pc via lan. 
I could transfer via ftp stuff from my pc to the dreamcast memory card 
etc. I didn't have the need for online connection as the dreamcast had an 
offline ip 127.0.0.1 and port (don't remember number)

In the Wii's case is a bit different because I don't have internet 
connection (internet service provider)at home and when I start the ftpii 
it will search for an internet connection as an intermediary to transfer 
files from wii to pc and backwards. If it don't find an internet 
connection it will give an error and will not continue from that point. 
What I meant was if the wii could work the same as the dreamcast did.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jayro.y....@gmail.com on 30 Mar 2010 at 2:23

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
The Wii does not actually connect to the internet, but rather to a local 
network.
127.0.0.1 is actually YOUR computer's local IP address, which points to itself 
(Wikipedia: Loopback)

If you want to connect the Wii to your computer without using a network (which 
is somewhat odd) you can actually create a wireless ad-hoc network from your 
computer, and then connect to that from your Wii Internet settings. You then 
load FTPii and it should give you an IP address to enter into the FTP program.

Note: If you do not know about ad-hoc networks, or how to create them, a Google 
search will easily help you.

Original comment by adam93...@gmail.com on 18 Aug 2010 at 6:50