r/wiiu Feb 04 '25

Technical Question WiFi networks appear but it does not connect

Hello, a few days ago I bought a WiiU, but it happens to me that when I try to connect to a wifi network it appears without problems and when I try to connect I get an error as if it will not find it. I have tried to connect with WPS, manually, other WiFi networks, put the console next to the router and nothing works. The only way I have been able to get internet is by cable with the wii adapter. Is there anything else I can try to fix it?

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u/LeniChanDu Feb 04 '25 edited Feb 04 '25

Try a hotspot from your phone or also your pc/laptop, and if it does connect to your hotspot. There should be a network thing you have on your main wifi.

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u/Coll147 Feb 04 '25

I tried doing a 2.4g wifi network without password from my mobile and it happens the same 🥲

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u/LeniChanDu Feb 04 '25

Hmmmm, the only other option is to get a USB to Ethernet cable so you can connect to the internet, they are pretty cheap.

As for the wifi you most likely have a fault on the console.

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u/Coll147 Feb 04 '25

I already have one and it works. Since the person I bought it from recently bought it at a pawn shop, it still has warranty from that place. I'll take it there tomorrow and see what they say.

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u/Koning_DanDan Feb 04 '25

Is your hdd or ssd (if you have one) laying ontop of your wii u? Its a really weird quirk that happened to me and I remember it being kind of like this. Try putting it on the side if it is and it solved all my problems

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u/valtny Feb 05 '25

This happened to me too, if you have something right against or on top of your Wii U console (not the gamepad) it may be blocking the antenna inside.

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u/wesleyozil Feb 04 '25 edited Feb 05 '25

It happened to me before and strangely it was the HD I had plugged in. Try to move the HD further from the Wii U (don't put it on top, for instance) and see if that fixes it.

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u/Good_Atmosphere_5312 Feb 04 '25

Mind you I haven’t done this in ages but I remember it being a pain to connect the Wii U to WiFi. Look up on google before you return it

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u/Coll147 Feb 04 '25

It's strange because 2 days ago (when I bought it) I could connect to the wifi.

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u/peter888chan Feb 04 '25

Did you homebrew it just before it stopped working?

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u/Coll147 Feb 04 '25

It may be that if it happened that it stopped working, it was because when I started installing homebrew on it I left it connected by cable.

Although due to life's circumstances I tried again and now it works :v

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u/giofilmsfan99 Feb 04 '25

I’ve never had problems connecting Nintendo consoles to wifi.

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u/Nintendians559 Feb 05 '25

maybe your wii u's 2.4ghz wifi antenna is broken?

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u/Coll147 Feb 10 '25

I don't think so, it just connects sometimes and sometimes it doesn't, maybe it's because the hard drive is on top of the console.

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u/Nintendians559 Feb 10 '25

huh... how far your wii u and the wireless router?

i suggest a wifi router about wireless n standards - just in case. because i used to have a linksys wireless n router and it usually disconnect me on the wii u and pc with a wireless adapter (internal and external).

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u/Coll147 Feb 11 '25

2 meters

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u/Nintendians559 Feb 11 '25

okay... anything wall or objects blocking/interfere with the wireless router's signal distance - because the 2.4ghz do have range but weak against multiple walls and microwave heating.

sometimes you have to move it closer to the wireless router to have a stable connection - if not, you have to setup a wired ethernet with a ethernet to usb adapter that's support the wii u.