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[Sagitario]

Tried again this morning.
I can get it to work only once.
Rooted Android phone, tethering using first MAC address, 3DS gets a streetpass, change to second/third/etc. MAC, wait ~25 minutes for each, no passes.

Using the same phone and SSID shouldn't affect it, right? As longs as it's using a different MAC each time. Unless there is a specific cooldown period to make a relay (even with different relay stations/Nintendo Zones/MACs).

Anyone has succeeded getting several streetpasses consecutively using WiFi Tether? I have no problem connecting the Nintendo Zone app.

Anyone? I tried all day yesterday, out of the 2 3DS I used, only one gets a streetpass (using different MAC addresses for each one).

Yea, that's why I said that some compatible MACs must be decided upon.

Now that the MACs have changed, I tried it again. It doesn't seem to share the connection at all, since the 3DS (or any other device, for that matter) can't see the attwifi created hot spot nor connect the Nintendo Zone app.

 

[Sinthetic]

Tried this out in Marks & Spencer (WTF?) today and it gave me the same person on a loop. Must have had 8 passes one after the other in the space of 15 minutes of me being in there.

 

[Sordid]

I've bought a D-Link DIR-615 to install DD-WRT on to, 6 quid from Ebay. Only just found out there are 14(?!) hardware revisions and 2 of them aren't DD-WRT compatible... I'm expecting the worst!

 

[Robin64]

It works! It's alive! Using the GAF MAC at the moment and I met...

 

[Starwolf_UK]

Downloaded Virtual Router Manager as per this post on GBAtemp. All looked hopeful setting stuff up and then, woops, VRM crashes on open. Back to the drawing board.

Reading on in the thread just macshift should be enough.

I think I'll give it a try. I'm having to use Windows 7 Starter though which I had problems with before wrt wireless broadcasting. Also I'm firewalled. Web browser works but eShop does not so hopefully this uses the web ports...

Edit: LOL...I just noticed you got it to work.

 

[Refyref]

That MacShifter program actually managed to change the MAC address on my adapter. Wow.

The thing is, now I can't seem to be able to get the hotspot uo. VirtualRouter gives me an error every time.

 

[Javier]

Can you simply use TMac or MacShifter to change the Wi-Fi MAC, then setup the router with a SSID "attwifi" and open security?

 

[Refyref]

Can you simply use TMac or MacShifter to change the Wi-Fi MAC, then setup the router with a SSID "attwifi" and open security?

Sure, if by router you mean virtual router on your PC.
You just have to make sure it manages to connect to the internet.

 

[Semajer]

Downloaded Virtual Router Manager as per this post on GBAtemp. All looked hopeful setting stuff up and then, woops, VRM crashes on open. Back to the drawing board.

I've tried this, but Mac Shift doesn't want to change my MAC address. Anyone have ideas I can try to get it working?

EDIT: Nevermind, I was trying to change the MAC of the wrong thing.

 

[chunk3rvd]

I have a spare WRT45G lying round that's not being used. I take it I can just run a cable from my router into the back and use it solely for this? Also, if I put this DD-WRT firmware on can it be undone by pressing the reset switch on the back? The router was given to me by work and I don't want them to ask for it back one day and find I can't undo these changes

 

[Javier]

OK, wow. I managed to do it with a combination of TMac and Virtual Console Manager. I'm cycling through the MACs and getting lots of tags.

If anyone tags with a yellow-shirt Mii named "Javier" let me know!

 

[8bit]

Think I've got it working with an old WRT Router, is Fussel from Germany here?

 

[Mihos]

Works for me on an old wrt router I will set up a cycle script later. Already seeing familiar names. It should have always been like this.

 

[Refyref]

So now that I've finally managed to find a way to change my WiFi adapter's MAC address, I no longer can create hotspots for some reason.

netsh spits the following error when I try now:
"The hosted network couldn't be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to preform the requested operation."

And yesterday it was working fine. Bah.

 

[8bit]

Works for me on an old wrt router I will set up a cycle script later. Already seeing familiar names. It should have always been like this.

Could you perhaps post a little on how to do it? I'm a little lost on how to schedule cron jobs on this.

I have a spare WRT45G lying round that's not being used. I take it I can just run a cable from my router into the back and use it solely for this? Also, if I put this DD-WRT firmware on can it be undone by pressing the reset switch on the back? The router was given to me by work and I don't want them to ask for it back one day and find I can't undo these changes

No, you'll need to know how to flash it back to stock if you put DD-WRT on it. I don't think it's difficult though.

 

[Sordid]

So now that I've finally managed to find a way to change my WiFi adapter's MAC address, I no longer can create hotspots for some reason.

netsh spits the following error when I try now:
"The hosted network couldn't be started.
The group or resource is not in the correct state to preform the requested operation."

And yesterday it was working fine. Bah.

Check your device manager and see if anything is disabled under 'Network adapters'. The same error was happening to me and somehow the virtual network had been disabled.

OK, wow. I managed to do it with a combination of TMac and Virtual Console Manager. I'm cycling through the MACs and getting lots of tags.

If anyone tags with a yellow-shirt Mii named "Javier" let me know!

I can change my WiFi mac and my 3DS has internet access through Virtual Router Manager but I still don't get any streetpasses how did you get it to work? I made my VRM SSID attwifi, made the security key 11111111 and then set the connection up on my DS. Unless I'm doing it wrong I don't think it's going to work for me

 

[Nonexistinghero]

I managed to get it working on my Android phone. Here's a copypasta of a manual I posted on Gamefaqs. I hope it works for you.

I didn't invent this method, I'm just posting it here. I didn't invent the term Homepass either, but I like it. I can't link to the site, but I think the method itself is legal. There's many other methods for a variety of devices, but I decided to post a simple, but safe method that hopefully many folks here can use.

You need to download Wi-Fi Tether (preferably version 3.4 Experimental)! You need one of the latest versions, since any earlier ones don't support MAC spoofing.

https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

Requirements:
- rooted Android phone
- 3DS
Optional (for checking):
- Busybox (Android app)
- A terminal

Install the app on your phone. Don't really need to change the settings much, but here's mine:
- Device profile: Samsung Galaxy S2 (most people seem to get it to work with Generic ICS/JB (wlan0). Test them all if these don't work for you, or select your phone).
- Setup: Auto
- SSID: attwifi
- Mac Spoof: on
- Change MAC: 4E-53-50-4F-4F-4X <-- replace the X with any number from 0-9 or letter from A-F. The 6 is used as the preferred prime, so mine right now is 4E-53-50-4F-4F-46. I recommend cycling them).
- Routing fix: on
- Vibrate on connect: checked (prolly doesn't matter)
- Disable Update-Check: checked (doesn't matter)
- Disable Wake-Lock: checked (prolly doesn't matter)

For me, it doesn't work if I have any of the WiFi-driver reload options checked. It seems to mess it up for me and it won't get spoofed well. Dunno about Send Netd Max Client and Send No Tether-Interface, but I have them unchecked.

You can check if it works with the terminal app with the command "busybox iplink show wlan0" (without quotation marks). And yes, you do need busybox installed to check it.

That's what I'm using. Hope it works and I hope to Homepass some of you guys. I have a brown Mii from the Netherlands, wearing a crown. If you encounter that dude shouting that you should watch One Piece... well, yeah, that's me.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

Windows 7 starter is unnecessarily compromised. I can make the wireless connection. I can not make it connect to the LAN and the internet though because the network share wireless connection tab is missing. Thanks Microsoft limited processor speed, RAM etc was not enough for starter edition...you had to remove networking settings too?

Using virtual router instead I set sharing to LAN and get "The method or operation is not implemented" then it sets the sharing to none.

The Internet tells me to set up an ad-hoc connection instead (as you can still find those options using search). Trying that I eventually get to the turn on network sharing button. Hitting it tells me I do not have enough privileges. ad hoc connection set up is only open on the right click no run as admin. Keyboard shortcut also fails so no way to get more privileges.

Reading up it seems connectify works despite this but the SSID has to start as "Connectify" in the lite version, making it totally useless for this purpose. Oh well I'm out.

 

[Refyref]

Check your device manager and see if anything is disabled under 'Network adapters'. The same error was happening to me and somehow the virtual network had been disabled.

That was indeed what happened, despite me enabling it in netsh. Weird.

And now it works, but I can't get the thing to connect to the internet through the hotspot. :\

 

[hunnies28]

No luck getting connected to the internet using the Wi Fi Tether, can't see what the problem is, it even has SU activated. Any Android expert care to help me out?

I'm using a Rzor i.

 

[Sordid]

Windows 8 was my issue apparently, set it up exactly the same on my old Windows 7 laptop and it worked straight away.

 

[Refyref]

Yes, I managed to do it! Yay!

 

[mentalward]

Got my router working today. Finally have some streetpasses for SMTIV. No I just need to get the rotation script going and I will be in business.

 

[Refyref]

I could probably write a rotation script easily, since the method I'm using just requires me to use MacShift to change the MAC address. Maybe I should try writing that.
However, that won't be of help to people who are using methods other than Windows.

 

[Big Papa Husker]

Got my router working today. Finally have some streetpasses for SMTIV. No I just need to get the rotation script going and I will be in business.

How far into SMTIV does the street pass stuff enable?

 

[Refyref]

How far into SMTIV does the street pass stuff enable?

About the time you reach the first terminal, just before Tokyo.

 

[iphys]

Tried this out in Marks & Spencer (WTF?) today and it gave me the same person on a loop. Must have had 8 passes one after the other in the space of 15 minutes of me being in there.

That doesn't usually happen. Possibly they have multiple connections with differing MAC addresses for each, so it counts as 8 different Nintendo Zones to tag with. Try making a manual Internet connection with your 3DS next time you're there and see whether there are multiple listings of the same SSID you have the option to connect to.

 

[Sagitario]

Still can't get it to work more than once on Android (and it's usually with another local 3DS whose wifi is off, so it's freaking odd). I guess I'm better off buying a cheap TP-Link router.

I could probably write a rotation script easily, since the method I'm using just requires me to use MacShift to change the MAC address. Maybe I should try writing that.
However, that won't be of help to people who are using methods other than Windows.

Better than nothing

Yes, I managed to do it! Yay!

How?

 

[Firehead]

I managed to get it working on my Android phone. Here's a copypasta of a manual I posted on Gamefaqs. I hope it works for you.

Excellent. Thanks for posting this. Router's not supported with DD-WRT, unfortunately, so this'll be my method now.

 

[Sagitario]

I managed to get it working on my Android phone. Here's a copypasta of a manual I posted on Gamefaqs. I hope it works for you.

You can check if it works with the terminal app with the command "busybox iplink show wlan0" (without quotation marks). And yes, you do need busybox installed to check it.

I get it to work once, then I change the MAC and restart WiFi Tether. It doesn't work again.
When using the terminal and the busybox command, a different MAC appears (not the one I wrote down on WiFi Tether).

 

[Refyref]

How?

I used MacShift to change the MAC address despite my adapter not supporting it. It managed to, somehow. Then enabled hostednetworks using netsh, fixed the virtual router not working in my devices manager like Sordid said, ran Virtual Router Manager as administrator, started a hotspot under the SSID of attwifi and a key of 12345678, added that SSID to my 3DS connections (at highest priority), and put the device in sleep mode. It worked after ~1 minute, or less.

 

[Sagitario]

I used MacShift to change the MAC address despite my adapter not supporting it. It managed to, somehow. Then enabled hostednetworks using netsh, fixed the virtual router not working in my devices manager like Sordid said, ran Virtual Router Manager as administrator, started a hotspot under the SSID of attwifi and a key of 12345678, added that SSID to my 3DS connections (at highest priority), and put the device in sleep mode. It worked after ~1 minute, or less.

All I got from that was: You are getting a new router for relay streetpasses

 

[Refyref]

All I got from that was: You are getting a new router for relay streetpasses

Err, I am not using a router at all. I set up a hotspot from my PC.

Although I probably didn't explain it well. It is 5AM, after all.

 

[Sagitario]

Err, I am not using a router at all. I set up a hotspot from my PC.

Although I probably didn't explain it well. It is 5AM, after all.

I meant that it sounded so confusing that I would probably get a new router before even trying that. I wrote it in a jokingly way

 

[Refyref]

I meant that it sounded so confusing that I would probably get a new router before even trying that. I wrote it in a jokingly way

I'll make a picture guide tomorrow. It's actually very easy.

 

[Hiccup]

Is it possible to make a laptop into a wireless hotspot? It's an old on running Windows Vista

 

[Refyref]

Is it possible to make a laptop into a wireless hotspot? It's an old on running Windows Vista

If you connect it to the internet with an ethernet cable, then yes.

 

[Wario64]

I streetpass'd with the same dude today like 39 times. lol.

 

[Sagitario]

I'll make a picture guide tomorrow. It's actually very easy.

¡Gracias!

I streetpass'd with the same dude today like 39 times. lol.

How many pink pieces you got?

 

[Wario64]

What's so special about pink pieces?

 

[jercruz]

I streetpass'd with the same dude today like 39 times. lol.

uh-oh. I think that was me, sorry. I was completing pink pieces.

 

[Wario64]

uh-oh. I think that was me, sorry. I was completing pink pieces.

No fucks given, his level 7 Find Mii has been very useful, lol

 

[matm666]

I have a problem my 3ds wont connect to internet it says streetpass in the left upcorner, how do i connect again? sorry couldnt find a better topic for this.

 

[Rabbit Clock]

Can anyone figure out what I'm doing wrong here?
I flashed ddwrt firmware onto my Linksys e1200 router ( ver: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (03/25/13) mega), changed my SSID to attwifi, disabled security, cloned a wireless mac from this list. I get a Nintendo Zone pop up but when I try and connect to it I get an error and I also don't get any street passes.

I've already tried to delete the wireless info from my 3DS since apparently if that's there it will try and connect to that instead of the spoofed mac address.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I need dem street passes >,<

 

[Yasawas]

Think I've got it working with an old WRT Router, is Fussel from Germany here?

That dude is committed. I tried this once three days ago and he was the guy I got.

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

I streetpassed somebody from Northern Germany who had 99,999,999 troops in Warriors Way while my troops where like 1,200, this is such an overkill X(

 

[Sagitario]

What's so special about pink pieces?

Pink puzzle pieces can only be obtained via streetpass, so for those of us who don't get a lot of streetpasses, they are hard to come by (the blue ones can be obtained with play coins).
Hopefully, they will be easier to collect if I ever get this relay thing working.

 

[Conrad Link]

Ugh my Dad actually found a Linksys WRT54GL at his house and gave it to me, I got all excited in anticipation but I can't get it working.

I think its broken, just no response on the computer (like its not even there), the lights come on all solid on the front, nothing happens when I hold down the reset button etc.

 

[iphys]

I streetpass'd with the same dude today like 39 times. lol.

Lol, so you were both spamming. I felt bad yesterday, because I spammed to get the 100 tags in 1 day achievement, but the most I've tagged one person over the Internet is 7 times so far.

 

[Refyref]

OK, I've made a picture guide to doing this on Windows:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yGqgGa1niH7FaYy52BYo8McrqUJfXmJTkMObY3Y_71Y/

Tell me if I missed anything or if I should add anything.

EDIT: DOH! I seemed to have forgotten to do the most important part, open it up. Sorry!