Lan Adapter help, please

[aldoggy100]

so i have a wired router and got my lan adapter plugged in, but i am not getting it to work.. any ideas or has anyone else had problems?

[thelocaluk]

so i have a wired router and got my lan adapter plugged in, but i am not getting it to work.. any ideas or has anyone else had problems?
You can see if this site helps: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/onlineRequirements.jsp

[aldoggy100]

does it really matter if it isnt the nintendo specified lan adapter?.. i got it from amazon its startech model number usb1100s

[thelocaluk]

does it really matter if it isnt the nintendo specified lan adapter?.. i got it from amazon its startech model number usb1100s

That is probably where your going wrong, unfortunately you can only use compatible hardware on the Wii, you can find that info here: http://wiifind.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170