Tenda W311U

Kai Beginner Joined: 19 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

Is your network reachable? yes
Are you using a port-forward? yes
Is your console being detected? yes
Brief description of your network setup (include model numbers): no routers, straight connection to the internet. Got the W311U Adapter on the PC which is connected to the PSP.
Do you use a software firewall? What brand? Have you made any changes to it? Windows firewall, no problems.
Operating System? Win 7 Pro x64
Problem description?

Shortly said, I cannot see anyone in the Guild Hall (I'm using MHFU and MHP3rd to test). Got the Guild Hall setting on AUTO as well.

I've got myself two Tenda W311U WLAN adapters which are advertised as Xlink compatible. I've tried different drivers of this adapter, thou I have not seen any difference. In the adapter configuration -> advanced, there's no "Xlink Adhoc PSP". But in the program's connection menu, when connecting to PSP, there's option "Enable PSP Mode"

- I can usccessfully connect the PSP with the adapter (as shown in Windows or the adapter's program's status page).
- PSP shows correctly configurated in Xlink Kai (I can see Mac address and the icon).
- Network is reachable and in Network Card it lists W311U adapter, wheter I've put it in options or left it as autodetect.
- Tried both PSSDK and Winpcap with no difference.
- PSP AdHoc is on Channel 1 and when I connect with the program I also use Channel 1.
- I got static IP on my PC
- I've tested without any plugins enabled, no success.

So any ideas what could be blocking the connection with the other players?
I've used AdhocToUSB before and it has worked fine, but I'd like to try this adapter since I've gotten them so I wouldn't need to have that USB cable connected all the time. I'm a bit out of ideas myself...

- Do I need to put some specific IP configurations on the W311U adapter?
- Do I need to bridge the W311U and my PC network connections or share the internet connection for the W311U?
- Do I need to use Windows XP for it to work?

Code:

# XLink Kai Engine Configuration
# Version 7.4.25

[KaiUserConfig]

# Use automatic login
kaiAutoLogin=1

# Use Web User Interface instead of GUI program
kaiWebUI=0

# Automatically launch Kai user interface
kaiLaunchUI=1

# User interface program name
kaiUI=kaiUI.exe

# Web UI Password
kaiHTTPPassword=!

# Web UI Skin
kaiSkin=!

# Automatically open chat
kaiAutoOpenChat=1

# Enable PSP Mode (Automatic SSID detection)
kaiPSPMode=0

# Disable sleep mode
kaiDisableSleep=0

# MBCS code page for asian character sets
kaiCodepage=0

# Language
kaiLanguage=en

# Enable port address translation
kaiPAT=0

# Set UDP port for peer-to-peer connections (0=random)
kaiPort=30000

# Set UDP port for deep connections (0=disable)
# Do not enable this unless you are sure that you require deep resolution
kaiDeepPort=0

# Set TCP port for Web UI connections (connect with http://127.0.0.1:[portnumber]/)
# Default is 34522 - this does not need to be changed in most cases. You DO NOT need to forward this port in your router.
kaiWebUIPort=34522

# Use PSSDK or Winpcap
kaiLib=winpcap

# Autodetect Proxy Server
kaiProxyAutoDetect=1

# Proxy server IP address
kaiProxyServer=!

# Proxy server port
kaiProxyPort=0

# Network adapter (!=autodetect)
kaiAdapter=!

# Automatically shut down engine after x minutes (0=never)
kaiTimeout=0

# Automatically shut down engine when UI closes
kaiUIClose=1

# Accept connections from user interfaces on other computers
kaiAcceptRemote=0

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1206

Quote:

- Do I need to put some specific IP configurations on the W311U adapter?

Not as far as i know but you can give your adapter the Ip 10.0.0.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and see if it will work.

Quote:

- Do I need to bridge the W311U and my PC network connections or share the internet connection for the W311U?

No

Quote:

- Do I need to use Windows XP for it to work?

No, have you tried to run/install the adapter program or even driver in win xp compatibilty mode ?
Go to your kai config and set as network adapter your W311U WLAN and pssdk instead of winpcap.
Did you connect to the right adhoc network when in the guild hall of MH and did you join the right arena ?

Kai Beginner Joined: 19 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

I changed into PSSDK and added the 10.0.0.1 IP and 255.255.255.0 subnetmask, but neither helped.

When I installed the drivers in XP Mode, they didn't work at all, couldn't get the adapter to be detected at all or find any possible locations to connect to.

Running the program in XP mode did not do any difference, the problem still remained, not seeing any people in the guild hall.

Also I did check with people that we had same adhoc channel (I used 1 and they had it too and I also used Channel 1 in the connection as well) and I mostly had the guild hall setting on AUTO, but I did try the manual as well few times, but didn't help.

I used this proiscdetect tool which checks if the adapter works with Xlink Kai and the program returns "Error: Cannot query the status for the adapter".

So this card is busted afterall even thou it was advertised to be able to work in Xlink Kai?

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1206

Here are the hardware specs--> http://www.tenda.cn/tendacn/Product/show.aspx?productid=340&type=1 and data sheet--> http://www.tenda.cn/uploadfile/downloads/uploadfile/201208/W311U.pdf i cant see anything about Xlink Kai so i guess the adapter is only able to connect your psp to the internet but isnt able to be used with Xlink Kai. It just mentions

Quote:

Features such as WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), Soft AP connection with other wireless networks, WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia), and PSP, WII, and NDS connection options make the W311U a safe and flexible solution for a wireless internet connection.

Kai Beginner Joined: 19 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

http://www.tenda.cn/pdtData/update_en/User_guide/wireless/W311U_User_Guide.pdf

There in the user manual it has steps on how to connect PSP and configure Xlink Kai.

Well maybe I got my hopes too up for a 10$ WLAN receiver.

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1206

The adapter manual says that you should enable the "PAT" option which you havent done when i look at your kai config you posted previously, go to your kai config and enable it and try to play.

Kai Beginner Joined: 19 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

Tested it with a friend, went into Guild Hall 01, both of us, but couldn't see each other nor could I see other random people that were trying to see me.

Connections show fine on Xlink thou. Guess this thing doesn't work then. Thanks at least for helping me, unless you still have some ideas that could make it work

Current xlink config file (I did enable the PAT):

Code:

# XLink Kai Engine Configuration
# Version 7.4.26

[KaiUserConfig]

# Use automatic login
kaiAutoLogin=1

# Use Web User Interface instead of GUI program
kaiWebUI=0

# Automatically launch Kai user interface
kaiLaunchUI=1

# User interface program name
kaiUI=kaiUI.exe

# Web UI Password
kaiHTTPPassword=!

# Web UI Skin
kaiSkin=!

# Automatically open chat
kaiAutoOpenChat=1

# Enable PSP Mode (Automatic SSID detection)
kaiPSPMode=0

# Disable sleep mode
kaiDisableSleep=0

# MBCS code page for asian character sets
kaiCodepage=0

# Language
kaiLanguage=en

# Enable port address translation
kaiPAT=1

# Set UDP port for peer-to-peer connections (0=random)
kaiPort=30000

# Set UDP port for deep connections (0=disable)
# Do not enable this unless you are sure that you require deep resolution
kaiDeepPort=0

# Set TCP port for Web UI connections (connect with http://127.0.0.1:[portnumber]/)
# Default is 34522 - this does not need to be changed in most cases. You DO NOT need to forward this port in your router.
kaiWebUIPort=34522

# Use PSSDK or Winpcap
kaiLib=pssdk

# Autodetect Proxy Server
kaiProxyAutoDetect=1

# Proxy server IP address
kaiProxyServer=!

# Proxy server port
kaiProxyPort=0

# Network adapter (!=autodetect)
kaiAdapter=\Device\{F507722E-36B4-4F95-8F3C-3576343AD203}

# Automatically shut down engine after x minutes (0=never)
kaiTimeout=0

# Automatically shut down engine when UI closes
kaiUIClose=1

# Accept connections from user interfaces on other computers
kaiAcceptRemote=0

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 1206

Have you done any changes to your psp like changing the mac or messing eith the id storage ? Dont leave "# Network adapter (!=autodetect)
kaiAdapter=\Device\{F507722E-36B4-4F95-8F3C-3576343AD203}" on auto pick your adapter.

Kai Beginner Joined: 19 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

giggyprince wrote:

Have you done any changes to your psp like changing the mac or messing eith the id storage ? Dont leave "# Network adapter (!=autodetect)
kaiAdapter=\Device\{F507722E-36B4-4F95-8F3C-3576343AD203}" on auto pick your adapter.

No I have not changed Mac address or messed with it, thou I've enabled hiding the MAC address, I could try disabling that as it's not really something that I really need to have enabled anyways.

The network adapter is selected, as it states != autodetect which I believe means "false"/"not equal to" or so as in c++ which im studying.
At least it shows it selected in the configuration menu.