Belkin wireless router models F5D6231-4 (ver 2002), F5D8230-4 (ver 1002), F5D7230-4 (v 2000), and F5D7230-4 (ver 2000) are recommended for use with Nintendo DS. Belkin routers F5D7231-4 ver 1102, F5D7230-4 (v 4000), F5D6231-4 ver 1000, and F5D7230-4 (version 4000) are known to have compatibility issues with Nintendo WFC.

In order to make your Nintendo DS successfully connect to your Belkin WiFi router, you would need to first figure out the wireless/network connectivity parameters that your Belkin router uses, and then configure one of the Connection Save Files on your Nintendo DS accordingly.

This document provides information on how to access/retrieve those details from your Belkin wireless router. Essentially, you would be looking up details such as user authentication settings (username and password), network identities (SSIDs) of your wifi devices, network interface (Ethernet NIC) parameters (IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, etc.), and information on the data encryption used (i.e. the Type of WEP Key, and the actual WEP Encryption Key) -if any.

Preventing Rogue APs from joining (having an unauthorized access to) your personal or corporate networks is not easy, and there is no single solution that guarantees 100% success.

However, you would have a reasonable degree of success in keeping those uninvited pests off your network if you follow some the suggestions outlined below.

Please be advised that the following list is not an all-inclusive one-size-fits-all cure for all your Rogue AP Blues. A lot is going to depend on how your network is designed, setup, and managed; the quality (or lack thereof) of various networking devices used on your network, and how proactive you (or your network administrators) are in monitoring your network usage and in enforcing your network security policies.

Having said that, here is a list of things you can do to improve your chances of keeping rogue APs off your network: