Tutorial [HOW-TO] Have a homemade Streetpass Relay

[LD560]

Ok, so i've been changing the Mac addresses in the command prompt using Macshift, but was receiving no Street Passes.

I couldn't figure out why until I connected to the network with my mobile and it states I was having Limited Connectivity.

After several attempts at random things connectivity was restored to full. For a little while and Street Pass started again. But now i'm having no luck. The minute I don't receive one I know the network has gone to Limited Connectivity.

Does anyone have a solution for this??

(Or is there away to manually enter the IP address for the network.

E.g.: Set the network address to 192.168.XXX.XXX and do the same with the 3DS?

If so what should the DNS servers be set as, as the virtual port for Windows 8.1 seems to have no option for setting up static IP information at all)

Currently using Windows 8.1 with the Command Prompt and Macshift to change the address.

(Not using Virtual Router as it just does not work at all, setting up the network via command prompt)

 

[Pippin666]

During my weekend, I used my phone and the application InSSIDer to "spy" on wireless network that are true Nintendo Zones in the province of Quebec. I tried all of them on site myself and got from 3 to 6 StreetPasses each, twice during the weekend, so they are definitely working.

Location : Futurshop in St-Bruno
SSID : Futurshop
MAC : E8:40:40:72:4D:80

Location : McDo in Walmart's St-Hyacinthe
SSID : BELLWIFI@MCDONALDS
MAC : 00:23:48:8C:EC:50

Location : McDo in Longueuil's Metro Station
SSID : BELLWIFI@MCDONALDS
MAC : 00:23:68:8C:FC:10

Location : McDo in St-Hyacthine
SSID : BELLWIFI@MCDONALDS
MAC : 00:23:48:8F:24:20

I don't know if I did that for nothing or not. If not, will add more during the week.

Pip'

 

[kactusss]

I tried all your mac but i didn't had any streetpass
Has anyone else tried ?

 

[Duo8]

I tried all your mac but i didn't had any streetpass
Has anyone else tried ?

Then you're doing it wrong somewhere. Your MAC didn't change.

 

[Pippin666]

Then you're doing it wrong somewhere. Your MAC didn't change.

Did you managed to have my Mac working ??

Pip'

 

[Duo8]

Did you managed to have my Mac working ??

Pip'

What?

 

[kactusss]

Then you're doing it wrong somewhere. Your MAC didn't change.

I was talking about Pippin666 mac address

Mac address in first post works great

 

[Pippin666]

What?

I was asking did you tried the mac address I gave a post or teo earlier ??

Pip'

 

[Agent5657]

Ok in order to have the right mac address you have to capture the attwifi mac not the free wifi ssid at your location. Here is the mac from one of my local Starbucks and a local Mcdonalds I captured and the streetpass works fine. Make sure the ssid is attwifi and use the macs. Cool thing is this works. I couldn't believe I got streetpasses at home from people who had been in these locations. Steetpass and Nintendo Zone ONLY have an ssid of attwifi at least in the US. So even though you cant get on the internet connecting to the attwifi its the one you have to capture the mac id from in order to get streetpasses form other people using the normal method vs the home method. I had a friend go to this location and street pass and while I was at home I used the mac address and got his streetpass from home. I will try to post more locations soon.

Location: McDonalds in Alabama
Mac: 00:19:e8:d8:54:e2

Location: Starbucks in Alabama
Mac: 00:21:d8:35:e6:e0

 

[LD560]

Anyone have a solution to stop the Windows 8 created hotspot from saying Limited Connectivity on other devices at all then?

As I have found this is the reason I am no longer receiving street passes.

 

[das claw]

Made an account to say thanks for this. I've had a 3DS for about 18 months and rarely use it, once I found this and found it to be fun, I've been having a blast. I've started collecting MAC addresses as I travel a bit for work, so if it is helpful I will post them here. All of these are attwifi named and are McDonald's Restaurants:

McD in North Kansas City, MO 00 21 55 b4 b7 c2
McD in Johnson County Kansas 00 0d 67 12 69 a0
McD at 103 and State Line (right on border of KS and MO) 0d 0d 67 12 69 a0
McD on North Oak Trafficway in Kansas City MO (there are actually 4 of them in a row, so I'll just list them -- yes, there are 4 McDonalds in like a 3 mile strip on this road, it's crazy):
00 21 d8 e0 c8 32
00 19 e8 d8 58 82
00 0d 67 25 cf f7
00 0d 67 26 2f fd


I know it's not much, but hopefully it helps. They are not particularly populated, but may be able to help if you need a MO or KS hit.

 

[Agent5657]

Thanks das claw! The macs work great! Got a bunch of KS and MO hits! I'm heading to Atlanta GA next week I'll try to grab some macs and post em up.

 

[Kawo]

Someone can tell me hot making it work on Windows 8.1?

 

[Xexyz]

I did everything in the Windows 7 tutorial, but my 3DS doesn't recognize the attwifi. It shows up in the system setting wifi. But on my 3DS it doesn't show as nintendo zone.

 

[Duo8]

I did everything in the Windows 7 tutorial, but my 3DS doesn't recognize the attwifi. It shows up in the system setting wifi. But on my 3DS it doesn't show as nintendo zone.

Check if you have other wifis on. Your 3DS prefers them over NZone.

 

[JRave]

Check if you have other wifis on. Your 3DS prefers them over NZone.

This is normally the issue. I tend to go into my 3ds' network settings and add an extra letter to my normal wifi's SSID. When I'm done doing the homepassing I just change it back to normal.

 

[Duo8]

This is normally the issue. I tend to go into my 3ds' network settings and add an extra letter to my normal wifi's SSID. When I'm done doing the homepassing I just change it back to normal.

I just turn off my router's wifi

 

[Xexyz]

Check if you have other wifis on. Your 3DS prefers them over NZone.

Yep I get it now.

 

[Duo8]

Still no pkm tag, even with the pkm mac! WTH?!?

 

[jigglesthefett]

Is anybody else having issues getting a full queue? I'll cycle through 50+ MACs and only get 6 passes total. Anything weird I should know about?