I just Wii'd myself with Excitement

[mockney piers]

I'll see what I can do, though as we're packing for the wedding (off in about 30 hours!!) it's likely I won't be able to make it.

Have fun if I don't.

[Ant]

I won't be racing tonight. Have fun everyone.

If it all works, how about another one next Monday?

[Siduhe]

Could be a two or three horse race I guess! I'll be there - normally trailing at the back and/or careering off into the water/chasm. ;-)

[MelbourneGr]

I'll be there.

[LuvPeckham]

Just over an hour to the racing....

gonna get some practice in now

[ruffers]

We're getting error codes from WFC which suggest the router isn't happy - about to change the IP address for the Wii as suggested on some online help, back in 5.

I'm guessing the non Wii people are just looking on in jealous awe at the moment....

[LuvPeckham]

I have created a room, go to the WFC connection in mario Kart and click on friends, then click on Auntie Bob to join the room for the race

Will wait till half past 8 to see who joins but if enough people join early enough then we can have a practie race

[MelbourneGr]

Im getting it too. Someone else hosT?

[LuvPeckham]

I saw Sidhue about 10 mins ago but couldn't connect to her

How is everyone doing with their connections ?

[MelbourneGr]

I can see your open room but it disconnects when I try to enter.

[LuvPeckham]

okay

Interesting problem... I will close the room and try and let someone else create a room for the race

If by half past that hasn't worked then I will re-open the room

[Siduhe]

We think we've created a room but can't see anyone else! Suspect we may have to try this again another night...

[ruffers]

One last try, I'll create a room now having rebooted the router, fixed ip address etc etc, if anyone's able to join then great, if not.... I'll just lose to Siduhe at home.

[ruffers]

IT'S WORKING!!!

[LuvPeckham]

If you are gettign an 86240 error then it is possible that there is an issue with the firewall on your router... I am getting it and I need to see what I can do to join the race in progress

[Siduhe]

We've got ours sorted - however, I am officially so bad that MelborneGr is stationary and he's still beating me... :'(

[ruffers]

WE'RE LOSING!!!

[ruffers]

Well Siduhe and I just got well and truly beaten there by Melbourne Gr, more practice I fear.

I can't explain how we got it to work, one thing we did do was set the Wii to a fixed IP well away from the other devices on our network of which there are many. Firewall was on and seemed OK but we were hosting if that makes a difference.

Thanks for the game, and thanks for going easy on the last race...!

[MelbourneGr]

LoL. The first few times I tried to join, I got the same error.

Thanks for the races - good fun. I admire how you and Siduhe used the wheel so well. I am absolutely useless with the wheel :)) and use a pad. I also liked the aggressive tactics on the second race! >:D< - i've never been knocked off so early in a race before.

Hope to race again soon

[Ant]

Back from the pub - had been half hoping some of you might still be on there, but sadly not.

So, when's the next race night?

[LuvPeckham]

have reconfigured my wii to static IP and also reset aspects of my firewalls so that it should allow me through

Will be looking for someone to assist in testing out the connection again this week if that is okay

as for when is the next race, asuming everyone can connect (and if my changes work I will post a guide here) then how bout next Tueday evening (day after the bank holiday)

[MelbourneGr]

I couldn't get into my router settings so what Ruffers and Siduhe did with their router allowed me to join. Currently, next Tuesday night is good for me.

[Siduhe]

Next Tuesday I will watching Brain of Britain at the BBC - no, best not to ask.

Can either join the one after that - although what about Bank Holiday Monday evening - or are people out and about then?

LP - happy to help with connection testing tonight if you want, from about 8:30pm.

Last night has made me determined to practice racing a bit more whilst sober - it was an entirely different experience. Also, that rainbow racetrack in space (which I kept falling off and plummeting to earth from) was very bizarre - going to try that one a few times before we meet again!

[Ant]

The Rainbow one is evil.

[LuvPeckham]

Siduhe

Would appreciate help at 8:30

Think if it is okay we can do a test by each of us creating a room (and then a quick race) to ensure that connections work for me

as for the rainbow road... best tackled stone cold sober as it feels like a road trip from the 60's