int simpleWFCconnect(){ // simple WFC connect:
        Wifi_AutoConnect(); // request connect
        while(1) {
            int i=Wifi_AssocStatus(); // check status
            if(i==ASSOCSTATUS_ASSOCIATED) {
                iprintf("Connected successfully! With IP %lu\n", Wifi_GetIP());
                return 0;
            }
            if(i==ASSOCSTATUS_CANNOTCONNECT) {
                iprintf("Could not connect! Press \"A\" to try again\n");
                iprintf("\"B\" to cancel\n");
                while (1){
                    scanKeys();
                    u16 keys = keysDown();
                    if (keys & KEY_A){
                    /* note: I am just trying this to see if it fixes the problem with the Wifi_AssocStatus function */
                        Wifi_DisconnectAP();

                        return simpleWFCconnect();
                    }
                    if (keys & KEY_B){
                        return -1;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

int wifi_connect(){


     // send fifo message to initialize the arm7 wifi
        REG_IPC_FIFO_CR = IPC_FIFO_ENABLE | IPC_FIFO_SEND_CLEAR; // enable & clear FIFO
        
        u32 Wifi_pass= Wifi_Init(WIFIINIT_OPTION_USELED);
        REG_IPC_FIFO_TX=0x12345678;
        REG_IPC_FIFO_TX=Wifi_pass;
       
        *((volatile u16 *)0x0400010E) = 0; // disable timer3
        
        //irqInit();
        irqSet(IRQ_TIMER3, Timer_50ms); // setup timer IRQ
        irqEnable(IRQ_TIMER3);
        irqSet(IRQ_FIFO_NOT_EMPTY, arm9_fifo); // setup fifo IRQ
        irqEnable(IRQ_FIFO_NOT_EMPTY);
       
        REG_IPC_FIFO_CR = IPC_FIFO_ENABLE | IPC_FIFO_RECV_IRQ; // enable FIFO IRQ
        Wifi_SetSyncHandler(arm9_synctoarm7); // tell wifi lib to use our handler to notify arm7

        // set timer3
        *((volatile u16 *)0x0400010C) = -6553; // 6553.1 * 256 cycles = ~50ms;
        *((volatile u16 *)0x0400010E) = 0x00C2; // enable, irq, 1/256 clock
        
        while(Wifi_CheckInit()==0) { // wait for arm7 to be initted successfully
            while(VCOUNT>192); // wait for vblank
            while(VCOUNT<192);
        }
        
        // simple WFC connect:
        int i;
        Wifi_AutoConnect(); // request connect
        while(1) {
            i=Wifi_AssocStatus(); // check status
            if(i==ASSOCSTATUS_ASSOCIATED) {
                break;
            }
            if(i==ASSOCSTATUS_CANNOTCONNECT) {
                iprintf("Could not connect!\n");
                return 0;
                break;
            }
        }    
    return 1;
}