Need Help With Wireless Fast

[Jubae]

I can tell you how to set up your PS3 network wired or wireless just ask questions here. If anyone here can also help people please do so thanks.

[LocalRider#7]

My connection used to work fine. Well actually it would randomly sign mee in and out of the network, sometimes during online gaming and that was a MAJOR disappointment. Now I cannot sign on at all. I look at my settings and it says 100-90% signal strength, but I can't get the PS3 to obtain an IP address. Please help...

[Widjerd]

My connection used to work fine. Well actually it would randomly sign mee in and out of the network, sometimes during online gaming and that was a MAJOR disappointment. Now I cannot sign on at all. I look at my settings and it says 100-90% signal strength, but I can't get the PS3 to obtain an IP address. Please help...

you might have disable DHCP on your router or it does not support it,

does the PS3 have manual network connection setup like the PSP? If so just assign your ps3 an IP yourself and it wont need to obtain one

[LocalRider#7]

you might have disable DHCP on your router or it does not support it,

does the PS3 have manual network connection setup like the PSP? If so just assign your ps3 an IP yourself and it wont need to obtain one

Ok. I have never had to eenable or disable DHCP on my router. I have a Westell router given to me by Verizon wheen I signed up for DSL service. What the hck is DHCP anyway?

How do I assign an IP for my PS3?

[Luckskywalker7]

can i transfer files from my comp to my ps3?

[opey8]

you assign an IP under network settings and set network settings or something like that. but i didnt assign one bcause i didnt know what it was for. what is it for? what do i put in?

[Jubae]

My connection used to work fine. Well actually it would randomly sign mee in and out of the network, sometimes during online gaming and that was a MAJOR disappointment. Now I cannot sign on at all. I look at my settings and it says 100-90% signal strength, but I can't get the PS3 to obtain an IP address. Please help...

If you haven't changed any settings on your network then it sounds like you need to unplug your router and modem for about 20secs and plug then back. Also reboot PS3. Then try signing in to the PS3 network again. If you were connected before there should be no reason you can't sign in now unless something has been changed manually in your network.

[LocalRider#7]

Ok. I will try that AGAIN. I tried it before but I don;t know if the PS3 was turned on or off. I hope it foxes. I have not been able to get on RFoM in several days.

[themali]

I can tell you how to set up your PS3 network wired or wireless just as questions here. If anyone here can also help people please do so thanks.

hey i have a 20GB version and use an wireless bridge to connect to my router.
i use WPA/EAP-MSCHAP v2 for network authentication and TKIP for data encryption.

what do i need to do to get going?

[newps3man22]

i have a broadband high spped cable connection and linksys wireless router hooked up to my desktop downstairs , there is a wireless network for my roomates laptop up stairs

what do i need to get my ps3 in the living room hooked up to the internet?

Thanks in advance

[yosehb]

I would like to know if this Linksys game adapter is compatible with the 20 gb version of the PS3. It would determine if I invest in the 20 or 60 gb PS3.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416828017&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Thanks,
js

[themali]

i have a broadband high spped cable connection and linksys wireless router hooked up to my desktop downstairs , there is a wireless network for my roomates laptop up stairs

what do i need to get my ps3 in the living room hooked up to the internet?

Thanks in advance

do you have the 60GB or the 20GB version?

I would like to know if this Linksys game adapter is compatible with the 20 gb version of the PS3. It would determine if I invest in the 20 or 60 gb PS3.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...s itorWrapper (http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416828017&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper)

Thanks,
js

yes it is

[newps3man22]

i have the 60 gig, what do i need/to do

thanks!

[Str8heated]

Ok so I've posted before about my problem and I still havent fixed it. I have tried the wireless connection on my 60gig and it constantly disconnects me every 30 seconds or so. I have 100% connection on my netgear router and none of the other computers and the Wii are having problems connecting. I have tried restarting my router and changing my channels and it still disconnects my every 30 seconds. If you can help me I would really appreciate it.

[Perfect Sin]

I posted a little something about WiFi routers in the Official Resistance thread...it really does seem to work...for whatever reason.


For anyone using WiFi routers, I think creating WEP security with a 64bit Hexadecimal password on the router helps the bandwidth issues.

When I used my router without the security, my PS3 would get kicked off for little to no reason. When I added WEP security and configed my PS3 with the WEP password, I had no more bandwidth issues and my PS3 hasn't been kicked off the network yet.

Hope this helps.

P.S. I'm moving this into the PS Network/online forums.

[Gtek500]

Hey i have a problem because i just got my ps3 today and i wanna get online but im using an ethernet cable connected from my ps3 to my road runner cable modem i got the IP address ok when i test the connection but the internet connection fails and a message comes up saying "An error occurred while resolving the name with the server. (80710102)" so how do i fix that i cant get online or anything to register

[sdbadd]

What wireless router are you guys using? I need to buy one for the PS3. The guy at the store is trying to sell one of those new 802.11n(draft) routers, but I know the PS3 only supports 802.11b and g. The 802.11n routers are still compatible, but are they worth the money for just the PS3 use? Do you actually get more range or speed from these routers as the saleperson was saying when used with the PS3? Any reccomendations would be great.

[Fear]

id say just stick with a wired connection, more secure and will never lose its connection.

[EddieDZ]

I can tell you how to set up your PS3 network wired or wireless just as questions here. If anyone here can also help people please do so thanks.

Can you answer me this.. i have wireless network and i have my router set to WEP security at 64-bits.. i HAD it at 128-bits but i heard that it reduces the speed.. is 64-bit any better then 128-bit in terms of speed not security? i heard also that theres no reason to use security if all you have is a WiFi game console, however i live in a apartment building and i know theres others around here with Wifi because when i did a scan using the PS3 i found not only my network SSID but two others LOL.. their signal was low in the 15% but still.. your suggestion?

[RDX91]

Sorry if this has been discussed previously - I've searched threads and can't find much on this prob...

My PS3 is networked and working just fine for the browser and online play, and I can download large trailers from the store with no problem. However, I have never been able to get a demo of any size to even start downloading. It starts to set up, we see the icon and the 0% for less than a second, then get the message "an error has occured during download."

I'm running the latest firmware, and tech support had me try a quick format of the drive, which didn't help. Sony told me yesterday that it is probably a traffic issue, but I would think that trailers would have the same problem.

Any help would be greatly appreciated - my son and I really want to check out Motorstorm and GTHD!

Thanks :)

[mugenintegra16]

Having trouble hooking up via wifi, i can hook up with a cable no problem but when i try to set it up using the wifi i get and error after i verify the wep password. I get a 8013013F error. what could be the problem?

60gb ps3 using a netgear WNR854T router

[INFLAMED]

I want to use Wired Connection and i Use Rogers Hi-Speed but my modem only has 1 Ethernet port which is connected to my computer. My modem is probably going to be 2-3 meters away from my ps3 and to play online i would have to disconnect my ethernet cables from my computer and plug it to my ps3 and back over to the PC again when i'm done with it. Will disconnecting and connecting and using this process all over again affect my modem/internet? thnxs

[Assassin420]

ok i have a question what would be the best router for under $50 to buy for a 60gb ps3. i want a wireless one because i got the 60gb so why not.

well i might be able to go up to $70 but $50 for sure.

[desertrat]

I posted a little something about WiFi routers in the Official Resistance thread...it really does seem to work...for whatever reason.

P.S. I'm moving this into the PS Network/online forums.


Sorry for the naivety, but how exactly do you do this? I have looked through my computer settings, but cannot find any settings for the wireless router. I have a Belkin by the way. Thanks.

[sdbadd]

Sorry for the naivety, but how exactly do you do this? I have looked through my computer settings, but cannot find any settings for the wireless router. I have a Belkin by the way. Thanks.

Open your browser (IE, Firefox, Netscape, ect) and type 192.168.2.1 to login into your Belkin router and configure the security settings.

[sdbadd]

I want to use Wired Connection and i Use Rogers Hi-Speed but my modem only has 1 Ethernet port which is connected to my computer. My modem is probably going to be 2-3 meters away from my ps3 and to play online i would have to disconnect my ethernet cables from my computer and plug it to my ps3 and back over to the PC again when i'm done with it. Will disconnecting and connecting and using this process all over again affect my modem/internet? thnxs

Won't affect your modem, but obviously will disable your internet connection on your pc until you plug it back into your computer.

[fabulous]

alright so my buddy came by to look help me get my wireless connection running on my 60 GB ps3 and it turned out i needed to get the new update before i could go any further, while its downloading it took a lot longer than we expected and he cancelled it. now i tried to download it again over night and its not working. does anyone know how this could be fixed? anyone please. Thanks
Fab

[whosurdaddy]

helllppp

i can play online
go on the internet
and download updates
and download movie clips from the playstation store

but i can't download any game demos????

i have called sony trust me they dont know that much

all that it does is show me the progress bar and then poot it says an error has occured during the download operation

if you have any info or helpful hints or tricks let me know

just dont tell me to unplug it and plug it back in trust me that dosent work.

[whosurdaddy]

ohh and by the way i have a 120 gb hard drive.

yeah its not a typo its a 120 GB!!! hard drive!!!

[criversonfan]

Can someone tell me what exactly i need to do to get hooked into the internet. I have the 60 gb PS. Thanks

[oldfart]

Can't get the WiFi to work, says security is not right. I enter in my 10 digit security code on the edit screen but when I go back to the settings screen, it only shows 8 digits? Is anyone else using a 10 digit WEP code? Don't know if that is my problem or not.

[Nima Chi]

i just got my 60 gig ps3 but i cannot connect to the internet....i found my SSID and selected it and it was correct and then for security i put in my password and it was fine..i did everything else automatically and it did not connect because it said "containing IP address has timed out" then i tried putting in the ip address and it passed the IP connection but it says that cannot connect because the name and server dont match, i tried everything for 3 hrs and cant connect...please help me

[DatkidPudge]

i have a ?...
is it juss me... or in resistance online
do people skip and teleport??
im right next to the router i have

[criversonfan]

When i put in the IP address and went on to the IP connection test it says failed and a message pops up and says that it timed out does anyone know how to fix this

[Uroboric Forms]

I have a quick question, I have both a PS3 and a 360 but only one cable modem which is connected to my pc. I'm getting tired of unplugging and plugging in the 360 and the PS3 to the modem so if I get a router will it solve my problem or do I need something else? I'm using a wired connection by the way.

[whosurdaddy]

yes all that you need is a router with four ports on the back

that will solve all of your plugging and unplugging problems.

[pingu^]

Can you answer me this.. i have wireless network and i have my router set to WEP security at 64-bits.. i HAD it at 128-bits but i heard that it reduces the speed.. is 64-bit any better then 128-bit in terms of speed not security? i heard also that theres no reason to use security if all you have is a WiFi game console, however i live in a apartment building and i know theres others around here with Wifi because when i did a scan using the PS3 i found not only my network SSID but two others LOL.. their signal was low in the 15% but still.. your suggestion?

Using any kind of encryption and/or bit parity, you are bound to get your speed cut in half. 64bit will give you about 20mb/s data transfer for your LAN (instead of the 54mb/s if you are using Wireless-G). My suggestion to you is to rename your SSID from "linksys" or the default one to something only you know, and stop the broadcast of it. I use no encryption on my wireless connection, but I don't broadcast my SSID. (note, i have a 20gb ps3, so its on my ethernet connection, but my laptops are using the wireless).

To others with DHCP problems:

DHCP is a network protocol that automatically assigns IP addresses to your host (PS3, a computer, laptop, printer, server, etc.), so you won't have to statically address each thing.

Here is what I did for my settings (Internet Connection Settings under Network Options)

Address Setting: Custom

Then it will ask for operation mode of the device (asking what cable you are using, if any, and if its half duplex - meaning its thru a hub, or full duplex - meaning its thru a switch.) Set this to auto-detect.
It will then ask you for IP address setting. If you have your PC connected to the same router that your ps3 is on, this will be easy. We are going to set this manually, because you had DHCP errors. First, on your PC, go to start, then select run. type in "cmd" without the quotes in the bar, and hit enter. a DOS-like prompt will appear. simply type "ipconfig" without the quotes again. It should tell you your IP address, and with this, you can see what your network id is and what your host id is. the IP address of my PC is "192.168.1.104". Now, go back to your Playstation 3. Select Manual for IP configuration, and it is going to ask you for the IP address, the subnet mask, default router, primary dns, and secondary DNS. Enter this information

IP Address: the ip address should be one digit higher than the last octet (104 in my case) in your ip address, so mine would be "192.168.1.105"
Subnet mask: leave the one they have there, unless you have a subnet, and if you do, then you should already know all of this stuff
Primary Router: Go back to your cmd prompt on your PC. See the last bit of information showed, the "Default Gateway"? put in that number for your Primary Router.
Primary DNS: Go back to your DOS prompt, and type in "ipconfig /all", without the quotes. You should see more output, scroll down until you see "DNS Servers: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", where the X's are the IP address for the DNS server your pc uses. For me it was "192.168.0.1".
Secondary DNS: You can leave this blank.

Continue on, it should ask for MTU, select Automatic.
Proxy server, select Do Not Use
UPnP: disabled, you wont be using any telnet sessions into the ps3.

Save the settings, and it should check the connection. Give it a few moments to set up, and all should be well. When it finishes the NAT test, just hit the circle button to go back.



Hopefully this guide helped you solve some issues, feel free to post in this thread.

[criversonfan]

i tried those steps but it still says that the IP address timed out

[Tayger]

I'm Desperate. I have no security on my line and my online works a little slow... my signal strength is only like 40% and I want to improve it. How do I do that?

EDIT: Oh and BTW it's Linksys

[pingu^]

You wont be getting 100% signal, because it still has to travel thru walls and other obstacles. Your best bet is to put the router on a high place, preferably in the center room of the house. Keep it away from microwave ovens, and keep it in a cool place with plenty of airflow (routers are like mini computers).

[YoungPhlo]

Pingu, thanks for the help so far.

I tried everything you said in the post above about DHCP errors.

When I test my connections it says "An error aoccurred while resolving the name with the server. (80710102)

I'm using a USB connecter that acts as a Access Point.

[pingu^]

name resolution is a DNS error. One thing I overlooked, you can get the DNS server that your PC uses, just go back to the DOS prompt, and type "ipconfig /all", and scroll down until you see DNS Servers. For me it is 192.168.0.1, it might be the same for you, because i use a linksys router.

thanks for pointing that mistake out to me, original post going to be updated.

[YoungPhlo]

So just follow the steps that you put up above and put in the DNS numbers from the CMD prompt and it should work?

I thought that's what caused the name error, because you're trying to use the same settings that the computer is using.

This is the message I get on my CPU when the PS3 trys to connect.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4981/systemerroruz8.png

On the PS3, it says the IP Address is confirmed but when it tests the internet connection it always has that error.

[kas99]

Hi,

I was able to configure my network but Im still not sure how to chat w/ people online and play games online. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thx.

Kas99

[pingu^]

So just follow the steps that you put up above and put in the DNS numbers from the CMD prompt and it should work?

I thought that's what caused the name error, because you're trying to use the same settings that the computer is using.


do you by any chance have more than one PC in your network? If that is the case, then increase the last octet by 10 or so.

[YoungPhlo]

No sir, it's just this computer here.

But I did find out then when I typed in "IPCONFIG/ALL" It says my subnet mask is "255.255.252.0"

Whenever I leave the 3rd octet to 255, it'll succeed in obtaining an IP Address but immediately say the Internet Connection is failed.

But when I change the third octet to 252 it'll take awhile before it says the connection is failed.

I even tried increasing the last octet but it still says failed.


I'm thinking of calling my ISP, what should I ask them for to make this work?

[pingu^]

hrm, can you tell me what it looks like from your "ipconfig /all"
(a pic is great)


its strange that your network is subnetted but you only have 1 pc.


kas99: Have you created an account yet?

[YoungPhlo]

Here's a pic.

[Removed for hacker reasons.]

[pingu^]

yeah thats pretty messed up. How do you have your physical connection set up?

This is how I have mine set up:

I have a DSL Line coming into my house, into a dsl modem. I have an ethernet cable going from my dsl modem into my router.


http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/9586/dlsmodemms1.jpghttp://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3816/routerxi5.jpg


the yellow ethernet cable goes into the WAN port of the router. The grey cat5e cable goes to my playstation 3, and the other yellow is for my laptop and the blue is for my PC.

From the pic that you are showing me, it looks like your computer is also acting like a router. This is what my PC is set up:

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/8531/ipconfigof3.jpg

and my router config looks like this:

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/845/routerconfigtc1.jpg


Basically, you have to set up DHCP on your router, so it gets a live IP address from your isp, while giving your local area network a private ip (192.168.1.2 for PC, 192.168.1.3 for ps3 works fine). that way, when they try to access the internet, it hits the router, and the router NATs/PATs the address, and you can have both your ps3 and pc online, using the same live ip address, just on a different port.

as for the DNS error, it will use your PC's local dns cache, and eliminate that problem.

[YoungPhlo]

I have a cable modem connection. From the cable outlet to my cable modem. Then I have the Ethernet cable connected to my computer.

I'm using a USB Access Point type thing. I don't have a router at all.

I bought this Wi-Fi Max thing to serve as an access point for my PSP and decided to try and use it as an access point for my PS3 also.

http://us.codejunkies.com/shop/product.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=0&l=1&ProdID=711

That is the product I use.

Is there a way to set up a DHCP still>?

[pingu^]

well there is your problem, you need a router to route packets between your pc and ps3.

[YoungPhlo]

ahhh... I thought it would work with just the access point. Well thanks for all the help lol.

I have a non-wireless router that I got from school (they were throwing it away) but it only worked for the first couple times. After that it stopped "routing" the internet connection so I guess I'm stuck until I can get a wireless router.

Thanks again for all the help.

[EddieDZ]

Using any kind of encryption and/or bit parity, you are bound to get your speed cut in half. 64bit will give you about 20mb/s data transfer for your LAN (instead of the 54mb/s if you are using Wireless-G). My suggestion to you is to rename your SSID from "linksys" or the default one to something only you know, and stop the broadcast of it. I use no encryption on my wireless connection, but I don't broadcast my SSID. (note, i have a 20gb ps3, so its on my ethernet connection, but my laptops are using the wireless).


I have a 60GB and i use the WiFi to connect online so i need to broadcast my SSID dont I not?. right now im clocking in about 1.2mbps(megabits per second) which is about 150Kbps(kilobytes per second). .. of course if i go hard wire i get a much much faster speed similar to my PC. on the PS3 using wired connection i get speeds of 4mbps(megabits per second) which is about 500Kbps(kilobytes per second)

[pingu^]

I dont know if you can manually enter the ssid or not in the ps3, i have a 20gb ps3. If you can, it would be under the internet setup options.

[chub8989]

i have a modem down in my basement(where the cable is)....my ps3 is up on the second floor...if i wanted get this to go wired or wireless without adding anything down in the basement what would i do

[Uroboric Forms]

yes all that you need is a router with four ports on the back

that will solve all of your plugging and unplugging problems.

Thanks for the help! Does this look like a good router?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=3906544&productCategoryId=cat01029&type=product&tab=2&id=1051384171495

[pingu^]

thats a good router, but it doesnt have wireless capabilities.

chub, if you want to go wireless, get a wireless capable router, and go wireless, unless you want to run about 50 feet of patch cable.

[PassivePeanut]

ok guys my signal strength is pretty much 100% and i got a connection.....now heres where the problem comes in

Why does my ps3 wireless connection keep going on and off?

ive got a connection established and for some reason it just keeps going on and off every 2 minutes. anybody else have a similar problem???? HELP!!!! i wanna play some online resistance lol

[GRUNT_100]

Will the PLAYSTATION 3 work with a 128-bit WEP encryption?
Linksys wireless B-Router w/ Wi-Fi

[Billybounce23]

Yeah, I have the same problem that you do Peanut. I have an old wireless linksys router 802.11b router, and all the tests succeed, the signal is in the 90% range because I have a private wireless network at home using WEP. However, every 30 seconds or so it drops the connection, then gets it back like 3 seconds later. I called linksys and they said try changing the channels, but that didnt work. The guy also said that I have an old wireless router that can only run up to 11mbps, but the ps3 can run up to 54mbps, so i probably need to get a new router capable of 54mbps. He did suggest the WRT54G model from linksys, currently like $50 at best buy.
I noticed pingu also has the same router, so maybe he can verify that this router is a good way to go? Does anyone else know about this information or if upgrading will fix this problem?

[shepard]

Hey all,

Any assistance on this will be most appreciated.

I purchased the 20gig model that doesn't come with wireless connectivity in it. I'm curious if there is any add-on that I might be able to pickup (sony brand or otherwise) to make it wireless?

I've been looking for something Sony related. Like an expansion card or something. But haven't found anything yet.

Thanks.


Would something like this work on a PS3?
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1086206

[pingu^]

He did suggest the WRT54G model from linksys, currently like $50 at best buy.
I noticed pingu also has the same router, so maybe he can verify that this router is a good way to go? Does anyone else know about this information or if upgrading will fix this problem?

yeah that router is great. the only problem is that I have DSL, so it drops my connection for about 10 seconds while it tries to renew its lease, and fails, so i have to do it manually. but thats an ISP problem, not a router problem.

Wireless-B (802.11b) is only 11mb, and if you have 128-bit encryption on it, it drops to about 2mb, so expect slow speeds.


shepard: I don't think any USB wireless adaptor will work, but I may be wrong. Usually you have to install the software for those and configure a new connection. You can try and see if it works, then post back here. If it doesn't work, you can just return it back to bestbuy.

[Jubae]

I would like to know if this Linksys game adapter is compatible with the 20 gb version of the PS3. It would determine if I invest in the 20 or 60 gb PS3.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416828017&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Thanks,
js

Yes the Linksys gaming adapter is definately compatiable I am using one of them right now. I am using the WGA54AG.

[Jubae]

i have the 60 gig, what do i need/to do

thanks!

You need a wireless router or modem to connect your PS3 wireless network.

[pingu^]

thats terrific news, but my gripe with it is that it is 802.11b.

[Jubae]

Hey all,

Any assistance on this will be most appreciated.

I purchased the 20gig model that doesn't come with wireless connectivity in it. I'm curious if there is any add-on that I might be able to pickup (sony brand or otherwise) to make it wireless?

I've been looking for something Sony related. Like an expansion card or something. But haven't found anything yet.

Thanks.



Would something like this work on a PS3?
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1086206

You can try to use a wireless router as an wireless acess point or bridge or you can pick up a gaming adapter to connect to a wireless network.

[Jubae]

Will the PLAYSTATION 3 work with a 128-bit WEP encryption?
Linksys wireless B-Router w/ Wi-Fi

Yes it does, this is one of the most broad level of encryption.

[kmckyd]

Ok, I'm pretty computer illiterate so as much detail as you can provide on my problem would be very very helpful. I've got the error on my 60 gig ps3 saying it has a problem with the name. I've tried setting the DNS manually on the ps3 but to no avail. I'm running straight from my wireless modem and have about 87% connection. I seriously have no idea what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Jubae]

I'm Desperate. I have no security on my line and my online works a little slow... my signal strength is only like 40% and I want to improve it. How do I do that?

EDIT: Oh and BTW it's Linksys

Try moving your PS3 or router to a better location or get a new router. The Netgear WGR614 works great for PS3 and has a strong signal from a good distance. I compared it to some very high prices wireless routers and this one outperformed of all of them.

[Jubae]

Ok, I'm pretty computer illiterate so as much detail as you can provide on my problem would be very very helpful. I've got the error on my 60 gig ps3 saying it has a problem with the name. I've tried setting the DNS manually on the ps3 but to no avail. I'm running straight from my wireless modem and have about 87% connection. I seriously have no idea what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

You have the wrong DNS server set for you PS3, try this.

If your running Windows click START, RUN and type in cmd now a small dos window should popup now type in ipconfig/all and get your DNS server address and type it into your PS3 manually. Make sure your PS3 ip address is within your routers ip range as well or it won't work.

[pingu^]

he said he tried setting it manually and it didnt work.

try setting it automatically, it should receive an update from your dhcp server or router.

[Jubae]

Manually is the best way to set it to good it to work perfectly. If he is having a IP conflict error then your Playstation IP needs to be changed to a new IP. The error is coming up because that IP is being used by something else on his network and can also be someone stealing his wireless network from another location that has that IP in use. DNS address is always going to be shared by the computer and router and every thing on your network so its easy to find out your DNS address. The main thing he needs to do is to get his IP set up for his PS3 and make sure its within his wireless router IP range. Go to your wireless router settings page and find out what your ip range is for your router. Example:

from: 192.168.1.1
to: 192.168.1.250

then you can set your PS3 IP to 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.250 any number in between that but make sure you know what IP's are being used on your network so it won't be in conflict with another computer or access point on the network.

[EddieDZ]

I dont know if you can manually enter the ssid or not in the ps3, i have a 20gb ps3. If you can, it would be under the internet setup options.

AAAHHHA! you see thats the thing, in the 60GB under the internet settings>wireless YOU CAN ENTER YOUR SSID MANUALLY! there are options for manual, automatic or scan.. when i choose Scan it picked my SSID plus two other people since i live in a small apartment building though their signal was like 10%, my is at 100%. i am going to try that.. im going to DISABLE my broadcasting of my SSID and turn off the WEP security then im going to input my SSID manually into the PS3 and see if it works.. if it does not work then that means i HAVE to broadcast my SSID.

Will the PLAYSTATION 3 work with a 128-bit WEP encryption?
Linksys wireless B-Router w/ Wi-Fi

yes it will work just fine. when you go into the internet set up options in the PS3 it gives you the option within the wireless setting to choose what security you want to use(obviously you pick the one your router is going to use) in this case since your router will use WEP then you choose WEP in the PS3 and then enter your key in the PS3 when the option comes up.. personally i would get a Wireless G router instead of a B?

[Jubae]

Thats your problem wireless b router is going to very hard to connect to with the PS3. You need to update your wireless router to a wireless G network instead. Also you must have your SSID and WEP key exactly the same on everything used on your network.

[pingu^]

Thats your problem wireless b router is going to very hard to connect to with the PS3. You need to update your wireless router to a wireless G network instead. Also you must have your SSID and WEP key exactly the same on everything used on your network.

wireless G is backwords compatible with wireless B, but wireless B is significantly slower. That means, if he has a wireless B network but one new device (such as the ps3) has wireless G, it will run at Wireless B speeds.

[seebs]

Will the PLAYSTATION 3 work with a 128-bit WEP encryption?
Linksys wireless B-Router w/ Wi-Fi

I have mine working with 128-bit WEP.

[EddieDZ]

I just found out that i can DISABLE my broadcasting of my SSID and still use the PS3 to go online wirelessly.. when i did a scan it came up a signal at 100% with no security but there was NO SSID.. when i choose it i HAD to enter a SSID which was my own.. so now im able to keep my WEP disable and get the full performance rather then cutting my bandwidth in half due to WEP.

for people who want to test their internet speed/connection go here:

http://speedtest.net/

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! it will give you the speed at which your PS3 runs at. of course this will change depending on what server location you choose and what time of day it is.. for fastest speed test choose the recommended server location near your location. for me it is montreal. I clocked in a download speed of 3.7Mbps(megabits per sec) and a upload speed of 277Kbps(kilobits per sec). on my computer i clocked in 4.7Mbps and 386Kpbs so the numbers are closer then before.. (before i had the WEP enable and was doing half my numbers on the PS3).

When you disable broadcasting of your SSID then your router DOES NOT send out its SSID signal to other wireless devices.. instead its vise-versa, the wireless devices has to find the wireless routers SSID.. luckly you can enter the SSID manually in the PS3 under the network settings! woohoo!.

[Billybounce23]

Hey EddieDZ, how do you disable the broadcasting of your SSID? I have a old linksys 802.11b router, a private wireless network, and use WEP. Does using WEP security really cut the bandwidth in half??? I have been having trouble using ps3 online because it connects to my network, but keeps dropping the connection every 30 seconds or so even though the signal strength is between 90-100%, and the linksys guy said bandwidth was most likely the issue, or i needed to upgrade to a router capable of 54mbps. Any help would be great!

[Jubae]

Hey EddieDZ, how do you disable the broadcasting of your SSID? I have a old linksys 802.11b router, a private wireless network, and use WEP. Does using WEP security really cut the bandwidth in half??? I have been having trouble using ps3 online because it connects to my network, but keeps dropping the connection every 30 seconds or so even though the signal strength is between 90-100%, and the linksys guy said bandwidth was most likely the issue, or i needed to upgrade to a router capable of 54mbps. Any help would be great!

You need to type in your routers ip address into your browser url for example 192.168.1.2 and go to your router settings menu and uncheck the box that says broadcast SSID.

[Jubae]

wireless G is backwords compatible with wireless B, but wireless B is significantly slower. That means, if he has a wireless B network but one new device (such as the ps3) has wireless G, it will run at Wireless B speeds.

Well my router and gaming adapter has the option to run in wireless g+b or wireless g only I would think setting it to run in wireless g only would only affect a wireless g network, but like you say most wireless g routers are backwards compatitable to wirless b also but I think its because routers are usually set to default of wireless b+g networking and even some are set wireless b+g+n or even a networking.

[EddieDZ]

Hey EddieDZ, how do you disable the broadcasting of your SSID? I have a old linksys 802.11b router, a private wireless network, and use WEP. Does using WEP security really cut the bandwidth in half??? I have been having trouble using ps3 online because it connects to my network, but keeps dropping the connection every 30 seconds or so even though the signal strength is between 90-100%, and the linksys guy said bandwidth was most likely the issue, or i needed to upgrade to a router capable of 54mbps. Any help would be great!

as jubae said.. you need to access your router from your computer via internet browser.. check your manual for your router and it should tell you the IP address to enter in the internet browser so it can take you to the routers settings..

once in the settings your going to have to look around since i do not have your type of router(my is a Trendnet) but it should be pretty self-explanatory.. it should be under Wireless settings.. and you should see a check mark to enable or disable broadcasting of your SSID. once you disable it you can disable your WEP security.. then start up your PS3 and run the network settings again.. do a manual enter for your SSID and choose no security.. you then should get much better performance.. good luck.

[yosehb]

Yes the Linksys gaming adapter is definately compatiable I am using one of them right now. I am using the WGA54AG.

My old Linksys game adapter for my PS2 worked perfectly on the 20 gb. Just plugged it in and connected. I am currently downloading the MotorStorm demo.

Glad I didn't pay extra for the 60gb version.
Thanks again and +rep for the assistance.

[YoungPhlo]

Does Wireless-N work with the PS3 just as well as Wireless-G does?

I'm trying to see which Wireless router I should invest in. I've read very good things about the new Wireless-N technology, with the range and strong signal and all.

- [EDIT] Also will the Wireless-N work with my PSP as well?

If not, which Wireless-G router should I get. I'm leaning towards Linksys since that's what everyone seems to have.

Any tips are appreciated.

[pingu^]

i dont know if wireless N is compatible, to be on the safe side, get wireless g.

[Kman]

I have been trying to get a wireless setup and just gave up and did the wired connection. i really want to get wireless but it will just not connect no matter what I do. Obviously I am doing something wrong but I have tried so much and i just cant figure it out.

Here is what i have been following for my wireless setup:

1) Go to control panel and setup wireless connection and upload that info onto USB key.
2) Then using the usb key in the playstation until it loads info onto PS3.
3) Test for connection and everything goes through until I reach the screen to obtain IP address. That is where it keeps failing.

I have also used the steps by adding the wep/wpa key manually instead of using usb key and still it fails.

I have the D-Link WBR-1310 Router. I have a feeling I have to change some settings in the router but not sure what changes needed to be made. I know how to get to the router setting page to make whatever changes are required.

So any suggestions as to what I can do to get the wireless setup going?

Thank you.

[Kman]

I have even tried entering everything thing like Ip, subnet mask, default router info manually yet it still wont connect wirelessly. Just so frustrated with this now.

Please Help guys, Thank you.

[YoungPhlo]

Which wireless router do you guys think is the best for gaming?

[Krayzie82]

I am using a D-Link Wireless G router. I already had it set up for my sisters laptop, and I use the wired connection for my PC.

I don't have any security settings on it, since I haven't had any problems with anyone trying to use my connection.

I just turned on the PS3, went to set up wireless connection. It detected my network and then it gives you the option to set your security information if you have it. Since I didn't, I just accepted it and it works fine with me.

[Adolf]

So, I just bought a playstation 3, 60 gig, and have been trying to figure out how to connect to the internet wirelessly, and for the sake of the question, I'm going to say that connecting with an ethernet cable is impossible. I'm not very savvy with wireless networks and how they work, or what the routers do and what not, but what I do know is that I'm using comcast with a motorola router, I think. And that it works great on my main computer and laptop, which are both macs, the G5 tower and macbook. I always get four bars anywhere in my apartment. However on the PS3 it says I only get 20-25% connection with the wireless network. So far I've been using the easy set up, and been doing automatic with everything, then when I go to test it, it says, "The attempt to obtain an IP address timed out. (80029024)".

Should I enter the IP address manually? If so, how do I find these numbers?

Anything else I should know, or something that I'm doing wrong?

Any help will be gladly appreciated, thank you in advance.

[findaway]

I dont think using easy/automatic setup has much to do with it. I've gotten the exact same message before on my PSP and it always happened whenever i was out of range, getting below 40% signal strength. Then i tried to reconnect but unless i actually got closer to the modem/router, it would tell me that it failed to obtain IP and everything was configured.

So im guessing everything obviously isnt in the same room? how far away is the PS3?

[Adolf]

^The playstation is about fifty to sixty feet away, but I have the laptop adjacent to the playstation and it's getting 100% signal.

[findaway]

I see. In that case im sorry but im afraid its just out of range more than likely, if its possible for you to get the PS3 closer to the router or viceversa thats what i'd suggest you to try.

There are places where my laptop is getting 4 out of 5 signal bars, whereas the PSP will get no more than 30-35% and it could be right next to it.

[Adolf]

So it won't work even if it has 25-30% of a connection?

[findaway]

Well the signal seems too weak to hold a connection, once again on the PSP it wont work, on the PS3 i wouldnt know for sure since i havent experienced that, but its probably the same.

[Krayzie82]

Yup, that sounds like the problem... when I have my ps3 in the room its fine, when I take it to the living room, no signal at all.

[Jubae]

You guys need to purchase the Netgear WGR614 wireless router it works better than most wireless routers priced over $100 believe me I tried a lot of them. I get a 100% signal, lag free and no dropped connections. I have my PS3 and Nintendo Wii connected to it and the router is in another room connected to a computer while my PS3 and Wii are in the living room.

The Netgear WGR614 only cost me $39.99 and I also got a free $10 egift card from Circuit City for purchasing it.

But I manually set up my router to the PS3 through the menu settings.

[cruisx]

Str8heated i am haveing the same problem, can someone help me with this. Oh and Str8heated (http://www.ps3forums.com/member.php?u=26724) are u from gamehackersguild >_>

[Hung Wei Lo]

no longer lurking - it was recommended that i get a wireless N router for my PC's and laptops and just got my hands on a PS3 (it's a Belkin N1 BTW) I have between 80-95% signal strength (PS3 is about 25 ft away through some mofo walls/floor) but I seem to be having issues with download speeds - going to try once this 1.32 firmware upgrade downloads (it's going on 2 hours now) and THIS is my biggest concern!


Does Wireless-N work with the PS3 just as well as Wireless-G does?

I'm trying to see which Wireless router I should invest in. I've read very good things about the new Wireless-N technology, with the range and strong signal and all.

- [EDIT] Also will the Wireless-N work with my PSP as well?

If not, which Wireless-G router should I get. I'm leaning towards Linksys since that's what everyone seems to have.

Any tips are appreciated.

[Str8heated]

Str8heated i am haveing the same problem, can someone help me with this. Oh and Str8heated (http://www.ps3forums.com/member.php?u=26724) are u from gamehackersguild >_>

No bro I am not from gamehackesguild. Actually today I brough my PS3 to my friends house to see if the wireless would work there. He has a very expensive router, I think its like 150 dollars. I went and setup the wireless connection and it connected with no problems. I didnt get disconnected at all and it was at 100% signal. So now I'm thinking that all my wireless problems might just be router. I have a netgear router MR814v2, so it just might be my router. I'm thinking of buying a new one and see if that will fix my problem. I'll let you know if it does. And if anyone else has any ideas or know of any cheap routers that will for sure work with the PS3 wireless please let me know. Thanks

[Flesh]

Hi everyone. i don't see any ?'s in here about this but i am going to post it here, cause i know this is really buggin some people. i have a 60gb and run it wirelessly. i also run YDL 5.0 for the PS3 and one of the down falls of this operating system is you can only use a wired ethernet connection to obtain internet access. Well i found a solution for everyone that cannot have a wired connection. OK you need two routers. i use 2 Linksys WRT54G, the main one is a V6 and has the factory firmware. now the 2nd one is a V4 and use Hyperwrt_GSv4_Thibor15c.bin Firmware. Not only does this method connect your PS3 on YDL it allows for an extended range you would be very impressed to see. You can even ethernet cable to router all of these; PC, Xbox, Xbox360, PS3 and so on. Even when the ethernet cable is pluged in during boot-game-os, it still will work wirelessly, or if you want just switch to wired connection, set auto and your signal will be boosted if needed. Then when you boot to other os the Ydl will automatically connect. Here is the complete setup, now remember that the main router can be anyone you want, and i used a different firmware due to the Version number. here you go; This howto is intended to help people who currently use a wireless router in their house, and also have additional PCs or devices without wifi cards which cannot be connected to the wireless router using a cable because they're too far from it (like in another room).

This howto will explain how to use the wrt54g a to connect these remote PCs to the internet and your home network, without using wifi cards. This is possible using 3rd party firmware (sveasoft) which allows the wrt54g to operate in "client" mode, where it forwards packets from its connected devices to the main wireless router, using a wireless link.

I got my wrt54g running in client mode - that is, it serves as a bridge between a PC attached to it and the main wireless router. Here's my complete setup, starting with the wired connections (markeded by "<===>"):

Room 1: Cable Modem <===> D-Link DI-624 Wireless Router <===> PC-1
Room 2: WRT54G <===> PC-2

The DI-624 and the WRT54G connect to each other wirelessly. I also have a mobile laptop which connects wirelessly to the DI-624.
So in this case, the WRT54G let me use PC-2 without having a wifi card in that PC. In fact, I could connect up to 4 PCs to the wrt54g, and save the price of 4 wifi-54g pci cards, plus I don't have to install drivers for wifi cards (a pain in Linux). The wrt54g acts like a "wireless ethernet bridge", which in fact is another product sold by linksys (WET54G) for around $150. This is also useful when you have devices (in a room which doesn't have ethernet connections) which can only connect using a ethernet cable, but cannot connect wirelessly - like XBOX !

So how do you do it ? Here's the list of steps - you should be doing these steps (except step 1) from a PC attached to the wrt54g (e.g. PC-2 in my setup). Physically attaching a PC to the wrt54g is required only for this initial set up phase, because we need to login and set up the various options. Note that this doesn't require any changes to your main router's configuration, so it's quite safe with regard to not messing up your current networks' setup.

1. Download the "wrt54g alchemy firmware" (google this, or go here (http://wrt54g.thermoman.de/)) version 6rc5 from the internet (it is the only one compatible with the new models wrt54g V2.2 & wrt54gs V1.1).
2. Upload the firmware to the wrt54g via the "Administration->Firmware Upgrade" option in the router's web interface.
3. Reset the device (press reset button until power led flashes - this could take 20 seconds or more). In the following steps, leave all settings which are not mentioned in the description at their default (only change the ones specifically mentioned in the step).

Note: We will use addresses that end in 128-255 for the wrt54g router and it's attached PCs. To make sure there is no overlap in the addresses assigned by the two routers, we have to make sure that your main router only assign addresses below 128 to its own clients. For example, if your main router address is 192.168.0.1, its DHCP address range could be 192.168.0.50 - 192.168.0.120. Another important note regarding the main router: some routers allow you to disable the broadcast of the SSID, but for this setup to work properly the SSID broadcast MUST BE ENABLED (which is usually the default behavior).

4a. In "Setup::Basic setup" screen, set Internet Connection Type to "Auotomatic Configuration - DHCP".
4b. Set the local IP to 192.168.0.129, assuming your main router is 192.168.0.x (in general, if your main router is a.b.c.d set the wrt54g to a.b.c.129).
4c. Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.128.
4d. Set the "Gateway" to the IP address of your main router (e.g. 192.168.0.1).
4e. Set the DHCP Server to Enabled, and starting IP Address to something above 129 (e.g. 140).
4f. Save the settings on this page. You should reboot the attached PC, since the subnet mask has changed. Note: from now on you have to use the new local IP you set in step 4b (e.g. http:// 192.168.0.129) to connect to the router from your PC.

5. In "Setup::Advanced Routing" screen, make sure operating mode is "Gateway".

6. In "Wireless::Basic Settings" screen, set Wireless mode to "Client", wireless network mode to "mixed", and SSID to your main wireless router's SSID.

7. In "Wireless::Security" screen, set yor WEP/WPA settings which match the main wireless router. You should now be connected to the main wireless router. Note: if you have MAC filtering set up on the main router (which allows only specific clients to connect), then obviously you have to add the client router to the list of allowed clients.
To verify that you've established a connection to the main router, you can check the "Status::Router" screen, which should show an IP Address assigned by the main router (which would end with a number below 128), and the "Status::Wireless" page should show the AP Signal strength together with the mac address of the main router. Also you should now be able to ping the main router and even log in to it (using h ttp://192.168.0.1) from the PC attached to the client router (the wrt54g).

8. In "Security::Firewall" screen, disable firewall protection, as this subnet is already behind your main router's firewall. Also make sure that "Block Anonymous Internet Requests" is unchecked.

9. In "Administration::Management" screen, you can leave all settings at their default. You may want to enable remote management and Telnet or SSHD, especially if you want to be able to log in to the wrt54g from a computer which is not directly attached to it.

10. To enable PCs attached to the main router to be able connect to PCs attached to the wrt54g: Login into the wrt54g using telnel or ssh by running the command "telnet 192.168.0.129" and use same root/passwd as for the web interface. Then type this command (copy it exactly):

# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/`route | grep default | awk '{print $NF}'`/proxy_arp

Now you should be able to ping/telnet to any PC attached to the wrt54g from any PC attached to the main router. Btw, this assumes that the subnet mask of the main router is the default 255.255.255.0.

Important note about the last step : The last step (which is an optional step) allows PCs attached to the main router to be able to connect to PCs attached to the client router, by specyfing the IP of the destination PC, for example "telnet 192.168.0.150". But they are still on two different subnets which do not share their broadcast messages, therefore when browsing PCs on the local network you will not automatically see the PCs attached to the other router. But you can always connect to them by explicitly specyfing the IP. Btw, this step was added after the initial posting of this HOWTO and solves a lot of the issues people discussed later in this thread, so don't worry if you read posts in this thread about problems with communicating between PCs attached to different routers. Also note that this proxy_arp setting is not saved in the WRT54G non-volatile memory like all the other settings, so when the router is rebooted (like after a power outage), it will be cleared and you will need to repeat step 10 to set the proxy_arp back on.


Done !!! That's it !!!!

So in summary, you don't need two wrt54g routers, nor do you need WDS capable routers. A single wrt54g (with the right firmware) can operate as a "client" of any other wireless router, and create a bridge so any device connected to it will be able to access your network and the internet. The above works great for me, even with 3-4 PCs attached to the wrt54g (verified that it works).