If i connect a router to my computer will i be able to connect to internet wirelessly with ps3 and NDS etc.?

Question

i think this is what a router does but im not entirely sure am i correct? thx.

Answer 1

If you connect a Router with a built in WAP--Wireless Access Point, and add a Wireless Adapter to your PS3 (if it does not already have one) then, yes, you can connect wirelessly to the Internet with the PS3.

There are some configuration steps you will need to do in order to get it all setup properly, and you may need to add a Static IP address to the PS3 to get it all up and working correctly, but it is not difficult, just step intensive. It might seem overwelming as you have never done this before, but if you follow the directions and do one thing at a time you can do it easily.

I am going to give you an overview of what you will need:

A Wireless Router

One Wireless Adapter for your PS3

One Wireless Adapter for any other game console or computer you wish to connect Wirelessly to the Internet

As you want a Wireless connection, not a Wired, you only need a Wired connection to do the initial setup of your Router to your Modem and configure your Network.

I am also going to give you some links to information to get you started.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/networking.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/default.mspx

The first two are the XP and Vista Help and How-to for Networking and have a wealth of simple and easy step by step instructions on how to setup, configure, and maintain your Network, including how to add a Router, how to install Adapters, and how to add game consoles, though they do focus on the Xbox of course, but adding most game consoles is very much the same as adding the Xbox.

This next link will help you setup Port Forwarding and configure a Static IP address for your PS3 if it is needed.

Please note that your Router will have a Virtual area of its Firewall which allows for quick and easy configuration of many widely popular games, consoles, and applications, to pass through the Firewall and establish a connection. Use this feature of your Router before using the Port Forward website. The Port Forwarding website will help you configure any items that your Router does not have in its Virtual Server lists. Here is the link to Port Forward.

http://www.portforward.com/default.htm

Please read the description of what Port Forwarding is before applying any of its advice or steps. It is important you understand first.

When you use Port Forward website, all you do is locate the Router you purchase in the Router List, click on its name as the name is a link to additional information. Simply read the instructions and then apply them to your Router as instructed when the time comes.

You will first need to buy your Router and add it to your Network. It is easy to do.

Please read all of the directions given in the manual which comes with the Router. That is the most important step, and you would be surprised how many people just rush into hooking it up without first reading the directions! They just start with 1, without reading the rest.

One last bit of advice: before making any changes to your system, regardless of how large or small, such as adding hardware, software, or making configuration changes, please set a manual restore point first. It only takes a few moments, a minute at the most when you have done it at least once, and it allows you to revert your system to an earlier time, before the changes where made, when your system was last working well, if things go wrong. And, things can and do go wrong all of the time. Please do not think that setting a restore point is an be-all-end-all safety net which can reocover a system from anything, because it isn't. But, it is a huge step in that direction. Even with a restore point a system can crash, but it is much less likely.

To setup a manual restore point simply follow these short steps:

For XP: Click Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Restore

For Vista: In the Search box, simply begin typing system restore, then click on that name in the list, if needed add the password.

Once open, simply click on the radial dial button in front of create restore point, and then click Next.

Name your restore point a meaningfull name which will aid in identifying what you are doing, such as, "Added Router and Software", and click Create, and then Done.

Thats it, you created your own restore point and if anything goes wrong you have a safety net to recover with.

Good luck and much success and fun with your soon to be Network and PS3 connection.

Answer 2

Assuming you have a modem (cable or DSL) that supplies your internet connection, and you have the correct adapters on the PS3 and the NDS and you purchase a wireless router - then yes - it will work

Just hooking a router to a computer does nothing