PS3 Internet?

Question

I just got my PS3 40Gig for Christmas.

Don't have wi-fi so I need to get stuff to connect it to the internet. Unfortunately, I don't know what the stuff is.

Going shopping tomorow so can anyone tell me what I need?

I assume I'll need an ethernet cable but will I need anything else?

Also, how does it work? Do I just plug it into my computer? Or is it more complex...I'm alright with computers but I just really don't know what to do.

Thanks in advance :) x

Answer 1

I am presuming that your home network is very primitive - probably a DSL or CATV modem providing an Ethernet feed. I further presume that you have no router and only one pc connected directly to the Ethernet feed and that your ISP provides a dynamic public IP address.

Whenever you wish to connect 2 or more devices to the Internet through a single Internet feed you will need a gateway (not an access) router. The ISP Internet Ethernet feed plugs into the router WAN port (sometimes called an Internet feed port or Internet port, depending upon the router maker) using a CAT5 cable. Some routers require a cross cable, others a straight cable and some have autosensing ports and can use either - so check with the router maker.

You need to make a decision about wireless vs wired network. Wireless is the rage by many nontechnical people who really do not fully understand what they are doing and then they cannot resolve problems if they arise. Wireless reduces wiring need but wireless transmission is blocked by metal (e.g. ducts in walls), heavy wall material, masonry, and distance so you may have substantial difficuties with the transmission. Wireless is also subject to intruders so you must invoke substantial security including encryption and MAC address validation. If you do not understand how to do this you, like many other novices, will rapidly become frustrated and either give up on wireless OR not use security only to be hacked later. I suggest you either master the concept or get someone to help you with that.

If you select to go wireless you would purchase a wireless router which is a combination of a wirless access point and a router and usually a 4 port lan switch integrated into one device. If you need no more than 4 wired devices in addition to wireless you will not need another network switch.

If you select to go wired, you would purchase a router with a LAN port and a LAN switch. The LAN router port and all wireless devices plug into the LAN switch. If you have a router with a built in 4 port LAN switch and you need no more than 4 wired devices plugged in, a router with a built in 4 port LAN switch will do the job for you.

Even if you use wireless you must configure the wireless with a wired connection. NEVER try to configure wireless using a wireless connection to the router.

Turn off the modem and router for 0.5 minutes and then start up modem and at least 0.5 minute later start up the router before proceeding.

Regardless of wired or wireless, you first connect the router WAN port to the Ethernet feed of your Internet feed and connect a wired line from a pc to a router LAN port. Set your pc LAN port to obtain an IP address automatically (it may already be set that way). Now follow your router manual directions to configure the router WAN port. Most likely you have a dynamic IP address from your Internet carrier (if you have a static IP, you will have been provided the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and 2 DNS server addresses from your ISP). Configure the router WAN port for a dynamic IP unless you have a static; if you have a static IP, configure for this and provide the static IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS addresses). Once this is done, you should confirm your connections.

Confirm connections via the Command Prompt. Open Command Prompt (start, run - type in cmd and hit enter). At the prompt type in "ipconfig /all" without quotes and hit enter. You should see the LAN IP address of your pc, LAN subnet mask (usually the 24 bit mask, 255.255.255.0) and the default gateway (often 192.168.x.1 where x is 0 or 1). Note also that the pc LAN IP address is usually in the format 192.168.x.n where x is usually 0 or 1 and n ranges from 2 - 254 depending upon how DHCP addresses are provided by the router.

Now in Command prompt, type "ping " and hit enter. The used herein is the numeric IP of the default gateway, e.g. ping 192.168.1.1 if 192.168.1.1 is the default gateway. You should receive 4 successful replies - meaning the link between pc and router is solid. Now in command prompt enter "ping 4.2.2.2" and hit enter; you should see 4 successful replies; if not you have a WAN port configuration problem in the router. Check this out and when it is fixed the ping response will be successful.

Now in Command Prompt, enter "ping yahoo.com" and hit enter; you should have 4 successful replies. If not you have a DNS config problem either in the WAN config or in the pc LAN config. Check both out until successful.

Now you have Internet connection through the router and can connect other pcs and your PS.

I am assuimng you are using wired connections below:

Keep the first pc connected to router via wired connection.

Make sure the router is set up to provide LAN IP addresses via DHCP (usually the default on home devices) and connect one device at a time. Follow the same proceedure as done for the first device.

If a device requires port forwarding or for another reason needs a static LAN IP address, you must assign one. For this reason it is wise to limit the DHCP range in the router to only a few IP addresses in a home network (e.g. limit it to 192.168.x.50 - 192.168.x.99. You can use 192.168.x.2 - 49 and 192.168.x.100 - 254 for static assignments; be sure to record all static assignments so that you do not give 2 devices the same static IP as this creates a mess.

Check out each LAN device after configuration with the ping commands described above. They should work and you are then complete, unless you need to establish port forwarding in the router. If you need to do port forwarding then carefully follow the directions in the router to do so.

NOW if you are doing wireless, not wired LAN

1. Keep the first unit wired.

2. Program wireless port for wireless use (turn on radio); change the SSID as directed and later turn off SSID broadcast if you can (SSID should not be a recognized name like "smithresidence" as this helps hackers); Invoke encryption, preferrably WPA or WPA2 if available and create a preshare key (password actually) that is at least 10 characters long, no words, mix of upper and lower case and numbers (record the password as you will need it on the wireless config for each device). Invoke MAC address security. Enter the MAC address of each wireless port you wish to connect in the Router's MAC address library. Now try each wirless device, one at a time and include the ping tests to validate. If there is a failure it is likely in the wireless config of the device; make sure the preshare key is the same on router and device, the encryption is the same, the MAC address is entered. Once successful you are on your way.

Answer 2

u ll need an ethernet cable of course.....one end in ur PS3 nd the other in ur modem.......u mite need to get a router so tat it provides additional ports so tat u can connect ur net to ur pc nd ps3......so ethernet cable nd a modem wid atleast more than one ethernet port:D