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| Thread ID: 101194 | 2009-07-04 21:14:00 | Need Help Physically Connecting PS3 to Internet | Shevman (13618) | Press F1 |
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| 789007 | 2009-07-04 21:14:00 | EDIT: Never mind I found out what my problem was, I do indeed need a modem to connect my PS3 to the internet :( Ok this seems like it should be relatively simple, but I guess my brain is dead and I've missed something obvious. Now, today I amazingly realised that we actually had a phone jack behind our TV. I immediately decided that I would finally connect my PS3 to the internet and here is where the problems ensued. Essentially, none of the cables I have with my PC set up work with connecting the PS3 to the phone jack. I'm looking at google now to try and work out the cables I do have and I think its these 2: -Ethernet cable that goes from phone-line filter to modem (google says its a phone ethernet cable) -Ethernet cable that goes from modem to PC (google says its a CAT-5 cable) Essentially, it seems as though I need a cable that is a combination of the two above, if such a thing exists. Or is it even possible to connect a PS3 directly to a phone line? Does it have to be via a modem? Thanks for any help you can provide. |
Shevman (13618) | ||
| 789008 | 2009-07-04 21:53:00 | do you have a router? the set-up i will have with my 360 is : ethernet from 360 to router, router to modem, modem to pc. you have to assign an ip address for it, not sure how you go about it for ps3 though |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 789009 | 2009-07-04 22:08:00 | This may help (uk.playstation.com) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 789010 | 2009-07-05 00:31:00 | do you have a router? the set-up i will have with my 360 is : ethernet from 360 to router, router to modem, modem to pc. you have to assign an ip address for it, not sure how you go about it for ps3 though Well I have a D-Link502T Modem-Router that's connected to my PC. The thing is, my PC is upstairs and PS3 is downstairs, so its not really possible for me to have both connected to the modem at the same time. What is the best option for me: -Get a wireless router (expensive) -Get a second modem and connect that to the PS3 (cheaper but is that even possible?) |
Shevman (13618) | ||
| 789011 | 2009-07-05 01:16:00 | Run a long ethernet cable you can go up to 10m easily | gary67 (56) | ||
| 789012 | 2009-07-05 01:23:00 | Run a long ethernet cable you can go up to 10m easily Its not physically possible, and even if it was, who would want a cable running across their whole house through two floors? |
Shevman (13618) | ||
| 789013 | 2009-07-05 01:23:00 | Well I have a D-Link502T Modem-Router that's connected to my PC. The thing is, my PC is upstairs and PS3 is downstairs, so its not really possible for me to have both connected to the modem at the same time. What is the best option for me: -Get a wireless router (expensive) -Get a second modem and connect that to the PS3 (cheaper but is that even possible?) If your PC is left on the majority of the time, get a wireless card for that and share your internet connection through that. Then connect the PS3 wirelessly to the PC. |
plod (107) | ||
| 789014 | 2009-07-05 01:27:00 | If your PC is left on the majority of the time, get a wireless card for that and share your internet connection through that. Then connect the PS3 wirelessly to the PC. Ok so how does a wireless card work? Does it allow my computer to transmit a wireless signal like a wireless router? |
Shevman (13618) | ||
| 789015 | 2009-07-05 01:28:00 | What you can do is use the wireless adapter to create an ad-hoc network, which the PS3 can then connect to and share internet with | Blam (54) | ||
| 789016 | 2009-07-05 01:30:00 | What you can do is use the wireless adapter to create an ad-hoc network, which the PS3 can then connect to and share internet with Hm sounds a bit complicated maybe. Is it actually possible for me to get a second modem and go Phoneline>Modem>PS3 because that would be a very easy solution for me. |
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