how-to block ads
|
|
1. PS2 Network Adaptor - Broadband·Will my PS2 work with the Sony Network Adaptor
·Is there a full installation FAQ or video?
·What kinds of home setups are a PROBLEM
·What kind of ethernet cable will be ok?
·First stage Network Adaptor setup
·... where the adaptor plugs INTO your broadband highspeed modem
·My provider wants my ps2 MAC address
·... where the adaptor plugs INTO a linksys or equivalent home router
·What kind of home routers work ok?
·Can I skip the registration step?
·Will a launch PS2 system work ok?
·Where do I get gateway and DNS IPs from?
·How to determine the PS2 IP address
·'Automatic config': DHCP hostname needed?
·Change in function of the RESET button
·During NETWORK SETUP/TEST what Sony Server is contacted?
·What is a cross over cable? when do I need that?
·About cable modems and DHCP/Auto config
·Solution for DSL USB modems or PCI modems
| | | Believe it or not, there are a range of serial numbers where your PS2 may require modification or other assistance before it can use the Network Adaptor without error.
The serial numbers are listed on page 6 of the manual that comes with the adaptor.
Look on the back of the PS2 for a barcode, and verify yours is not on this (relatively short) list of ranges.
3369556-3369651, 3372352-3372651, 3379084-3380151, 3380260-3381867, 3381976-3382083
3383152-3383691, 3384652-3385191, 3386152-3386907, 3388192-3389271, 3391084-3392055
3393868-3394407, 3394516-3394731, 3397192-3398055, 3399868-3400947, 3403192-3403839
3404692-3405339, 3406192-3406515, 3406624-3406839, 3414661-3416388, 3417661-3418740
3419173-3419280, 3419821-3419928, 3420661-3421308, 3421417-3421524, 3421417-3421524
3421633-3422064, 3423661-3424848, 3425161-3425268, 3434377-3434592
 feedback form
 feedback form
| | | Yes! look on the network adaptor setup disk in the HELP section and you will find a full video of how to connect it up! Not many people realize this (nobody reads the manual anymore).
feedback form
feedback form
| | | If your CABLE or DSL or SATELLITE TWO WAY modem is a USB type, or INTERNAL PC CARD, you will not be able to use the network adaptor directly because it requires an ethernet cable only for broadband.
Contact your provider to see if you can exchange for an ETHERNET BASED modem or setup. If this is not possible, you can probably setup your PC as a "router" by enabling Windows ICS, and then with the PC online, the PS2 can be connected to it. You will need an ethernet card for the PC though.
If your home equipment is either a ETHERNET based modem, or a combined modem/router, you should have no problems..
The ideal situation is if you ALREADY have a router (with a spare port) at home, rather than just having a modem connected directly to your PC.. although a directly connected modem can be transferred to your PS2 for play, doing this is a little clunky.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | Any ethernet cable, CAT5 (twisted pair), CAT5E or better, with RJ45 jacks on both ends, is just fine. If the cable is old it may cause problems if one or more wires are marginally connected. Always use new clean patch cables if possible, avoid rolling them up tightly and fastening them with a cable tie.. although for 10mbit tight twists are not a significant problem, it is best to avoid that habit.
Linksys has a good page on basic ethernet cables.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | Your Sony Network Adaptor came with a network setup cdrom, and some demos on the same disk. After installing the adaptor (please follow the instruction manual - and make sure your PS2 is unplugged from the power), and connecting your ethernet cable (not included in the package) to the network adaptor port behind the yellow protection label, you should boot the network setup disk and run the configuration program.
The configuration program will attempt to detect whether the adaptor is present or not, then ask you what kind of setup you wish to do (dialup, or broadband) and then whether the setup should be automatic (PPPoE and DHCP) or manually detailed.
If the connection test fails, well, the rest of this FAQ might help.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | If you are directly connecting the cable modem, dsl modem, or two-way satellite modem, into the Network Adaptor, you should understand and know how to answer the following questions:
1. Is the cable you are using the same as the one that was previously between your PC and your cable modem? It should be a regular straight-through ethernet cable.. if you are converting to direct from a router setup, and your cable modem was previously connected to an NON UPLINK port of a hub or router, it was a CROSS OVER cable, so don't use it!
2. Is your provider using DHCP (on the PC this is indicated by a checkbox 'automatically obtain IP address') or is a DSL provider, and you are using PPPoE with a password, or you have a STATIC ip address?
3. Does your provider LOCK the ethernet hardware address of your PC to its equipment? does it allow only ONE active DHCP address (normal for home cable connections)?
4. If your setup is a static IP, do you have your DNS server IP address and default gateway handy?
In the case where your provider is DHCP or PPPoE based, the network adaptor may be able to automatically configure itself if you follow the simple prompts on the screen. If it fails to do so then you may have discovered that your provider locks ethernet hardware addresses, or, you have not released your IP from your PC before attempting to get one from the PS2.
There are three remedies to failure of automatic configuration .. one is to RELEASE your IP on the PC first, before removing the cable and plugging it into the PS2. Use WINIPCFG utility to do this (start->run->winipcfg .. then press RELEASE).
The next is to power cycle the modem. Depending on the provider, this will sometimes forget the ethernet device that was associated with the modem (your PC), and will accept a new one (associated with the PS2 network adaptor).
The other remedy, if this fails, is to call your provider and ask them whether or not a new "computer" can be plugged into the network adaptor without notifying them.. since providers freak out unless the customer says the device is a windows or mac machine, pretend that it is a windows laptop!
If the provider tells you the new laptop should work right "out of the box", and can be changed from PC to laptop and back without issue, then you should not have any issues getting the network adaptor working.
If however the provider says the modem is locked to the PC you had when it was installed, ask them what the unlock procedure is. If they ask you the new hardware address, you will have to tell them you do not know it and do not know how to obtain it. Good luck.
Assuming that a power cycle has not helped the PS2 "see" the internet at the end of the network setup process, then you should look carefully at whether the cable you have used is correct, whether the modem has regained sync after being power cycled, and whether the lights on the modem may indicate no "link" to the ps2 or some other problem.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | To find the MAC address of your PS2 Network Adapter, you have to run your Network Setup disc. When the testing network fails, press the select button and the MAC address of the Network Adapter will appear in a window.
another way:
Go to EDIT NETWORK SETTINGS from SOCOM (not from the setup disk) and you should find the MAC address listed on one of the pages. It is in the form x:x:x:x:x:x where each x is a two digit hex number.
Providers which LOCK modems to certain MAC addresses can be told the PS2 MAC address and they will enter that into their system so that AUTO setup works.
If you do this, you may lose your PC connectivity! A home router may be a better all around solution.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | If your network adaptor is joining an existing mini home network, things should be much more straight forward. Using a new known good non cross-over ethernet cable, plug the N.A into an empty port on your router. In the case of LINKSYS, please be aware that the UPLINK port is also PORT 1, so if you are using either of those, then you'll need to plug the PS2 into a higher free port!
If you know your router is offering DHCP to your home (for example, if your PC is setup to find an IP address automatically), then you can follow the DHCP setup on your network adaptor setup program.
If your PC has manually allocated an address, for example, 192.168.1.2 or something, then *manually* setup the adaptor to the next higher IP Address, being carefull to set the netmask and DNS server addresses and default gateway the same was as your PC was setup.
Common choices are:
IP address: 192.168.1.2
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
DNS server 1: (whatever your ISP supplied)
DNS server 2: (whatever your ISP supplied)
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1 (where the linksys or other router is)
Ok at this point, at the very LEAST, the network setup portion of the process on the PS2 should go through cleanly and you should be able to save a "named" configuration to your memory card.
It only remains to try games..
feedback form
feedback form
| | | All of the popular ones!
Note, some games may require 'holes' places into the router firewall to allow ports, or port ranges, into your home network and directed to your PS2. This is known as port forwarding. Many routers support identifying one device as 'DMZ' .. A DMZd device has all firewall protection removed and gets all incoming traffic from the net. DMZing the port on the router the PS2 is plugged into removes the need to fiddle with the router configuration screens to setup port ranges. You also do not need to know the IP address of the PS2, as the DMZ determination is done by physical socket number (1,2,3 or 4 etc).
Routers that are a little difficult to setup for port forwarding include the cheaper D-Link models. The "2wire home gateway" appears to have a problem with forwarding a range of ports properly. All the Linksys, Netgear and Zyxel routers work.
Routers bought a long time ago may need firmware updates - please refer to your Router support page to check whether a later firmware version might solve any problems with port forwarding.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | When setting up the sony adaptor with the included disk, it is quite ok to skip the SCEA registration step and still get online and so on.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | Yes, Launch systems are confirmed to be working ok with the sony network adaptor.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | Since you already have broadband, you have a PC, right? in that case, before turning off your PC, use WINIPCFG or from an MSDOS prompt type ipconfig /all
and then look for the default gateway, and DNS server IPs..
the DNS server IPs should also be in your ISP welcome or sign-on kit. Your default gateway (and all other info) is either provided by your ISP via DHCP, or, is given (static), or, is set to 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x if you have a home router..
If you intend to configure your network adaptor with the DHCP option, you do not need to provide any of this information.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | If you are doing a manual setup, YOU choose the IP address to allocate. Pick one close to the one your PC gets, BUT NOT THE SAME ONE.. Manual setup IPs should only be 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x ... if your PC gets a PUBLIC IP address, be careful! only manually input a PS2 IP address if you KNOW that it is yours and statically allocated to you by your ISP.
Ok - now for AUTO setup, there are situations where you want to know WHAT IP your PS2 was able to get.
The PS2 Network Adaptor setup screens do not reveal which IP address the PS2 was able to allocate, when AUTO is chosen. Sometimes it is necessary to determine the PS2s IP address in order to configure the routers firewall to allow port forwarding.
In order to determine the PS2 IP address, you need the PS2 to be behind a home router, and you do need a PC to be connected as well! If the PS2 is directly connected to the highspeed modem, it is being given a public IP address by your ISP, and you will not be able to determine what it is.
If your PS2 is behind your home router, you can either look at the router configuration pages, to either review the page of allocated DHCP IPs, or the router log, to see if the router mentioned what IP it allocated to the PS2. OR. From the PC, you can try pinging one higher and one lower than the PC address.
For example, if the PC was given IP 192.168.1.10, then try pinging 192.168.1.11 and 192.168.1.9 to see if either responds.
Please note, a network capable game must be booted up and the PS2 must be logged in! otherwise its ethernet port is not enabled!
Since you are trying to determine the IP address of the PS2 in order to configure your router firewall to open ports, it might be easier to MANUALLY configure the PS2 IP to a known address chosen by you, set the netmask, and the DNS servers..
Don't forget that some routers have a DMZ function which removes the need entirely to play with the firewall, and also removes the need to know the PS2 IP address. Check your Router manual for this.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | Some cable networks require additional authentication before they will issue an IP address automatically. The authentication can be one of either a HOSTNAME (computer name) or a HOSTNAME and DOMAIN NAME ..
You can obtain these from your existing working PC by inspection of the network properties configuration screen..
The PS2 Adapter supports the entry of a DHCP HOSTNAME in the automatic setting dialog, but no entry of a DOMAIN NAME.
The solution to avoid these problems is to obtain a good home router, and then have the router deal with the issue.. All routers allow specification of the domain name and hostname in the use DHCP setup screens.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | Some, perhaps all, PS2s, when the network adapter is connected, change the function of the reboot/reset button (above the eject button) to be POWER OFF.. this perhaps is by design, maybe to fully reset the network adapter.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | The setup process, the one you do using the utility disk that comes with your PS2, whether automatic or manual, first pings the default gateway it got during automatic setup, or you gave it, then attempts to resolve
ogreg.us.playstation.com
to an IP address. This currently resolves to
167.216.233.31
It then talks to port 10086 on that remote server..
You can actually visit this site from your web browser, you will be redirected, but the URL is
»ogreg.us.playstation.com:10086/
The user agent on the PS2 end is "ps2-regclt/1.3.17a"
It seems that the registration "test" does a PUT /pub/filename to this server.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | You only need a cross-over ethernet cable when connecting terminating ethernet device to terminating ethernet device - for example, PC to PC or PC to PS2 Adaptor.
You do not need a cross over cable for PS2 Adaptor to Modem or from Modem to Router or PC to Router.
It is unlikely you will need an CAT5 ethernet cross over cable at all.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | In order for your PS2 to request and get a new IP address, it may be necessary to completely power down your cable modem and for good measure, remove the COAX cable from the back of it, wait a minute, then re-connect both and wait for the cable modem to re-sync (also takes a minute)
Then the PS2 should have no problem with AUTO config pulling down a new IP address from the cable company DHCP server.
If it still has problems, you may have a cable company that has locked MAC addresses, or needs a 'hostname' to be entered.
feedback form
feedback form
| | | If your modem is a USB or PCI modem, you have a problem. There is no ethernet port on your modem to connect to the PS2 (or any other device). SO you cannot go online.
The solution (for Windows) is to use ICS (internet connection sharing).
ICS is available for Win98SE or better. You also need a cheap ethernet card for your PC, and an ethernet cross over cable (or an external switch/hub and a regular cable).
Now connect the PS2 to the Ethernet cable. From network places on your PC run home networking wizard. If you cannot locate this wizard, check in the control panel add/remove programs and in the windows section see if you can add or enable 'internet connection sharing'.
The Wizard default choices should be ok.
Then reboot, turn on your ps2, and configure as AUTO and no other special settings (no password or username etc)
See further down for a question on PORT FORWARDING for windows XP and ICS so the headset will fully function.
feedback form
feedback form
|
|
