Playstation 3 and the internet.

jamsponge

O.K I'm not really technical lol. My son has a PS3 he has had it since they came out (on his second ) We have never been able to get on the net with it unless I turn off the security on my wireless modem router. Has anyone got any ideas please.

gaming_guy

you'll need to enter the wifi security code into the PS3's wireless connection settings (under settings > network connections).

back in the days of firmware 1.xx i had trouble connecting it via wireless to my network, however i haven't had any trouble with firmware versions later than 2.xx (current is update is v3.21).

Leopard

If your router has MAC protection enabled as part of its security, you need to add the MAC ID of your PlayStation to the MAC permitted access list of your router.

That has been the solution for many who have posed this same question here in the past.

The PS3 is a very well specced device and it offers both wi-fi and Gigabit Ethernet (i.e. by means of a cable) connection to your network and to the Internet. The latter is faster and better.

If you want to use the wireless connection, you need to configure it to comply with the encryption method and password used by your wireless router.

gaming_guy

Leopard wrote: »

If your router has MAC protection enabled as part of its security, you need to add the MAC ID of your PlayStation to the MAC permitted access list of your router.

good point there Leopard.

i forgot about mac access lists, but i tend to find that they don't really offer any protection (as mac addresses can easily be cloned), but rather are more of an annoyance when connecting new devices to a wireless network

swvillafan

Leopard wrote: »

If your router has MAC protection enabled as part of its security, you need to add the MAC ID of your PlayStation to the MAC permitted access list of your router.

That has been the solution for many who have posed this same question here in the past.

The PS3 is a very well specced device and it offers both wi-fi and Gigabit Ethernet (i.e. by means of a cable) connection to your network and to the Internet. The latter is faster and better.

If you want to use the wireless connection, you need to configure it to comply with the encryption method and password used by your wireless router.

Regarding the 'comply with encryption method' part, the PS3 doesnt support WPA2 (I know you didnt mention WPA2, just thought I might!), if the OP's router is set for this then they would need to put it down to just WPA.

Leopard

swvillafan wrote: »

Regarding the 'comply with encryption method' part, the PS3 doesnt support WPA2 (I know you didnt mention WPA2, just thought I might!), if the OP's router is set for this then they would need to put it down to just WPA.

Another very good point. Well done, swvillafan! I'd forgotten that, myself, too. (It's been a long time since I set up our PS3...)

We have our own 5 GHz n wireless routers (Apple Squareports) set to "WPA2 Personal" but our 2.4 GHz b/g wireless routers (Apple UFOport and Express) set to "WPA/WPA2 Personal". That way, the PS3 uses the 2.4 GHz b/g network with WPA and the Apple TV, sitting next to it, and our laptops, use the 5 GHz n network with WPA2, so they don't squabble with each other.

But, in normal use, we leave the PS3 connected by Cat6 cable to a Gigabit port on the router (which is preferable, in terms of network performance).

If, as you point out, the OP is using other devices that are set to WPA2 with a single wireless router, either the router needs to be set to "WPA/WPA2 Personal" or, if that's not an offered option, it needs be set to WPA and so will any other devices that are currently using WPA2.

We do use MAC filtering, ourselves, (despite its shortcomings and occasional inconvenience) but my point, fundamentally, was that if the OP's router was also using MAC filtering (perhaps unbeknown to the OP) it would bounce their PS3 when it tried to connect to their router unless and until its MAC address was added to their router's permitted access list.

The main thing is, between us I think we've now covered all the bases. That's the great thing about MSE; a thousand minds (and memories) are better than one! :grouphug:

How are you getting on, jamsponge? Are you there yet, or do you need any more explanation and advice? Get back here if you do.

swvillafan

No worries Leopard, like the Tesco's advert goes, 'every little helps!'.

Have a good weekend, I'm off to sunny Wales for a week's holiday!

Leopard

Enjoy! Hope the weather's kind to you. I'm sure the beer will be. :beer: