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Technical Playstation 3 FAQ For Beginners | V6, General PS3 Q&A and Technical Discussion

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syaryel
post Nov 24 2010, 08:29 AM

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QUOTE(shahreza2000 @ Sep 22 2010, 05:30 PM)
Network Troubleshooting

For Playstation® 3, to connect to the Internet (to enjoy the online capability), you can do it in two ways:

  1. Wired Connectivity (thru LAN).
  2. Wireless Connectivity (Wi-fi).

Please refer to your manual (with diagram shown) or visit the below site
http://www.zolved.com/synapse/view_content...rnet_connection

Q. How to test my ps3 connection to the Internet?
A. At XMB menu, select Settings > Network Settings > Settings and Connection Status List

You will see various tests will be conducted to ensure success/failure of those ps3 connection. If you have problems, please proceed to this thread
here and post the result for diagnostic purposes (so we can help users).

Some info on NAT types. (Technical)

NAT means Network address translation. NAT has various types here a are some examples.

How to find what NAT type you have.

If you want to know if you are open, moderate or strict. Go to the find game part of MW2 multi-player and look at the bottom of the screen, it will say NAT type then open, moderate or strict. If you want to see your NAT type number, then in your ps3 go to, Settings > Network settings > Settings and connections Status list.

NAT Type 1 is when you are connected directly to your modem with your ps3 by Ethernet cable. This is the best way to see if the problem is your equipment or a ISP or sever issue. So always try this first to see if it corrects your issue. If your problem is solved by a direct connection to your modem then the problem is somewhere with your router/ps3 settings or your equipment is starting to fail. If it does not correct the issue then you need to contact your ISP about the issue for help.

NAT Type 2 is when you are connected through a router into a modem. Now you can have three types of NAT type 2, open, moderate, strict. These are associated with router firewalls, ports and upnp settings. Best way to get open is to set your ps3 up with a static ip address in a DMZ in your router.

NAT Type 3 is port restricted. This means by default specific ports an options like chat, video, etc are disabled. This is usually associated with a combo DSL modem/router setups an/or your ISP is blocking the ports. If you have this setup, the guide may not be helpful to you. If so you need to contact your ISP for help or possibly buy your own modem and separate router, so you can have access to your own router admin settings, that a DSL combo modem/router usually prohibits you from having access to.

Note: If you have a ADSL/cable all in 1 wireless or combo modem/router. Just plugging in a ethernet cable does not have the same result as bypassing the router on a normal setup. Because your router and modem are one unit so there is no way to bypass the router part of the unit to achieve a NAT type 1 connection.

Open [NAT 1]
The best experience, you can play/talk with all other gamers.

Moderate [NAT 2]
Better, but not ideal. You can play/talk to other gamers that have a NAT Status of Open and Moderate and no-one else.

Strict [NAT3]
This is the worst possible setup. You can play/talk to other gamers that have a NAT Status of Open and no-one else.

Q) I need some help with the ps3 internet settings (port forwarding, NAT & DMZ settings). Help?
A) Here's a good guide, here and here
Try setting the MTU setting to 1364 on both the router and the PS3. A few have reported more stable connections at MTU 1364.

Recently PSN connection have been unstable on streamyx, its advisable to set MTU 1486 in ps3 network settings. - knuta

Q) What router should I get for PSN?
A) Join the discussion about routers here
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~Don't forget to forward the 6 PSN ports...its damn important hehe

syaryel
post Nov 30 2010, 01:13 PM

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Hi guys,

many would say "WTH is this guy talking about"...well, from my experience most of local gamers experience lag online play, this is most likely caused by limited connection due to the use of Modem/Router...~ in order to eliminate/minimize this, you need to forward your PSN ports...

Since most of us provided with Ridger Wifi/Modem, here's a quick step on how to do the ports forwarding:


Check list:

1. Defaul Gateway, Static ip, Net mask, DNS (streamyx default: 202.188.0.133, 202.188.1.5)
2. PSN Ports TCP: 80, 443, 5223
UDP: 3478, 3479, 3658 (Voice application)
3. DMZ ip setting
4. UPnP enable

for further detail please refer to the attached file:
~Common known router added~

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hope this helps, glad to share it with you guys biggrin.gif

This post has been edited by syaryel: Nov 30 2010, 04:50 PM
syaryel
post Nov 30 2010, 01:38 PM

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QUOTE(chanzealord @ Nov 30 2010, 01:29 PM)
for p1 wimax?
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done..please have a look at it

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