GT4 LAN on PS3 using Wireless Router

[davidte35]

ok. so I have been trying to find a thread that deals with this but I havn't had any luck. So please don't bash me if there is already one out there!

What I am trying to do is to get a LAN going using two PS3's and a wireless router (linksys WRT54G). Does anybody know what settings I should have in order to make it work? I have followed most of the instructions on th FAQ section and I still can't get it to work! Is it even possible? Or do i have to physically connect both ps3's to the router?

Essentially, what i am trying to do is to play my neighbor next door head to head. Him in his house and me in my house using the wireless router in my garage. I know that we have a least 95% signal going into each PS3 from the router. So I know that range is not really the issue.

Someone please help!

 

[Famine]

ok. so I have been trying to find a thread that deals with this but I havn't had any luck. So please don't bash me if there is already one out there!

What I am trying to do is to get a LAN going using two PS3's and a wireless router (linksys WRT54G). Does anybody know what settings I should have in order to make it work? I have followed most of the instructions on th FAQ section and I still can't get it to work! Is it even possible? Or do i have to physically connect both ps3's to the router?

Essentially, what i am trying to do is to play my neighbor next door head to head. Him in his house and me in my house using the wireless router in my garage. I know that we have a least 95% signal going into each PS3 from the router. So I know that range is not really the issue.

Someone please help!

I'd suggest it's wholly possible.

Ensure the PS3s are connecting to the same wireless router. This should cause no issues at all.

The majority of issues will arise from the game itself. Read this post, and ensure you do everything on the list in order. It helps to print the post off and tick things off as you do them.

 

[m4verick_dk]

You would want to have multiple ip adresses. If you only have one, the router wont be able to assign different ip's to each ps3 on the network. So what you gotta do is this: Call you ISP and make sure that you have more than one IP adress. If you dont, then get more = fix (i hope)

Network settings should be set to automatically or whatever the default is. Although you probably should use kind of security like WPA.

 

[Famine]

You would want to have multiple ip adresses. If you only have one, the router wont be able to assign different ip's to each ps3 on the network. So what you gotta do is this: Call you ISP and make sure that you have more than one IP adress. If you dont, then get more = fix (i hope)

That's irrelevant. Your router/switch assigns IP addresses on machines connected to its network (typically 10.0.0.x or 192.168.0.x) - it doesn't refer to your internet IP address.

If everything is set as I set out in this post, there will be no issue.

 

[m4verick_dk]

hey

I have a PC a Printer and my PS3 on the exact same linksys router that u have. The problem is that when using the router as an access point you have to have multiple ip adresses as i mentioned. I had the same problem, when i wanted to install the printer and the PS3 to my LAN, when i had only one IP adress. I contacted my ISP and got two more IP's. Now the router is able to assign one for each of the devices, and all are able to connect to the internet individually and at the same time if neccesary.

Also you won't have trouble with NAT/firewall, and portforwarding when adressing the problem like i have described.

Extra IP adresses are not very expensive, and trust me.....it does work.

 

[Duke]

I've never had trouble that way. I've got a single IP address assigned by my ISP, and my router/network takes care of assigning local IPs to 4 different computers, my PS2, the PSP, a wireless printer, and even my wife's Palm

 

[Famine]

my router/network takes care of assigning local IPs to 4 different computers, my PS2, the PSP, a wireless printer, and even my wife's Palm

Exactly.

And they'll probably be 192.168.0.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7 and .8

Your physical IP address (as in, the IP address of the device according to the internet) is irrelevant. The network IP address is the only relevance. Your router/switch assigns IP addresses to devices on its network.

You do not need to phone your ISP for more IP addresses (even assuming you don't have dynamic IPs), since your PS3s are on a LOCAL Area Network (a Network on a Local router). And I've linked more PlayStations than Oprah Winfrey has had hot dinners and thrown up afterwards.