LAN GT4- How To (Please help)

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AutumnRacer

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I have two ps2's and two tv sets. How do I hook up a LAN or a System linkage between both systems (would system link be considered a Lan?) I just want the simplest method to have 2 players playing on 2 different tv sets so we have the whole screen to ourselves vs. eachother. One tv is upstairs and the other is downstairs. Will this be a problem?
What choices do I have?
 
So nobody knows how to hook up two machines on two tvs? I am not asking about Online set-ups here. Just a simple hook-up between two PS2 but it seems like GT4 does not offer any simple logical hook-ups like other games.

This is ****ing rediculous. I have an old PS2 with the ilink thingy and a new PS2 slim with no inlink thingy. Now how the **** are these two supposed to hook up to each other?

Has Sony not even thought of this?
 
Now I am being told that you cannot link the old PS2 with the new PS2- because the new PS2 slim does not have i-link support. What the F *** is going on?.....

And now I must hook it up to a PC with a router just to F ***** play head to head???

Are these people at Sony goddamn morons?
 
STI_Jaguar
Now I am being told that you cannot link the old PS2 with the new PS2- because the new PS2 slim does not have i-link support. What the F *** is going on?.....

And now I must hook it up to a PC with a router just to F ***** play head to head???

Are these people at Sony goddamn morons?
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Calm down buddy! :) 👍

It is correct that the PStwo has no i-Link anymore, but you won't need it, as GT4 doesn't support i-Linking anyway. You need to set up a LAN, and GT4 should work fine with two Playstations directly connected with a twisted pair cable.

Cheers,
the Interceptor
 
'You need to set up a LAN, and GT4 should work fine with two Playstations connected with a twisted pair cable.'

So I dont need to hook up to a PC and Router as I was told by some techie people correct? I would need simple cable called a 'twisted pair cable'?
 
Well no.
what you will need is the network adaptor for the older PS2 & the new PStwo has one built in.

then you will need a hub or a switch to connect the two via a cat5 network cable.

or you can use a x-over cable to connect the two units directly together without the use of the hub or switch.

it is pretty basic networking you will have to deal with.
it isn't too big of a deal if you have the correct hardware.

as far as the in game configuration, well i don't have the game until this afternoon, so i am not sure of how that is setup or laid out.
 
I went out and bought a corss-link cable and it does not work.

The two machines still does not see each other. I am not interested in theories or whatever. I need to know who has actually hooked up an old machinePS2 with the new PS2.
 
STI_Jaguar
So I dont need to hook up to a PC and Router as I was told by some techie people correct? I would need simple cable called a 'twisted pair cable'?
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Yes, what they told you is wrong. They might be thinking about getting online or something, but for a simple LAN you should be able to connect them directly. I won't swear this as I haven't tried yet, but as you know what you're looking for now I recommend a search in this forum, I think I saw how to do this several times.

If you connect two PCs directly through their network connectors, you use a twisted pair cable as well, and I don't see why it should be different here. Anyway, make a search to be sure.

Cheers,
the Interceptor
 
I am having the same problem, successfully hooking up two PS2s. I spent a lot of time being bounced around between Linksys and Playstation Technical supports and still haven't managed a connection.

'Waiting for Connection' is what I get. Very frustrating stuff.
 
STI_Jaguar
I went out and bought a corss-link cable and it does not work.

The two machines still does not see each other. I am not interested in theories or whatever. I need to know who has actually hooked up an old machinePS2 with the new PS2.
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Well, maybe it works with a standard Cat5 cable then, like I said I'm not sure. I've been hooking up PS2s with PStwos through a switch though, and it worked. You need to have the network settings in GT4 set up correctly though, which still is difficult.
 
Okay I live in a building in which every dorm room (like 99 total) has a network hub. For Xbox you just plug the cable into the gaming system and it finds other Xbox's. Is the PStwo the same way?
 
It seems to me now that in order to hook up two PS2s.....even though you have them side by side (I am not even talking about online here) You will need a PC and routers and a bunch of other cables.

The GT4 manual has zero intructions on this. Like I said before, these Polyphony guys have never even thought about hooking up two PS2s. Goddamn Retards.
 
STI_Jaguar
It seems to me now that in order to hook up two PS2s.....even though you have them side by side (I am not even talking about online here) You will need a PC and routers and a bunch of other cables.

The GT4 manual has zero intructions on this. Like I said before, these Polyphony guys have never even thought about hooking up two PS2s. Goddamn Retards.
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Arguing won't solve your problem! :indiff:

I can ensure you that it works with two standard patch cables and a hub or a switch, you don't need a PC or a router. It may well be that the cable you need is a twisted pair cable (or crossover, it's the same), but the Playstations didn't see each other because the network settings were wrong. You must get your network settings right, or the Playstations will never see each other, not even with a switch or a router. See if you can find a document how to set this up in this forum.

Cheers,
the Interceptor
 
mykhull
I am having the same problem, successfully hooking up two PS2s. I spent a lot of time being bounced around between Linksys and Playstation Technical supports and still haven't managed a connection.

'Waiting for Connection' is what I get. Very frustrating stuff.
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I have been experiencing the same problem with GT4. Other LAN based games (SW Battlefront) work fine on the 3 PS2's and TV's in the house via a Linksys router. PS Tech support is telling me that the "Waiting for Connection" screen can go for 2-4 minutes before it connects. Evidently it takes an extended period of time according to tech support's notes for the game to connect with the other PS2's.
 
Well, for instance the Lan network connection asks for the Network configuration name ....but you have no keyboard...How am I supposed to input the name?

I dont believe this
 
'Evidently it takes an extended period of time according to tech support's notes for the game to connect with the other PS2's.'

It seems like people are taking potshot guesses like I dont have the game yet but I am sure it works and these sort of quotes. Well, before I got the GT4..I was pretty sure it works as well.

I dont need theories. Anybody here has ACTUALLY!!! ACTUALLY been able to hook up an old PS2 and the new PS2 to play GT4 and how did they do it. The question is really simple.

An no...It is not for Online gaming.
 
STI_Jaguar
Well, for instance the Lan network connection asks for the Network configuration name ....but you have no keyboard...How am I supposed to input the name?

I dont believe this
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If you enter that field, some icons with characters will pop up you can write your name with. How did you put your name into the highscores in GT3 without a keyboard? Don't make it harder than it really is! :crazy:
STI_Jaguar
'Evidently it takes an extended period of time according to tech support's notes for the game to connect with the other PS2's.'
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We managed to connect 6 Playstations (PS2 and PStwo) through LAN, and it didn't take them longer than 10 seconds to find each other. If the screen stops at "waiting for connection", your network settings are wrong. The actual problem is how to get it right.
 
Of course, I can't speak for the US version, as I don't have it. But if the Asian versions worked together (we mixed Chinese and Japanese), I don't see why the US version wouldn't work if set up properly.
 
I have a wireless lan setup for my home. I use it all the time for socom II. I have a SCHP-50001 and SCHP-70001 PS2. Each on has it's own wireless bridge which gets it's IP from my wireless-B DSL router. I'll test it out when I get home from work. Both my copies came in today by way of UPS.

BTW, since i haven't seen the box or game yet, is the LAN play compatible with the USB headsets?
 
Do you're PS2's get IP Addresses? E.g. 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2? Check those settings. They need to be unique. If 2 pc's or in this case PS2's want to find eachother they nead IP addresses. So check you're networksettings. Check the Subnetmask (if there) to. Try using 255.255.255.0 on both PS2's.

Use the Cross Cable if connecting the two PS2's directly, use UTP patchcables when using a hub or switch.
 
STI_Jaguar
I went out and bought a corss-link cable and it does not work.

The two machines still does not see each other. I am not interested in theories or whatever. I need to know who has actually hooked up an old machinePS2 with the new PS2.
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Are you using the cross-over cable still with the router? If so, then you won't be able to connect.

You should use just standard cat5 cables for each of the PS2's for the router option.

what kind of router are you using?
 
Use static IPs. Set your IPs manually.

When using a cross-over cable.... (no hubs/routers/switches needed, just the x-over cable connecting the PS2s directly to each other's RJ-45 Jack.

PS2 #1

IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0


PS2 #2

IP Address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

This will work since their subnets are the same and that their ip address are not the same.



BTW, can GT4 use a mic in LAN?
 

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