Re: [OT] Playstation Help

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marcus

I think the ps3 also might need a firmware upgrade....

> Not having a Playstation3 myself its difficult to know what you can
try..
> does it have any utilities like PING ?
> How are you testing the connection in order to get the DNS error?

Dont know about the ping ...It has a builtin test page to test the internet
connection...
Thanks
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus Warrington" <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Playstation Help


> Frank,
>
> The problem with turning the firewall off is that you will probably
still
> be using NAT which by its vary nature still firewalls any unsolicited
> connections. What the guy is talking about is port forwarding,
basically
> telling the router that ANY connection coming in from the internet on
a
> stated port will always be sent to a particular internal IP address
(e.g.
> Playstation)
>
> I don't think that this is your problem, since your getting DNS error.
>
> Not having a Playstation3 myself its difficult to know what you can
try..
> does it have any utilities like PING ?
> How are you testing the connection in order to get the DNS error?
>
> Marcus
> ________________________________
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Frank Mc Alinden
> Sent: 12 August 2008 09:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Playstation Help
>
>
> Hi Marcus
>
> Did a google myself and came up with this..does it make any sense to
you
> ;-)
> **********************************************************************
> Got my PS3 for Christmas and could not get it to connect through my
> wireless
> router. I called Playstation support and they told me my router was
the
> problem. My firewall in the router was letting the PS3 assign the IP
> address
> then the firewall in the router was causing the problem. The PS3
service
> tech gave me all the ports that I needed to add and I called the
router
> service techs and they helped me set it up. Took a little time and
> considerable time on the phone with techs but I've been online every
> since.
> Don't know if that helps but thats what it took to get mine going.
> *********************************************************************
> Sounds like hard work to me ;-)
> I tried with my firewall off and its getting its ip address ok
>
> Frank
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marcus Warrington"
> <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx<mailto:marcus.warrington%40mis-es.com>>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:16 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Playstation Help
>
>> Frank,
>>
>> ..just tried a quick google and it seems your not on your own.
>>
>> Found this page which may provide some help
>> http://blog.sillica.com/2008/01/12/playstation-3-dns-error-80710102/
>>
>>
>> Marcus
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
>> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
>> Behalf Of
>> Frank Mc Alinden
>> Sent: 12 August 2008 07:55
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Playstation Help
>>
>>
>> Hi Guys
>> My eldest lad has a Playstation 3 which we are trying to get to
connect
>> to
>> the internet but when we do a internet test on the Playstation it
brings
>> up
>> an error.....
>> DNS error (80710102)
>>
>> The Playstation reports the folowing settings
>> ip address 192.168.1.158
>> subnet mask 255.255.255.0
>> Default router 192.168.1.1
>> Primary DNS 10.0.0.3
>> Secondary DNS 0.0.0.0
>>
>> I have tried with the firewall turned off and the Playstation is
>> currently
>> connected to a port on my broadband router,although have tried it
on an 8
>> port switch...
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas ???
>> Thanks
>> Frank
>> PS.....It did work at one stage a few months ago when we first
connected
>> it
>> up...
>>
>> www.armaghelectrical.com.au
>>
>>
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