Another Netword Adapter question

Alright all you internet gurus, I need some help....

I recently got Comcast high speed internet and just yesterday I decided to try it out on my PS2. I go ahead and try "automatic" and no luck, it doesn't work. So I get all the information I need for manual and it connects but it can't get in contact with SCEA. So I decided to try Frequency and I get online but I can't connect to Freq server or whatever its called. I pop in NFL2K3 and when I go to send in my username and password it comes back as saying DSN error or something along those lines. I double checked all the numbers and they were right. I reset my modem (my PS2 is hooked directly into) and still the same problem.

Do you think a router would solve this problem? If it matters I have an RCA modem. Thanks.

I have comcast too and I am not that savy either. I first tried a hub or splitter(whatever you call it) so I can use my PC and PS2 at the same time. It would not work. So do this and it works everytime

I unplug the Modems power supply

Unplug the Cat 5 from the modem to PC

Plug in Cat 5 from PS2 to Modem

Turn on Modem

Turn on ps2

Play online games with no problems


Give that a try

Dustin

A router would work if you check out start>run>command>ipconfig -all
Take the ip from there, and then add 1 to the last number of the IP. Put the NEW IP as your IP address. Then put in the gateway, the subnet mask, and the DNS server. If I'm not mistaking, the DNS server is a second screen, and may work when on auto. So try it on manual and auto.

Rich

I tried all that stuff.

Various Combinations of numbers etc..

Called my cable company for help. Called Sony for Help , asked a million questions on this board too. Nothing worked. Still I could of been doing something wrong. But in the long run my method is simple and I don't need the PC and Gaming on at the same time so it works just fine.

You need a second IP with a hub if I'm not mistaken, whereas with a router, you make one up and the cable company never knows. :D

this may seem like a stupid question for you, but sometimes it's the most obvious things that go wrong:

is your network adapter a sony? Some generic adapters don't meet the criteria of several of the online games. I've read in some posts about tony hawk games working fine with a non-sony adapter but most require it. Once you do actually get online, you should check out ATV Offroad Fury 2, if you like racers, it's a sure bet for online play.

Maybe it's that TERRIBLE worm taking down the servers!!!! Run for your lives, the worm IS after you.
Umm...do you have a firewall set up??? That could be the problem too. Routers (mostly) have built in firewalls and that could be causing the problem.

By Worm do you mean the dance move?

Is comcast running PPoE?

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Originally posted by Lhadatt
Is comcast running PPoE?

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Is that a dance move like the Worm?

If it's a firewall, you just need to forward the ports in the internal IP.