SneakySnake
16 Sep 2010, 12:16pm
Can we post PS3 issues here?
Anyways, there is a huge networking problem with my PS3. I can't really play anything that has to do with PSN...the problem isn't PSN itself, but with online games. For example, this Saturday, on MW2 my connection was 4 bars and OPEN. Later that night, it became 1 bar and still OPEN. Every now and then it would become 3-4 bars again, but most of the time it was 1 bar, and pretty much unplayable. Now, for the last 3 days, when I try to connect to matchmaking it still connects fast, and then after about 20 seconds it gives me a error stating that there is no network connection detected. After about 5 errors, it disconnects me from PSN with a DNS error. Then, if I restart my PS3, the same thing happens again. I tried another online game, Warhawk. The same thing happens. I posted this on the Playstation forums, and received no helpful advice, other that to put my PS3's ip in the DMZ and unplugging and replugging router and modem. I did all of that, but this still happens. I contacted Sony and they said to do the port forwarding, which I did, and to make sure Media Server is disabled, which it was. Same problem. I replied with that, and they told me to contact Activision. I haven't contacted them yet, because this problem happens with more than just MW2...
Is my PS3 dieing? I have never had to do any port forwarding, or DMZ crap, or even set a Static IP for my PS3 (which I can't because I don't have my DNS set up because Bell sent us another router when our modem died, so we had to turn our 2nd router into a modem, and DNS doesn't work) ever before, and the connection was always perfect, 4 bars and OPEN. I have also always done the Easy network setup.
My PS3 was purchased around Christmas in 2006 (when the PS3 first came out)
It is currently wireless, and I have tried having it wired (I moved it into the the "office" and plugged it into the router with a monitor) and that didn't change anything.
Is there a way to fix this, or do I need a new PS3?
Anyways, there is a huge networking problem with my PS3. I can't really play anything that has to do with PSN...the problem isn't PSN itself, but with online games. For example, this Saturday, on MW2 my connection was 4 bars and OPEN. Later that night, it became 1 bar and still OPEN. Every now and then it would become 3-4 bars again, but most of the time it was 1 bar, and pretty much unplayable. Now, for the last 3 days, when I try to connect to matchmaking it still connects fast, and then after about 20 seconds it gives me a error stating that there is no network connection detected. After about 5 errors, it disconnects me from PSN with a DNS error. Then, if I restart my PS3, the same thing happens again. I tried another online game, Warhawk. The same thing happens. I posted this on the Playstation forums, and received no helpful advice, other that to put my PS3's ip in the DMZ and unplugging and replugging router and modem. I did all of that, but this still happens. I contacted Sony and they said to do the port forwarding, which I did, and to make sure Media Server is disabled, which it was. Same problem. I replied with that, and they told me to contact Activision. I haven't contacted them yet, because this problem happens with more than just MW2...
Is my PS3 dieing? I have never had to do any port forwarding, or DMZ crap, or even set a Static IP for my PS3 (which I can't because I don't have my DNS set up because Bell sent us another router when our modem died, so we had to turn our 2nd router into a modem, and DNS doesn't work) ever before, and the connection was always perfect, 4 bars and OPEN. I have also always done the Easy network setup.
My PS3 was purchased around Christmas in 2006 (when the PS3 first came out)
It is currently wireless, and I have tried having it wired (I moved it into the the "office" and plugged it into the router with a monitor) and that didn't change anything.
Is there a way to fix this, or do I need a new PS3?