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D-Link Router Is Blocking PS3 Online Gaming but Allows Playstation Store & Downloads?
I have a D-Link DI-624 Router. With PS3 wired or wireless I have the same problem. I can go to the Playstation Store and do downloads, but when I go to play a game online I get an error that an Ethernet cable is unplugged. I cannot play anything online. If I bypass the router and wire directly to the modem, everything works fine.
Problem is that my wife likes to get on the internet while I’m gaming.
Are there some setting I need to make on my router? Are there other routers with easier/automatic setup for allowing the ps3 to access online gaming?
You’ll probably need to use port forwarding. The port to use can be found by going online and finding the help for a particular game – I don’t have a PS3 and this may work for all games.
You’ll have to manually setup the PS3 with a fixed IP address, probably something like: 192.168.0.8 (a high number is probably safest as it should prevent a duplicate IP on your network as your wife will get the first available address automatically…).
For help for your router:
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Dlink/DI-624/DI-624index.htm (this contains instructions for PC games but the steps will be the same).
If this sounds too daunting then put the PS3 in the router’s DMZ and you can ignore port forwarding – you will still need to give the PS3 a fixed IP to do this.
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