Jericho

Finally decided to get the PS2 Adapter, but I've had a terrible time hooking it up. I've tried using the Demo disk with Madden or Frequency and also with Socom, but I can never connect. I test my connection and it says I'm online, but I can never get to any servers

My set-up goes as follows: Cable Modem - Linsys Wireless Router-Ethernet Bridge-PS2

Anyone who can help, please do so. If you can point me in the right direction, or tell me where to get info that would help. I've done some researching on my own, but nothing has worked. I've tried port forwarding, enabling/disabling DHCP, etc...

Help Me Please!

gcribbs

i suspect it is the router.

does it work if you bypass the router and plug it right into the cable modem?

Jericho

That's a good question. I tried bypassing the wireless bridge and plugging it directly into the router, but I haven't tried directly to the Cable modem. It's just a pain to get all the hook-ups upstairs, but I guess I'll try it (I seemed to have lost the original cable that went with my PS2 and the hook-up I have in the basement goes through S-Video and the TV upstairs fails to have S-Video).

TaTTooD

its probably blocked ports in your router:


from EA Tech Support site:

If you are having difficulty connecting to the Madden NFL 2003 Playstation 2 online server, there are three main things to check.

1. Check to make sure the PS2 network adapter has been configured correctly. The adapter should have instructions you can go through to make sure it has been set up properly. You may need to contact Sony support if you are unsure about the setup process.

2. Make sure you have registered the online adapter with Sony. Again, this is something you can do by contacting Sony support.

3. Check to see if you are connecting to the internet from behind a firewall, or if your ISP blocks any ports. The following ports need to be open to be able to connect:

TCP 9995/9996 outgoing to connect to the lobby server.
UDP 1791/1792 incoming/outgoing for head-to-head play.

Jericho

Okay, I managed to connect the PS2 directly to the Cable modem and the thing did work. So the problem is somewhere between the router and the PS2.

There must be a setting in the router that I have to do, but I haven't figured it out yet.

TaTTooD

some linksys links dont paste well so just go here and do a search for "port forwarding". you'll wanna open the port ranges i listed in my previous posts. since it all worked without the router, your problem is the closed ports which are closed by default in your router.


another option is to enable DMZ hosting but that would open all ports when you really only need a few of them opened.