Having problems with ps2 network adapter? Help.......
 

I have a usb dsl modem........I just know installed a ethernet card in my computer. I was told all I had to do was take patch cable out of the card into a hub and then another patch cable from hub to ps2. But when I go through the steps of connecting from ps2 it says network failed.
Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Mike

But where is the modem plugged in? It should be plugged into the hub as well. All Ethernet devices (PC, modem, PS2) should be plugged into the hub.

I have a switch that has two computers, the PS2, and my DSL modem hooked up to it and everything's working just fine.

Plug the USB modem into the computer.
plug the ethernet card into the hub.
enable internet connection sharing on the USB modem in Windows.
plug the ps2 into the hub and it will do the rest.

I had a problem similar to yours. I had to unplug my cable modem briefly, then plug it back in (to the power source). The modem recycled and everything was fine.

Maybe this is your problem -

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/369/369327p1.html

Network Adaptor Incompatibility List

A listing of PS2 serial numbers that may encounter compatibility problems.

August 28, 2002 - A small percentage of PlayStation 2 consoles may not be compatible with the newly-released Network Adaptor peripheral, according to the documentation released with the device. The manual contains a notice indicating that users with the following serial numbers on the back of their consoles may encounter problems of an unspecified nature:

3369556-3369651
3372352-3372651
3379084-3380151
3380260-3381867
3381976-3382083
3383152-3383691
3384652-3385191
3386152-3386907
3388192-3389271
3391084-3392055
3393868-3394407
3394516-3394731
3397192-3398055
3399868-3400947
3403192-3403839
3404692-3405339
3406192-3406515
3406624-3406839
3414661-3416388
3417661-3418740
3419173-3419280
3419821-3419928
3420661-3421308
3421417-3421524
3421633-3422064
3423661-3424848
3425161-3425268
3434377-3434592

Users encountering difficulty are advised to contact SCEA technical support at 1-800-345-7669 for further information.

I'm pretty sure he just wasn't sharing his connection.

Thats why I waited on buying the adapter,im gonna wait untill they work out the bugs then I will buy this.

Thanks guys took care of it.
My cable was bad.
HEHE
Mike

dvdho, no need to wait, the system works great. So far I play THPS3 and Madden 2003 with no problems yet.