PS3 Bf3 connection probs

Yeah the reason that didn't work is because you set an imaginary device on your network to tell your system the IP addresses of things. Doh!

First off can you give us a run down of your network, such as follows:

My setup is a router connected to my telephone line and my playstation connected to that via network cable.

My playstation is set to automatic network config and when I run a network test it comes up as type 2.

My router is set to automatically assign IP addresses (DHCP turned on) and has UPnP enabled.

I have no other routing features such as DMZ or port forwarding set up.

 

OK, that seems like a fairly straightforward connection.

The major concern would be wirelessly connecting to your router. As much as the other games seem to allow this you're not doing yourself any favours. Is it possible to connect using a network cable for a night to see if you still have the issues?

Can you tell me what make/model of router you're using?

The next step would likely be to set up port forwarding specific to BF3, though the DMZ setting should do this, some routers are basically complete crap, I've got a netgear router that you basically have to turn off ALL security to get the DMZ to work and stop it from blocking things randomly for no reason.

 

I would like to think that the issue isn't related to wifi, but you never know. It would certainly help if you can wire it but don't expect that to fix the issue.

As with the PS2 I believe it would accept both a crossover or normal cable....I would use a normal cable though if you've got both.

 

Not wanting to burst your bubble Fisty but I'm on a Virgin 50mb wired connection and in the DMZ and I still got DC'd last night.

 

POP!

 

I would highly recommend that you do not use your PS3 wirelessly and that you go wired.

I used to use my PS3 wirelessly but suffered from disconnections and lag to some extent. As soon as I switched to a wired connection I got a dramatic improvement - faster download & upload speeds, no more disconnections and a much better gaming experience.

Using a cable is of course the best option. For me, this is impractical as my PS3 is upstairs and the router is in the lounge. So I use Devolo plugs which essentially turn the electrical cables in your property into network cables. One is plugged in to an electrical socket near the router and a network cable goes from it to the router. The other is in an electrical socket upstairs near my PS3 with a network cable going from it to the PS3. They work very well and I have a wired PS3 without having to trail a network cable all around the house.

I've got these ones which I think are a bargain at £19.99. They were much more than this when I bought them but technology has moved on since then. There's a range of others you can now get with faster speeds (mine are 85mbps which I find is fine). Anyway, they are a possible solution if you can't use a cable.

 

You can use nearby sockets, I do and have no problems. Where you would have an issue is if nearby sockets have noisy devices connected eg fridges, washing machines, kettles, hairdryers. As I don't have the PS3 in the kitchen and have no use for a hairdryer with the amount of hair I have then they work fine for me.

 

I concur, I have a set of homeplugs, mine are the 200mbps ones, picked them up for about £60 a pair and I use them to connect my upstairs PS3 to my network to avoid having to use wifi and it's spot on, never had an issue with it, though I do no gaming on that system it gets constant network use with media being streamed.

And it's on the same set of sockets that my wife uses her hair dryer, hair straightners and baby monitor on. Never had an issue, solid as a rock.

 

Spruijt - is that not the sending of an analogue signal through your homes power cables?

If so that's a completely different ball game to networking.