i hooked up the ethernet cable to the modem and the ps3 and it said it could not obtain the IP address so i was thing of buying a router and i was wondering if the ps3 will be able to get the IP address from the router or will it have the same response as it did from the modem?
i hooked up the ethernet cable to the modem and the ps3 and it said it could not obtain the IP address so i was thing of buying a router and i was wondering if the ps3 will be able to get the IP address from the router or will it have the same response as it did from the modem?pswii23
If you wanted your ps3 to get an IP you'd probably have to power off and on your modem... All Internet Service Providers are a little different but some force you to register your computer to work. Anyways, you should get a router so you don't have to keep moving the cable back and forth. Once you have a router in place it will hand out addresses to your computer(s) and the PS3, then link them to the internet.
wired is always preferred if possible. You would only go wireless if it was physically too difficult to get a cable to the ps3 from the router. That side, it is nice to get a wireless router in case you want to use a wii, ds, ps3, or laptop with it in the future. I prefer linksys and d-link, but there are some other great brands out there.
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