Help! PS3 not able to connect wirelessly

I've tried unplugging everything from cable modem, netgear 614v4 router to PS3 itself, I keep having problem with PS3 not able to connect to my wireless network. I tried wired connection, and it worked. So I don't understand what the problem is with the wireless.

Does anyone know what uPnP does? Should I turn it on on my router? It didn't seem to matter though. I played with that setting, my PS3 still refused to connect.

PS3 suggests that I check the security setting. I have my wireless secured in WEP-WPA mode...is this the reason why it wouldn't connect?

 

From seeing the Title and reading the first few sentences my first thought was the WiFi security that you're using might be the issue. Have you made any recent changes to the Router/Network? Try using all the security protocols that's available on your Router one by one to see if it would connect.

uPnP is basically a feature that allows seamless forwarding of ports to and from a service for ex. to network devices on your LAN, such as the PS3, computers etc. So that doesn't even come into play as yet as the PS3 is not even getting connected to the network.

Another thing to check is if the PS3 is statically assigned an IP Address or if it's set up for DHCP. If statically set, then just verify that the IP is on the network range that the Router is on. (So you will need to be able to log into the Router) If it's set to DHCP, then for some reason the Router may not be playing nice with the PS3 and doesn't want to give it an IP so the connection doesn't occur. I think this could be due to the Wireless security setting. The PS3 and the Router should be using the same Wireless security type, whether it be both on WEP, WPA or WPA2.

If the PS3 is set up for DHCP then I would suggest you try giving it a static IP Address. But in order to do this you will need to know what the network address of the Router is, and know if the IP you choose is being used or not, or else it will cause conflicts with any other network device using the same IP. And if you're going to set up a static IP for the PS3 you will need to enter the DNS info as well.

 

My son had problem with his PS3 connecting to my system. It was the type of security used and length of my sec string that was killing his. So he is now on his own AP that is completely isolated from my network and he's happy.

 

I had the same problem Especially with the new MW2, i solved the issue by reseting the router modem and ps3, reconected the ps3 to wireless through the settings check your password ect is correct,

once i saw the ps3 i.p i went to wan setup in router setings and set the ip to the defualt DMZ server setting i now get seamless online play

hope this can help

 

Sorry, I am a newbie when it comes to computer networking, I am not too familiar with the terminology used here.

My wireless is secured in WPA-PSK and my password consists of 9 characters. PS3 correctly detects my network and the security type but it would not connect after entering the password (yes, I've made sure the password is correct).

below are the screenshots of my router setting, tell me if something doesn't look right to you.

http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x34/lakersgo/

 

Check to see if there is updated firmware for your router.

 

both PS3 and netgear 614v4 are running latest firmware.

 

Do you have any hardware that requires 11b any more? If not, you change it over to 11g only, and see if it connects. 11g only will give better performance. If so try changing the security to WPA-AES personal. I'm assuming your using all alpha/numeric password. I have run across some hardware that would not accept certain chr.

 

Well, I am using a 9 characters alpha password. Not sure if this really matters.

One of our laptops has a 11b adapter, that's why I have it broadcasted in both G and B.

 

Does the PS3 have the capability to see what the settings are, I don't recall?

On a side note have you thought about doing a static setup. Use an IP address outside of your normal DHCP range of the router. With it hard coded it may work without any issues. DNS and Gateway setting do not change like some may think.

 

PS3 correctly detects my wireless secured in WPA-PSK mode.

I am afraid static setup might be too technical for me. Say if I use static IP, will this affects other connected laptops?

 

As long as you use a IP outside of the DHCP range that your router gives out, no conflicts at all. I do this with printer and NAS's. It also makes it easy to find so they are not moving around.

 

i had this problem before static ip or switching channels on your router would help.