Broadband troubles.. whats the deal?

I have an ethernet DSL modem.. so I thought this would be as simple as unplugging my modem from the back of my network card that goes into my computer, and connecting it to my PS2\'s Network Adapter.

That part when smoothly. My ISP (Bellsouth DSL) requires a username and password to login.. so I chose automatic settings.. and then put in the username and password (the same I use to login through my DSL in WinXP). Now.. it goes to the connection test and just sits there... failing test after test.

What is the problem? I tried it on Sunday.. could the Sony servers have been down or something? I dont see a reason in hell why this shouldnt work.

You may have to reset your DSL modem.  Make sure the modem is plugged into your PS2, then UNPLUG your DSL modem\'s power cord for a couple of seconds. Plug it back in and try again.

Hope this helps.

If you\'re on DHCP yeah, you\'ll have to reset the modem to release and renew your IP.

Still no go... my modem isnt DHCP. I unplugged the power for awhile, and the same thing happens. Any more suggestions?

If you\'re not using a DHCP connection did you input your IP/net mask given to you by your ISP into your PS2?

err... I dont have a static IP. WinXP connects to my DSL using PPPoE. So why doesnt the PS2 NA do the same thing? or is there some sort of catch?

Not sure.  I\'m not a PPPoE expert but you can be sure that your PS2 will act very differently than a M$ OS.

You just need a router that assigns an internal static IP.

i have dsl internet connection too and when i log on to SOCOM it works fine all except for the mic to chat.

the same thing is with thps3, i can\'t join any rooms and when i host no one seems to join up


so mainly the problem isnt the gettin connected but getting the games to not bunk out on me

my buddy says i gotta do somethin to the ports on the router but i aint sure if that\'ll do it

gimme any other suggestions u might have plz.