Control Playstation2 from LAN / Ethernet

Hello, I\'d like to know if it is possible to control the playstation2 from another computer. By \'control\', I mean to perform the following functions by sending TCP or UDP messages to the Playstation\'s IP:

- Power Off
- Reset
- Enable/Disable a joystick

I own a cibercafe, and we have several playstations and PCs for the customers. We can control and audit the usage of PCs, but we have no way to control/audit the playstation usage.

If it is possible, then I would make a computer program to send messages to the playstation with commands. There should be a software running in background in the playstation that interprets these commands and perform the requiered function (block joystick1, 2, 3 or 4, reset, etc.).

As far as I know, I would need the following:
- Software at the PC to send commands (I can do it easily)
- Memory card to store IP configuration on each Playstation2 (easy)
- Software running in background to receive and perform the commands (no idea!)

Please let me know your comments.

Thanks,
German

I\'ve not heard of anything like that.  Seems like a very specific homebrew for someone to have written, so I doubt you\'ll find it.  You can try PS2DEV.org but I doubt you\'re going to find what you\'re looking for already created by someone.

Generally you can put software on your PS2 but they will need to be chipped or exploited if you don\'t want to spend a lot of money on an official SDK.

Yes, all I want to know if it is possible. And, if it is possible, which level of difficulty does it have?

If it is easy or medium, I\'ll perhaps try to do it.
If it is hard, I\'ll ask if someone here would like to do it (a paid work of course).

What do you think?

Regards,
German

I think you would be better off in the forums of a homebrew afficionado site like the one I mentioned.  I don\'t believe I\'ve ever read a thread in this forum of homebrew programming for the PS2.

My guess, however, is that this would be a difficult, but not impossible task.  I know the reset would be easy, probably the controller control as well.  Don\'t know about the power on/off (it may not be possible, depending on how the PS2 is hardwired).

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If you don\'t know how to do it, it\'s to hard for you.

Move on.