Ps2 Online

I was formerly online quite a bit with my ps2, playing madden and all sorts of games back when i had dial up. about 6 or so months ago i got rid of dialup and got verizon dsl. all i wanna know is what i need to do to get my ps2 back online. do i need routers? i dont have a clue. all i know is that my computer is two floors above my ps2. all help is greatly appreciated!

yea, a router and an extra ethernet cable

[Titan]

You can plug it directly into the modem but then you lose internet to your computer. Just get a router. They are cheap enough.

lets see, i work at circuit city, i can get a router for around $40..does it matter what kind? and the ethernet cable.......do i need to run that whole thing throughout my house?

how far is your modem from your ps2?

my modem right now is two floors, 26 stairs above my ps2.

oh wow

man, you have work so I\'m assuming money isn\'t really a porblem. Buy a wireless router if you don\'t want to deal with long wires running through your house.

[MPTheory]

Id stick with a wireless G router. Linksys has always worked out great for me.  You would nee the wireless game adapter too. When I bought mine, it was about $70.

wireless routers are great.  You\'ll have to get a wireless router and a wireless access point (to plug the ps2 into).  

It\'s gonna be a little pricier, but it beats running cat5 all over the place.

Right before wireless networking got popular, my dad & I ran CAT5 all the way from the 2nd floor to the basement.  That was fun.

So our setup now is a wireless router on 2nd floor daisy-chained to a regular router in the basement.  It\'s funny because our laptops can pick up a wireless signal just fine in the basement.  But it gives me warm fuzzies knowing my consoles and htpc are getting a wired connection.

Also have one of those ~$70 Linksys G routers and it works flawlessly.

alright, so i need the wireless g router...not a problem, but you say i need the game adapter too? *starts crying* why do i need both? and is there any other option than a $99 game adapter?

That\'s the only way for wireless.

You can always just run cables throughout your house. It\'s cheaper and it works, but is very messy.

what all would i need for wired? im sure theres a way through the walls my dad could figure out...

A router and an ethernet cable. A really long one, like 50 feet.