Tech Wireless Ethernet Bridge

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I am not tech savvy at all so I apologise if I'm not using the proper lingo. I need help connecting my PS3 to the internet.

Basically, my accommodation doesn't have an ethernet port, I get wireless internet by connecting to the campus network. I went to the Uni website and it says that PS3s don't have the protocols to connect the eduroam (the wireless network) and that if I really want to connect it I need to buy a wireless ethernet bridge.

OK, so what the hell is that anyway? I searched online and all I saw was alien technology.

Just wondering if anyone has had to do something similar or help me out choosing the right thing because I don't want to blow a load of money when I don't know what I'm buying. I probably should go to some techy shop and ask personally...

I also saw youtube videos on how I can make my MAC do a similar thing but it didn't work out very well. :hmmm:
 
Protocols are basically a fancy way of saying that the two types of technology can speak the same standardized language. That's a rough translation, but it works here. If I am trying to tell you something in English (sharing data in some form or another) and you only know Chinese, it doesn't work very well. HTTP is an example of a protocol you might be familiar with.

A bridge is like a router in a few ways (assuming you are somewhat familiar with that?), but in this scenario and continuing the above analogy, it's like a translator who speaks both English and Chinese, so at the end of the day both sides can understand. It connects two segments of a network that you could not, or simply didn't want to connect together for whatever reason, thus the name "bridge". I'm assuming that when you said "you heard you could something similar with your Mac" I assume you mean you heard you could use it as a bridge? I've never had to do it myself, but you may want to dip into some open source to try to avoid some bigger prices if avoidable.

Quick Google search for "wireless bridge open source" yielded a ton of guides. HERE is one that looked decent, but I haven't read the entire thing.
 
Thank you very much, that makes more sense.

Yeah, I read online that I can use my MAC as a bridge. I tried following a guide and I basically plug an ethernet cable into my PS3 and laptop and use a share internet feature on my laptop. Still trying to figure out how to get it to work so I thought I would ask if there is some thingamajig I could buy.

I will keep investigating, thank for your help. I must have internet so I can play online zombies and multiplayer on Blops 2 :rage:
 
HERE is a tutorial specifically for your issue, bridging Mac to PS3. I've read it through and have no complaints aside from the possible IP conflict. If that happens, change the "2" at the very end of the IP address (192.168.2.2) to something else. Assuming Mac bridging isn't picky about the host portion of the IP address, you should be good.

@Oxide Give that a whirl and let me know how it pans out. That looks like a pretty solid tutorial, complete with screens on both his Mac and PS3. :hmmm: Hope it works for you soon, Blops2 isn't far off. :sad2:



@Stevie The steps may be significantly different on OS X, but your tutorial may still be useful to him. :)
 
opps, didn't read that he was on osx :gasp:
Oxide if you have alot of trouble just say, I can throw together a quick addition to include OSX
 
Thank you for the guides!

I tried the one Jeff posted, it managed to get an IP address but it failed with the internet connection. DNS error 80710102 :hmmm:

I have no idea what I am doing :sad3:

Edit: I'm guessing I'm not putting the right numbers in? I did what the guide asked but maybe they're not the correct numbers I should be using to connect for my specific set up or something?
 
It should use the same ones your laptop uses, haha. I should have known that :ffs: I overlooked it and you are absolutely right. Try this (using option B): http://www.howtonetworking.com/mac/macdns1.htm

It will give you all the information you need. Take the information shown for your laptop and move them over. Your primary DNS server should be your laptop's IP address, and your secondary should be whatever DNS server your Mac has listed. Hopefully it will work then!

I'm sorry for sending you through so many links, I simply don't run Apple so this is how I find where stuff is for you. :(



Edit: Also, I should mention that bridging your connection might affect your connection speed! A few more steps takes a bit more time, etc etc
 
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