My PS3 is stupid.

ElJeffe

So the Playstation Network doesn't seem to like me. I cannot stay signed in for longer than maybe 10 minutes without being unceremoniously kicked off, unless I get very lucky. I don't have this problem with my 360, where I can twiddle about online for hours at a time. I don't have this problem with my computer, where I can websurf for hours at a time. And my PS3 doesn't seem to have a problem with my network, as I use it to stream media off my PC all the time by way of TVersity.

Other people with PS3s don't seem to have this problem, though, so it doesn't seem like it's just Sony's network being retarded. Any ideas as to what's up?

Raynaga

I can't purchase anything off PSN because, in the words of the actual Sony technical support, "I guess it just doesn't like your card." This is with address info put in from the banking statement, so for me I'm just fubar. I will say, however, that a lot of people run into trouble because the Sony address verification is very finicky. Might want to double check it just to be sure.

I've also never gotten Home to launch without a server error, and have generally had nothing in problems with the overall PSN service.

It very well may just not like you. I'd actually be morbidly happy about this, as it means I'd finally have company in the time-out corner. Its one of the reasons my 360 gets a lot more use, unfortunately. Even the TVersity streaming goes to the 360, purely because the thing is less of a hassle.

strebalicious

I was getting the same problem the other day. Kept either disconnecting me from the Network, or just wouldn't load what I wanted it to.

Maybe it's one of them intermittent faults from the "Johnny just got a PS3 for Christmas" thing and a crap ton of people trying to get on.

ElJeffe

Maybe. I never used to bother too much, but then I got Buzz for my wife and we've been trying to play some of the user-created quizzes. It won't even let me log in while Buzz is playing. I have to quit the game, log in, then restart the game. This usually gives me enough time for 1-2 user-created quizzes before PSN realizes I'm enjoying their service and boots me.

Lord Yod

Do you have UPnP enabled? How about Media Servers? Media servers in particular can foul up a connection. I heartily recommend setting up your PS3 on a static IP address and then setting that address to DMZ mode through your router, solves a ton of problems with connections to the PSN.

ElJeffe

Okay, you just used a whole lot of words I don't understand.

ElJeffe

I have my PC set up as a media server via TVersity, which I connect to using my PS3. I'm not sure if I have UPnP enabled or not - is that a PS3 setting?

How would I set up my PS3 on a static IP and demilitarized-zone it through my router, or whatever?

Lord Yod

Okay well the media server connection has been known to screw with the PSN connection, so switch that off if you'll be doing any gaming online or anything, that's accessed through Settings > Network Settings.

UPnP has screwed up the connection for some people, I use it and it works fine, others have to switch it off.

For static IP + DMZ, you can do this. (Instructions for a Linksys WRT54G router, will be fairly similar for most others)

Okay so what you're gonna have to do is get on your PC and do this:

-Open up a new browser (firefox or internet explorer) window. In the address bar, type 192.168.1.1 and hit enter
-A password prompt will pop up. If you have never fucked with it, I believe it defaults to username=Administrator password=password but it may be lowercase administrator and the password may be blank
-When you get in you'll see a screen like this:

Okay so now start up the PS3, go to network settings and then network setup, and choose manual entry. You're gonna have to put in all this stuff manually - gateway, DNS 1 and 2, etc - and it SHOULD be obvious which one is which.

Then you're gonna get to a point where it asks you for the IP address, this is what you are looking for. Looking on this picture above, if you scroll down you'll see DHCP Server Settings, if you look at it it runs a port range of 192.168.1.100 with 50 maximum users, this means it uses 100-149 on the end of the IP when it autoassigns those numbers. So you choose something out of that. So for your PS3 you'll want something like 192.168.1.15. This will assign your PS3 to one single address, this makes the next step possible.

So now once that is done on the PS3, go back to the PC and that router page, and at the top of the screen click Applications & Gaming then underneath that click DMZ:

-Select Enable
-type in the PS3's port (if you put in the number I said above that means put in 15)

This opens all ports going to and from the PS3, this would be bad for a PC but for console gaming it ramps up your access speed quite a bit. Now there's one more thing you can do to improve your connection, called QoS, you reach it by clicking the button just to the right of DMZ.

-First go back to your PS3 and run the network status, should be able to get your MAC address from it, which you will need.
-Type in the device name for your PS3, then select Highest priority, then enter in the MAC address.

Save settings and you should be done, check the network status on the PS3 and you should be NAT 2, UPnP enabled.

Gilbert0

Mine hates torrenting (on my PC). If I have anything downloading, it will kick me out of the PSN. If I'm seeding, doesn't seem so bad

If torrents are off though, I can stream to it (movies), play lots of things online or off, go to the store, be in home no problem.

ElJeffe

Lord Yod is a gentleman and a scholar; I'll try all that shit soon, and see if it helps.

I know UPnP is already turned off, but I'll try all that other stuff. Thanks!