Wirelessly connecting PS3, am i doing it correct?

CountryWise

hi all,

Made my first attempt at connecting my PS3 wirelessly to the home wireless network last night. However I recieved the quite well known 8013013E connection message, failed to establish a connection, my question is am i doing it all correct before i look down other routes?

Step1:
Setting...Netowrk settings blah blah bla

Step2:
Wireless.......Scan

Step3:
Can see my SSID no probs and all of those around me.
Select my SSID, click right(keep name),click right again

Step 4:
Get to Wireless Security settings,
Select WEP key and enter the 26Hexadecimal code that i set up my laptop with and hit start

Get to Connection options and I select "Easy"....thats when i get the error failed to establish connection 8013013E.

My question is i guess am i providing enough information, i know the WEP key is correct but do i need to enter anyhting in the WPA thing below that?

Im thinking next of looking to router settings but thought id ask first if im doing it correctly on the PS3 side of things....

Thanks

whiterebel

Do you have Mac address filtering set up? if you do, you need to add the Mac address to the list on the router configuration.

CountryWise

The Mac address of the PS3, so I need to enter the Mac address of the PS3 onto the router? surely it should pick it up automatically?

aaf

Also, make sure wireless on your router is setup for both B and G flavours. I needed to do that to get either my PS3 or Wii working over my WLAN.

TheBigEvil

Bit of an obvious one, but you sure you put in the code correctly for your encryption key, considering it is not shown during entry.

I had no probs connecting my PS3 up to the eircom netopia router. Saw its SSID, entered the encryption key and away I went.

You only need to enter the mac address of the PS3 onto the router if you have mac filtering enabled on it, otherwise it should just be picked up.

Make sure your PS3 is getting an IP address during the network settings set-up, think its the last screen.

Only other thing to check is if you have a firewall set-up on the PC, that it allows the IP address of the PS3 to connect etc, thats a long shot, as its shouldn't really affect you connecting wirelessly, only if you are streaming stuff from the PC to the PS3.

CountryWise

Ya pretty sure im doing entering the Encryption Key correct, il try again later when i have more time,

thanks

CountryWise

It works fine when i disable the security settings, but when i turn them back on i cant even get an IP address

CountryWise

Ok really running out of ideas now.

I have tried using a static Ip address for the Ps3 and still no joy.

Considering I can get online very easily when i disable the security does that mean that the problem isnt anything to do with an IP address setting or Network authentication?

Are Ps3 known for having problems connecting using a WEP or WPA?


Also im using Linksys BEFW11s4, Network authentication is set to open.
DMZ i set was 192.168.1.3, should this be .103?

Victor_M

I know when i try and connect my dell laptop to the wireless network at home, depending on the encryption level I have too put only the first 7 or 13 characters of my password in as the WEP password.

It usually says this 128 bit encryption requires 7 (64bit) or 13 (128bit) hexadecimal chartacters, so I only stick the 1st 13 digits of the WEP code into the password.

Hope this helps.

whiterebel

Did you check your setup in the router to see if Mac Address filtering was enabled? I couldn't log on when I didn't have the Mac address entered. It would see it fine, but would refuse connection, even with the WEP code entered correctly.

CountryWise

whiterebel wrote: »

Did you check your setup in the router to see if Mac Address filtering was enabled? I couldn't log on when I didn't have the Mac address entered. It would see it fine, but would refuse connection, even with the WEP code entered correctly.

Havent really touched the Mac filtering, I dont think it is enabled as i havent changed it from its default settings.

So do i need to get the Mac address of the PS3 and put it into the(enabled) Router Mac address filtering page?

What other settings need to go with this?Should i leave everything else as automatic?

Thanks

aaf

Did you try my suggestion above? Also, WEP encryption is terrible. Can you change your encryption level to at least WPA-PSK or WPA2? You shouldn't have to go messing with MAC filtering.

CountryWise

Thanks AaF, i didnt really understand what B and G flavours meant?

also im using WPA encryption at the moment thinking of changing to WEP to see if it works

aaf

CountryWise wrote: »

Thanks AaF, i didnt really understand what B and G flavours meant?

also im using WPA encryption at the moment thinking of changing to WEP to see if it works

Taken from Wikipedia:

The most common wireless encryption standard, Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP, has been shown to be easily breakable even when correctly configured. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2), which began shipping in 2003, aims to solve this problem and is now available on most products. Wi-Fi Access Points typically default to an open (encryption-free) mode. Novice users benefit from a zero-configuration device that works out of the box, but this default is without security enabled, providing open wireless access to their LAN. To turn security on requires the user to configure the device, usually via a software graphical user interface (GUI). Wi-Fi networks that are open (unencrypted) can be monitored and used to read and copy data (including personal information) transmitted over the network, unless another security method is used to secure the data, such as a VPN or a secure web page. (See HTTPS/Secure Socket Layer.)

Many 2.4 GHz 802.11b and 802.11g Access points default to the same channel on initial startup, contributing to congestion on certain channels. To change the channel of operation for an access point requires the user to configure the device.

Wi-Fi networks have limited range. A typical Wi-Fi home router using 802.11b or 802.11g with a stock antenna might have a range of 32 m (120 ft) indoors and 95 m (300 ft) outdoors. Range also varies with frequency band. Wi-Fi in the 2.4 GHz frequency block has slightly better range than Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz frequency block. Outdoor range with improved (directional) antennas can be several kilometres or more with line-of-sight.

Wi-Fi performance also decreases exponentially as the range increases. Wi-Fi is also less reliable and fast as Ethernet or other cable systems, 802.11g networks have a maximum of 54 Mbit/s whilst cables can reach speeds of 1000 Mbit/s or more. Wi-Fi is not suitable for servers or users who need fast internet access, for example, online gamers

Wi-Fi pollution, or an excessive number of access points in the area, especially on the same or neighboring channel, can prevent access and interfere with the use of other access points by others, caused by overlapping channels in the 802.11g/b spectrum, as well as with decreased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) between access points. This can be a problem in high-density areas, such as large apartment complexes or office buildings with many Wi-Fi access points. Additionally, other devices use the 2.4 GHz band: microwave ovens, security cameras, Bluetooth devices and (in some countries) Amateur radio, videosenders, cordless phones and baby monitors can cause significant additional interference. General guidance to those who suffer these forms of interference or network crowding is to migrate to a WiFi 5 GHz product, (802.11a or the newer 802.11n) as the 5 GHz band is relatively unused and there are many more channels available. This also requires users to set up the 5 GHz band to be the preferred network in the client and to configure each network band to a different name(SSID).

CountryWise

I enabled WEP just to see if it worked and it did but obviously i want to use WPA instead...but that aint working:rolleyes:

phill106

Have you tried disabling security altogether, as a test, to see if you can connect? If it works then, you can reenable and test some more.

CountryWise

Yup i have, works fine with security disabled or by using WEP security, but it should work with WPA too so thats why im persisting in trying to find the solution, when im using WPA should network authentication be set to Open,Auto or Shared?