

So for example, if your PS3 is the second device communicating with your router, then it will be assigned an ip address of 192.168.1.3. These IP addresses typically run in series. This means that everytime your PS3 connects or "talks" to your router, the router will assign it a different internal IP address. To put your PS3 into a DMZ (To be done on the PS3 Console)įirstly, you will need to assign your PS3 a static internal Ip address. * Any problems to do with connectivity to the PSN or game specific servers, especially if your computer will connect to the internet, but PS3 won't. * Not being able to join games which are hosted by certain people Now you may need to do this for some of the following reasons: Putting your PS3 into a DMZ is not a bad thing, and is much easier than opening port for the reason listed above. There is no risk regarding security/virus' etc when using this with the ps3, Your router will only send the traffic through to the DMZ that you have specified. Port opening is another simple process, however it takes a bit of time to find exactly what ports need opening, and sometimes, the ports listed may not solve the problem you have. it really means that rather than opening just one port on your routers firewall you are actually opening every single one. If you do not wish to have MAC Filtering on for your network, simply turn it off or disable it.Alright so I've been seeing many people on here with network/router problems so i decided to post this here.įirstly you may be wondering what a DMZ is, this stands for a demilitarized zone.


Search through your router's settings until you locate the tab or setting MAC Filtering.If you wish to use this feature on your network, we recommend you contact the router manufacturer for assistance in setting this up. For troubleshooting purposes, you do not need to enable MAC Filtering if this is already disabled.If MAC Filtering is enabled on a wireless router, any wireless devices connected to that router will be unable to connect until their MAC address is entered into the MAC Filter settings.
