Playstation Network Returns!

I'm sure everyone was worried sick, but I've finally gotten my PS3 back onto the Playstation Network. Turns out that my router was being a bit unfriendly with the PS3 after the recent power outage thanx to our wind/rain/snow storm a little while back. Those of you in the Seattle area know what I'm talking about.

Anyways, I found a great little guide from
Lyndon M STAFF

from this PS3 forum discussion. Thanx a million Lyndon M STAFF!!!
You brought my lonely PS3 back to the internets!

Now, what kind of interents-guru-wannabe would I be if I didn't make sure you knew how to do this yourself? So, here in super tiny text (copy and resize the text yourself) is a virtual copy of the guide to getting your PS3 or any other device (in most cases) back into the wireless or wired fold at home.

Here it is:

It confused me at first too- no worries. You may be surprised how easy it is once you get through it.

First off go into the PS3's Settings menu and go down to System Settings- in here you will find an entry called System Information. When you look at this one of the things you will find is the PS3's MAC Address- think of this as an ID number for the PS3 to identify itself to the router. Write this number down and then go into the router's option pages on the computer.

Now, once you log into the set up section here you should be able to find a spot called DHCP. Depending on the make of your router this may be its own section or maybe in a portion of the Wireless area. On the page for this you should see several things.

First you should see two choices- Enabled and Disabled. Make sure Enabled is checked. Now, further below is a spot marked "Enter a new MAC Address" or just "MAC Address"- it should look like six small entry blanks separated with a hyphen. Enter in the address you grabbed out of the PS3's settings pages. Finally you will see a spot to assign an IP address with most of it filled in already (192.168.0.___). Most routers start with addresses starting at 100 and end at 199 so put a number somewhere between that range that you know won't be used by anything else such as your computer (make it 125 as an example). Once you are done with that there will be a button at the bottom of the page marked Apply, Save or OK. Hit that and you are almost done.

Back to the PS3- go into the network settings you made before and edit this just a bit. What you should do is put in a custom IP address- namely, the one you told the router to give every time the PS3 wants online. Once that is done just go through to the end and save. If everything is in correctly you should be able to start gaming online.

Here's a fun video of some celebs enjoying the PS3.

Wait! Was that P.Hilton I saw? Nah....
http://www.us.playstation.com/Media?id=15725

Cheers!