PS3 to Router DMZ

[Socom]

Alright so i've been seeing many people on forums with network/router problems so i decided to post this here.

PUTTING YOUR PS3 IN A DMZ

Firstly you may be wondering what a DMZ is, this stands for a demilitarised zone. it really means that rather than opening just one port on your routers firewall you are actually opening every single one. 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

Putting your PS3 into a DMZ is not a bad thing, and is much easier than opening port for the reason listed above.

Now you may need to do this for some of the following reasons:

* Not being able to join rooms
* Not being able to speak over headset
* Not being able to hear over headset
* Not being able to join games which are hosted by certain people
* 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.
* Problems with media servers

Now on with the guide.

The Guide!

To put your PS3 into a DMZ (To be done on the PS3 Console)

Firstly, you will need to assign your PS3 a static internal Ip address. This means that everytime your PS3 connects or "talks" to your router, the router will assign it a different internal IP address. These IP addresses typically run in series. 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. However, if you choose to use your PS3 without the computer being on, the assigned IP address your PS3 has will be 192.168.1.2. As this is different, and obviously will change, it would be stupid setting a DMZ up on one of the above Ip addresses, unless your PS3 was the only device that would ALWAYS connect using that specific IP.

To make sure that your PS3 is always assigned the same internal IP address by your router, you will need to go to the "Settings > Network Settings > Internet Connection Settings" option on the PS3 Cross bar menus.

You will be presented with an option which primarily asks whether you are using a Wired or Wireless connection. Obviously, you will choose the option which refers to you. If choosing the Wireless option you will need to input the security details in use on your router *If you are not currently using wireless security, i strongly reccommend you do so ASAP*

Both selections should show a page called "Address Settings". Here you will need to select "Custom". Another page will then display entitled "IP Address Setting". The option "Manual" will need to be selected.

This will display a page where customisable IP Addresses are available to be selected.

IP Address - This will need to have the Static IP address in it. Personally, i use 192.168.1.100. I use this because it is extremely unlikely my Router will ever automatically assign this IP Address to a device, as i will never have 99 other devices connected to the same system.

Subnet Mask - Is always set to 255.255.255.0

Default Router - Is the internal IP Address of your router.
To get the exact ip of your router you should go to
Start
Run
cmd [Hit Enter]
Type in ipconfig and hit enter, this should come up with all the ip addresses to do with your computer and the network. The address you will need to enter in this option is listed as "Default Gateway".

Primary DNS - Same IP Address as "Default Router"

Secondary DNS - Same IP Address as "Default Router"

After entering all of these IP Addresses, you will now click "Enter" or hit the "right" button on the D-Pad. This will take you to a screen which says "MTU" at the top. My setup has this as Automatic, solely because i haven't a clue what MTU actually means or does.This won't affect your ability to set up a DMZ.

The next steps are very simple. You do not want to use a proxy server unless you connect to the internet using one, however i can be of no help there, and you should enable UPnP if your router supports it.

To put your PS3 into a DMZ (To be done on the PC)

Now head over to your PC, and load up your internet browser. In the Address Bar, type the IP Address of your router (the one you found using the Command Prompt earlier)

This will take you to your Router Configuration Page.

Every router interface differs from an other, and depending on what router firmware update you last installed, router interfaces can differ, even on the same model routers. This means that you will need to search the router config page yourself. You are looking for any mention of "DMZ" or "DMZ Host"

When you have found this, it will ask you generally to input the IP Address of your DMZ Host, which is just the static IP address you assigned to your PS3 earlier, my example was 192.168.1.100, so we'll stick with that. Then click "apply" or similar.

You should then turn off everything running on your home network. PS3, PC, Router etc. This is solely to make sure that the changes are applied as soon as possible.

This should fix all of the problems as listed earlier in this guide, and probably some other issues.

If you have any questions, please list them in this thread, and we will endeavour to answer them as quickly as possible.

[clyner79]

Hey, Just want to thank you for your post,it was really really helpful to me. I'd been unable to connect with anyone on my friends list for quite a while now and it was so frustrating. I've been searching online for a solution to the problem without success until i came across your post. Followed your instructions step by step and im now happily able to connect to everybody at first try. Again thanks for taking the time to post this mate!! Happy gaming

[fanpages]

Thanks for the guide. Very useful for the new & experience user alike.

I would disagree with one statement though:

Originally Posted by Socom

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Putting your PS3 into a DMZ is not a bad thing, and is much easier than opening port for the reason listed above...

Setting your console in a demilitarized zone does have security consequences, but for a majority of cases it means that issues with online gaming are resolved.

I was having issues with "Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection (Online)" for quite some time earlier this year. I was finding that I was being disconnected from games for no apparent reason (and this was increasing my "Disconnection" count within the game statistics & docking my score by around 10%/1,000 points on each of the 13 instances).

In the downloadable Playable Demo of "Burnout Paradise" I was also kicked out of the multiplayer mode a few times too.

Then I found a set-up guide at SDTekken.com & following the suggestions for configuring the "port forwarding" settings for my router.

Basically, my NAT (Network Address Transaction) type was considered to be '3' and I needed type '2'.

I have recently changed my Wireless Router from a Linksys model to a Belkin one (against my better judgement given my previous bad experiences with Belkin hardware). This change didn't disappoint; Belkin stuff never appears to work properly (for me). It also doesn't support as many instances of port forwarding as the Linksys router did, and consequently I am now finding the same issues with online games of "Burnout Paradise".

Once Christmas is out of the way I think I will take full advantage of the current economic climate & find another new wireless router; only this time, it will not be a Belkin model.

BFN,

fp.

[Socom]

Well i have never heared of anyone having issues with security of the PS3 whilst using the PS3-DMZ tutorial and as for routers theres no better gaming router than a Netgear i have had Belkin and had horrible issues with them but never with the trusted Netgear.

[fanpages]

Originally Posted by Socom

Well i have never heared of anyone having issues with security of the PS3 whilst using the PS3-DMZ tutorial and as for routers theres no better gaming router than a Netgear i have had Belkin and had horrible issues with them but never with the trusted Netgear.

Yes, Netgear routers are good. I have had a few of those over the years. I am by no means an expert (nor wish to be), but I do recall reading something about ensuring you certain firmware revisions are more stable than others; not necessarily the most recent revision.

If anybody is interested they can use Google just as much as I can!

Placing any address in a demilitarised zone is, by definition, leaving it open to an attack by parties outside of your network, or beyond your firewall (if you have one).

You may be subjected to a denial of service attack if you happen to stumble across a rogue game server, but the most harmful aspect (as this time) would be whilst using the inbuilt web browser viewing web sites infected with malicious code (either on purpose, or otherwise).

The web browsing security implemented on the PS3 console as standard is provided by Trend Micro.

I would advise, at the very least, that if you do use the "DMZ" option of your router in order to gain access to online gaming, rather than opening the appropriate ports as defined by the title's development team, then you should remove the "DMZ" option for the console's IP address prior to using any other online access (such as the integral web browser).

BFN,

fp.

The security upon the PS3

[fanpages]

PS. Did you write the original guide as posted at the AfterDawn.com forums?

BFN,

fp.

[Socom]

No i found this thread going back a few months ago and tried it and it worked perfectly. I however don'y use the web browser on the PS3 as i have a PC so no need to. Still i think it was a very easy to understand tutorial.

P.S Another week and my PS3-gamesaves site will be up and running i'm just doing bug fixes etc etc. take alook see what you think or comment if something should be done better or change something. its not completely finished yet theres still loads to do.

[fanpages]

Originally Posted by Socom

No i found this thread going back a few months ago and tried it and it worked perfectly. I however don'y use the web browser on the PS3 as i have a PC so no need to. Still i think it was a very easy to understand tutorial.

That's fine... I just like giving credit to those responsible. From your original post I took the content to be something you had written. Yes, it is comprehensive, but I also like giving a balanced opinion as to why placing your console's IP address in the "DMZ" is not always the best approach for every instance or for every PS3 owner.

We could do with a few more "How to do..." kind of threads here at 1upGamers. Especially since the upcoming festive season may well be enticing some new members to stop by as they receive gifts of consoles (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, or whatever) & varying game titles.

Originally Posted by Socom

P.S Another week and my PS3-gamesaves site will be up and running i'm just doing bug fixes etc etc. take alook see what you think or comment if something should be done better or change something. its not completely finished yet theres still loads to do.

Well, if I can help out testing some of the save game files just ask.

(I'll obviously need the original games to hand, of course, but I have a few)



BFN,

fp.

[kjansari]

Dear Socom,

Just wanted to say thank you for your tutorial and that your help is much appreciated!

Thanks again.

Yours,

Kishan