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2010-01-01 23:50:18 UTC
I am the unfortunate victim of PS3 DNS Error number 80710102. I have tried the many solutions suggested on various websites. So far, I've tried reseting everything, using open DNS addresses, and allowing the settings to go on automatic. I shall describe my issues with as much detail as I can.
This all started after an unsuccessful attempt to set up and use an ad hoc (computer to computer) connection with my brothers netbook. We shall look into that problem at a different time. Now, during the course of that struggle, I disconnected my PS3 from the internet connection it used to have. Now, I tried for about 3 hours to get the connection back. Normally, I would just do the easy way as I did so many times in the past. I stuck one end of the Ethernet cord into the PS3, and the other into my Modem. I have recently found however, that my modems Ethernet port is no longer active. It is to say the least, broken. This is my first set of questions, are there any fixes to this? Is it simply a driver malfunction of sorts that is causing the port to not respond? Or should I just get a new modem? Moving on. After finding this out due to the lack of glowing green light from the port, I decided to stick the end into my laptop. Now, at first this seemed to work. My Network and Sharing Center picked up the connection. Except, it read it as a different Network separate from my Home Network that only had local access, not internet. I struggled for about an hour trying to work around this problem. I had no choice but to bridge the connections. My home network (laptop) is connected to the internet through Local Area Connection. The unidentified network (PS3) is simply connected to the laptop through Local Area Connection 2. I tried to Bridge the connections, and it seemed to work. Except now, my PS3 still cannot access the internet. Second set of questions before I move on, is bridging the two network adapters the only way to connect the PS3 to the Internet? I connected the PS3 to my Laptop through an Ethernet cable, is there no way I can access the properties of that specific adapter so that it can "feed off" of the other adapters internet connection. Or is there a way to add the PS3 to my home network and have only one network register? Moving on. Now, as I said, this appeared to work. The second network adapter was now bridged with the first, which should mean that anything connected to either adapter should get internet access. When I went to my PS3's Network Settings and subsequently Internet Connection Settings, and chose the Easy method, the PS3 failed to find an IP address. The search timed out. I tried entering the information manually, and when done, It found the IP address successfully, but failed to connect to the internet due to the DNS error mentioned above. I went back and reviewed all the information. I am not quite sure on something. Is the Default Router address asked for in the PS3 settings the same as the Default Gateway address shown in my laptop? I assumed this was the case, so I entered this address in. So, I tried a number of DNS tricks like reversing the number order, and using the open DNS adresses. Nothing works. And when I try to set it so the PS3 looks for all of this automatically, it fails immediately to find the IP address. So, if you can see my predicament, I am stuck in an endless cycle of failures. ANY help would be so greatly appreciated. If your wondering as to how my laptop is connected to the internet, it is through the modem that I have. It is a wired connection. It does not use an Ethernet connection however. It uses a USB port. My modem is a Motorola SB4200 SURFboard Cable Modem. My ISP is Road Runner. If you need any more clarification I will gladly provide as much information as I can.