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GM Unicorn wrote:

Option #2

From a post of Sees-Too-Much, how to set up a DMZ in your router.

1. Logging into your router
1.1 Enter router IP into your web browser.
1.1.1 Router IP varies with the router. Mine is 192.168.1.1, but others will be 192.168.1.0 or 192.168.0.1. If you aren't sure simply google the make/model of your router and you should find a a manual that knows it.
1.1.2 Your router will request a password. By default this is usually "admin"/"admin", ""/"admin", or "admin"/"". You can google your make/model to find out what the default is.
1.1.2.1 If you changed it and don't remember what it is your router will have a reset button which, when pushed, will reset all settings, including login/pass, to factory defaults.
1.2 Find your DHCP settings
1.2.1 For my router this is on the initial page (basic setup).
1.3 It will have a range or starting point for IP addresses. Mine is a starting point of 192.168.1.100. Take note of this value and make sure whatever this range is does not include all possible addresses. By having a starting point of 100 My DHCP range is 100-255, for example. Set your range so that at least one value other than the router's IP cannot be assigned by DHCP.

2. Setting up a static IP for your PS3
2.1 In your PS3 main menu find settings->network settings->internet connection settings
2.1.1 Custom setting method
2.1.2 Continue as appropriate until you get to IP Address Settings
2.1.2.1 Select Manual
2.1.2.2 Set the IP address to something outside of the DHCP range you set in 1.3.
2.1.2.3 Set the default router to the router IP address. This is the same thing you put in your web browser in 1.1.
2.1.2.4 Set the Primary DNS to the router IP address.
2.1.3 Handle MTU and Proxy server settings however you normally would.
2.1.4 Set UPnP to disabled
2.1.5 Save and test connection.

3. Changing router settings
3.1 Disable UPnP in your router
3.1.1 For me this is under the "administration" tab.
3.2 Set DMZ to the IP you selected in 2.1.2.2
3.2.1 DMZ will be found under "port forwarding" or "applications". Something like that. My router calls it "Applications & Gaming".


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Wakko03 Better Hide R Die 134	Posted - 2012.09.03 04:36:00 - [1] - Quote Here is probably more complete information to get your ps3 hooked up properly to the internet and some steps to take in order to get things working smoothly, and will probably be able to help you if you post specifically, there; what devices you are using and the problem (remember to not mention the name of this game specifically, just keep it as an in general discussion). http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Network-Support/PlayStation-3-Networking-and-Connection-Quality-FAQ/td-p/36304928
Wakko03 Better Hide R Die 134	Posted - 2012.09.12 12:48:00 - [2] - Quote You can have NAT Type 2 with some of the ports open either due to Upnp and still be a Nat Type 2 - Strict, whereas someone with their Routers Firewall turned off via DMZ or with port forwarding has a Nat Type 2 - Open. Nat 2 strict means that you will have problems connecting to other players, and voice chat. The SEN/PSN network test doesn't tell you what type of NAT Type you would have.... you would need to go into a game like COD or such and see what nat type you get. DMZ is not a made up word, it has been around for almost a decade now for when it describes a router without a firewall. This is all covered in greater detail in the FAQ link I posted to the SEN/PSN post about the whole internet as it relates to the ps3, give it a read and see if it answers your question.
Wakko03 Better Hide R Die 134	Posted - 2012.11.19 01:09:00 - [3] - Quote GM Unicorn wrote: Option #2 From a post of Sees-Too-Much, how to set up a DMZ in your router. 1. Logging into your router 1.1 Enter router IP into your web browser. 1.1.1 Router IP varies with the router. Mine is 192.168.1.1, but others will be 192.168.1.0 or 192.168.0.1. If you aren't sure simply google the make/model of your router and you should find a a manual that knows it. 1.1.2 Your router will request a password. By default this is usually "admin"/"admin", ""/"admin", or "admin"/"". You can google your make/model to find out what the default is. 1.1.2.1 If you changed it and don't remember what it is your router will have a reset button which, when pushed, will reset all settings, including login/pass, to factory defaults. 1.2 Find your DHCP settings 1.2.1 For my router this is on the initial page (basic setup). 1.3 It will have a range or starting point for IP addresses. Mine is a starting point of 192.168.1.100. Take note of this value and make sure whatever this range is does not include all possible addresses. By having a starting point of 100 My DHCP range is 100-255, for example. Set your range so that at least one value other than the router's IP cannot be assigned by DHCP. 2. Setting up a static IP for your PS3 2.1 In your PS3 main menu find settings->network settings->internet connection settings 2.1.1 Custom setting method 2.1.2 Continue as appropriate until you get to IP Address Settings 2.1.2.1 Select Manual 2.1.2.2 Set the IP address to something outside of the DHCP range you set in 1.3. 2.1.2.3 Set the default router to the router IP address. This is the same thing you put in your web browser in 1.1. 2.1.2.4 Set the Primary DNS to the router IP address. 2.1.3 Handle MTU and Proxy server settings however you normally would. 2.1.4 Set UPnP to disabled 2.1.5 Save and test connection. 3. Changing router settings 3.1 Disable UPnP in your router 3.1.1 For me this is under the "administration" tab. 3.2 Set DMZ to the IP you selected in 2.1.2.2 3.2.1 DMZ will be found under "port forwarding" or "applications". Something like that. My router calls it "Applications & Gaming". YOU are going to have to give more information for this other than you got it from Sees-too-Much's post. 1 (in general). Is a complex way of going about this, and is a little dated but will work for most of it, however if you set the number of users to how many devices you have connected to the internet via wired or wireless, you reduce the risk of your neighbors stealing your connection.... also most routers I have come across in the last 2 years have something called DHCP Reservation. 2. Is fine until you mention disable UPnP, yeah... this is the part I have a problem with....can you eleborate why you possibly want to disable UPnP? Did NAT translation suddenly disappear...we still have to go thru the PSN/SEN portal...which if you try it without UPnP available it runs like a laggy mess. 3. Again, most routers built in the last 2 years have a feature that allows a user to set the device to the DMZ by the MAC Address, much safer than by the IP address.