AboutHelen Joan Casper Expertise Ever since I played "Pong" in the early 80's, I've been a video game aficionado. I can answer hardware & games questions about PSP (PlayStation Portable), all PlayStation (1,2,& 3), Wii, Wii Fit, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo (NES), Super Nintendo, Gameboy/Gameboy Advance, and antiquated systems (ColecoVision, Atari, Sega, etc). I can answer hardware questions about all systems (including PS1 - PS3, Wii, NES, SNES, PSP, DS, GBA, GB, Xbox and Xbox 360). I can also answer PC game questions, especially CounterStrike: Source, Vampire: Bloodlines, Half-Life 1&2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and all Sims & Sims 2 questions. I am ESPECIALLY knowledgeable in Square-Enix (formerly SquareSoft) games such as ALL the Final Fantasy games (I can even tell you really obscure things about these games). If I haven't played the game yet I will research it and help you find the answer, renting the game if necessary. I can even answer questions dealing with the consoles themselves (hardware questions).
I cannot answer questions about Action Replay. I cannot answer questions about football, basketball, or wrestling sports games. I also have very limited knowledge about Xbox & Xbox 360 games unless they are cross-platform. If it is an independent game that has not been widely published and/or a game only released in some countries, I may not be able to help with it either (sadly!)
Experience I am also an expert here in games/roleplaying games, weddings, childbirth, and doulas. My husband is a computer programmer and one of the forefront coders for CounterStrike: Source scripts & mods. He has his own forums for coders/scripters at Mattie.Info. I have been an expert here since 2000 (under the name of Helen Chipman) and also volunteer on numerous other game-related websites and forums.
Question QUESTION: Hi,
I have been doing some research on setting up my PS2 for internet use. I have a new slimline model with the built in ethernet. We also recently just got wireless high speed internet. One day I moved the router/modem (not really sure which one) from my computer which is hard wired to my PS2. That worked out, but the connection was kinda slow. I was wondering what I would need to buy (router/modem) to have a separate connection to my PS2, so I don't have to move it everytime. I have a low budget. :)
ANSWER: If you answer the following questions, I can help you further!
1. What kind of router do you have? Is it standard or wireless?
2. What hardware are you connecting to the PS2 to connect to the network.
Let me know so I can help you further.
Thanks!
Helen =)
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QUESTION: 1. My router was brought by comcast upon setup. It is a netgear CG814WG. I'm not really sure on what it is tho. It is hardwired to my main computer because we don't have a wireless card but they said it would send out a wireless signal to laptops. That made me believe it was a wireless router. However when we called comcast because our cable was out, they called it a modem.
2.I have the new PS2 so what i did was hook up the ethernet to the back and to the router and also plug the router in to cable and power. I currently do not have another router/modem for my PS2, and I don't know what to buy.
Answer Ah, the Netgear CG814WG is a combination cable modem and wireless router which does send out a wireless signal. However, there are different types of wireless signals. I recommend you get a USB Wireless-G adapter such as this: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayou...
This will plug right in to your PS2's USB slot and doesn't require a driver or set-up. If you don't go with that one, look for an external adapter that doesn't require drivers and works on any operating system.
These can be pricey, however.
As for why it is so slow, I have a feeling the ethernet card in the PS2 may be somewhat old and hence why it wasn't transmitting as fast.
Another option is to get a long length of cat5 cable and connect it to both your computer and your PS2 the "old fashioned" way. This, however, is only good if you don't mind running a cable through your house. It is, however, fairly inexpensive and a good fix until you can get a pricey wireless adapter.
Please let me know if I can help you further or with anything else.
