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Network Issues
every freaking time I turn on my ps3 it boots my laptop off of the internet. any ideas why.
both are being fed a wireless signal from my router.
both are being fed a wireless signal from my router.
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The most likely reason is that both the laptop and the PS3 are using the same IP address.
Easiest way to handle it is to make sure the router is acting as a DHCP server (assigning dynamic IP addresses) and the PS3 and the laptop are set as DHCP clients.
Basically, you don't want to have any static IP addresses.
Also, make sure no one else can get on your wireless network you'll want to change the default password on your router and enable encryption.
(there are other measures you can take too to make your wirelss network secure... like enable the wireless MAC filter and disable the SSID broadcast)
Easiest way to handle it is to make sure the router is acting as a DHCP server (assigning dynamic IP addresses) and the PS3 and the laptop are set as DHCP clients.
Basically, you don't want to have any static IP addresses.
Also, make sure no one else can get on your wireless network you'll want to change the default password on your router and enable encryption.
(there are other measures you can take too to make your wirelss network secure... like enable the wireless MAC filter and disable the SSID broadcast)
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Yeah, that'* super rare... like time to go get a lottery ticket rare. Did it happen with no-name network cards? The only time I've heard of that happening is with cheap-o network cards. Chances of that happening with a brand name NIC are near nil.
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