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PSP Online requirements
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| When I get the PSP I will need a wireless access point. I don't want to make
my home network wireless. I currently have a hub for the PC and PS2. What do
I need to get the PSP online the day I get it? Something wireless that
hopefully just plugs into my hub.
Thanks!!
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| Just replace your hub with a 49 dollar wireless router, which will have 4
hub ports on it anyway.
Skye
"Lizzy" <lizzy@cdb.zzz> wrote in message
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> When I get the PSP I will need a wireless access point. I don't want to
make
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> my home network wireless. I currently have a hub for the PC and PS2. What
do
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> I need to get the PSP online the day I get it? Something wireless that
> hopefully just plugs into my hub.
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> Thanks!!
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| Doug Jacobs 2005-02-17, 9:40 pm |
| Skye <carolinaconvicts2@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Just replace your hub with a 49 dollar wireless router, which will have 4
> hub ports on it anyway.
That's one solution.
You can also get a WAP, which plugs into your router and acts literally as
a bridge for your wireless devices to your ethernet network and the
internet. Be sure to configure your WAP to use at least some security,
lest your network become available to your neighbors...
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"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
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> Skye <carolinaconvicts2@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> That's one solution.
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> You can also get a WAP, which plugs into your router and acts literally as
> a bridge for your wireless devices to your ethernet network and the
> internet. Be sure to configure your WAP to use at least some security,
> lest your network become available to your neighbors...
Thanks for the replys. The wireless router is out. Just want 1 device for
wireless. WAP is not a standard and not sure if it will work. Anyone elsoe
with a suggestion? Also do you have a link for a WAP device.
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| Doug Jacobs 2005-02-18, 3:41 am |
| Lizzy <lizzy@cdb.zzz> wrote:
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> Thanks for the replys. The wireless router is out. Just want 1 device for
> wireless. WAP is not a standard and not sure if it will work. Anyone elsoe
> with a suggestion? Also do you have a link for a WAP device.
WAP is Wireless Access Point. I think you're thinking of WEP - which is an
encryption standard that isn't found on all wireless gear. So long as the
thing you get supports 802.11b and 802.11g (what does PSP support again?)
you should be fine. You could also get a bridge, which is similiar to a
WAP, but is intended for linking 2 different networks together, as opposed
to simply "extending" an existing network to wireless devices. For some
reason, wireless bridges are VERY expensive - even more expensive than
wireless routers that include 4-5 port switches in them. WAPs tend to be
cheaper than wireless routers and will allow more than 1 device to connect
to them. You may not have other wireless devices now, but if you get a
laptop, it's almost guaranteed to have a wireless card built into it...
Besides, there are a lot of security measures you can do to restrict who
uses your WAP.
Obviously, using WEP (if it's supported) is a good idea to keep your
neighbors from being able to indiscriminantly log onto your network, but
other tips include:
* Change the WAP's admin password - do not use the default one (everyone has
the same default!) This is probably the most important thing you can, since
crackers could access your WAP, and alter its settings without your
knowledge, allowing their machines onto your network, or even locking you
and your machines out of the WAP altogether.
* Change the network name - again, do not use the default that everyone
else uses.
* Do not broadcast/announce your network name. By default, WAPs will
announce their presence - which is fine if you're in a coffee shop, but at
home...
* Use WEP, if possible. Will allow encrypted connections. Makes it
harder for folks to sniff your connection for things like login/passwords,
etc.
* Only allow known devices on your network. Most WAPs let you list your
devices by MAC address. If a device isn't on the list, it can't get on
your network.
* Keep your WAP's software updated - check for firmware updates on the
manufacturer's webpage regularly (you should do this for your existing
router as well.)
Any one of these will make your network more secure, but understand that
no wireless network is 100% secure, even if you use every single security
feature possible. However, the harder you make it for crackers to get in,
the more likely they'll be to just look for an easier target. Yes, this
means that living next to a clueless neighbor who runs a poorly secured
network can actually be a "benefit" to you as it'll provide a distraction
;)
As for which WAP to buy...I don't know. Both Linksys and Netgear are the
two leaders for home WiFi stuff. Again, so long as it supports 802.11b and
802.11g, you're probably OK. 802.11a is nice, but unless you've got a device
that supports it, stick to the cheaper models. Sames goes for that weird
802.11gx2 "standard".
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"Lizzy" <lizzy@cdb.zzz> wrote in message
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> "Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the replys. The wireless router is out. Just want 1 device for
> wireless. WAP is not a standard and not sure if it will work. Anyone elsoe
> with a suggestion? Also do you have a link for a WAP device.
The wireless router is just one device. Like I said, it includes hub/switch
ports so you can still just plug your PS2 and PCs directly into it and use
it to pass the PSP wireless communication through. You won't get a simpler
setup. I'm starting to get the feeling that you don't know much about
networking. Go to linksys.com and check out their gaming tutorials.
Skye
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"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
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> Lizzy <lizzy@cdb.zzz> wrote:
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> WAP is Wireless Access Point. I think you're thinking of WEP - which is
an
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> encryption standard that isn't found on all wireless gear. So long as the
> thing you get supports 802.11b and 802.11g (what does PSP support again?)
> you should be fine.
You should most definitely use WEP, which the PSP supports. I connect just
fine to the Japanese update servers with wep configured on my router(and
obviously on the PSP). The PSP used 802.11b, btw.
Skye
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| Brenden D. Chase 2005-02-18, 5:42 pm |
| "WAPs tend to be
cheaper than wireless routers and will allow more than 1 device to
connect
to them"
Wireless Routers are more expensive because they "route".
And they also allow more than 1 device to connect to them. By the
sounds of things, you have a hub, and are probably paying for extra
IP's through your ISP. Not unless you have a router and just dont know
it. If the former is the case i would suggest investing in the wireless
router (either linksys or dlink brand) and telling your ISP to drop
those extra IP's. When i originally got my Cable broadband installed i
was tricked into paying an extra 7/month for an extra IP... but i soon
wised up...  I hope this helps.. PS... if you wanted to go online
with the PSP in your current set up, it would probably require another
IP from the ISP... but with a router you just connect and go.
less money out of your pocket the better.
--Brenden
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| Blig Merk 2005-02-18, 5:42 pm |
| Brenden D. Chase wrote:
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> "WAPs tend to be
> cheaper than wireless routers and will allow more than 1 device to
> connect
> to them"
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> Wireless Routers are more expensive because they "route".
I just got a 4-port 802.11g wireless router for $19.99. OK, it was
$69.99 with a $50 rebate from Circuit City. But, it was one of the
better ones and 802.11a ones have dropped a lot in price. There was an
802.11a for $29 without any rebate. It really is the way to go, since
you can roam around your house with your PSP and be connected not only
online but to a central content "feeding" PC, and at these prices, it
is a no-brainer.
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| Doug Jacobs 2005-02-18, 9:40 pm |
| Blig Merk <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I just got a 4-port 802.11g wireless router for $19.99. OK, it was
> $69.99 with a $50 rebate from Circuit City. But, it was one of the
> better ones and 802.11a ones have dropped a lot in price. There was an
> 802.11a for $29 without any rebate. It really is the way to go, since
> you can roam around your house with your PSP and be connected not only
> online but to a central content "feeding" PC, and at these prices, it
> is a no-brainer.
I was going to get a router, but my current router has builtin print server
and the wireless equivelant wasn't on sale ($70 vs. $35) so I went with a
WAP instead. I did toy with the idea of getting a second router, and
having two separate networks inside the house, but figured it'd just be
more hassle than it was worth.
But yeah, wireless stuff has gotten VERY cheap. It's practically the
no-brainer choice for home networking now. Ethernet for the desktops,
wireless for everything else.
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