hacking ps3 to see adhoc networks

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I know the ps3 is designed to see access points which is infrastructure mode.I read somewhere on a linux thread that companies like sony.....etc injects code so that the wifi part of a device can only see AP's.

I would like my ps3 to see a adhoc connection.How can this be done
If its a hardware issue ,what then.
Has it got to do with the mac address..if so i can change mine.

Let me know your thoughts on this as i am sick of my failing connection.
 
dablakmark8 said:
I know the ps3 is designed to see access points which is infrastructure mode.I read somewhere on a linux thread that companies like sony.....etc injects code so that the wifi part of a device can only see AP's.

I would like my ps3 to see a adhoc connection.How can this be done
If its a hardware issue ,what then.
Has it got to do with the mac address..if so i can change mine.

Let me know your thoughts on this as i am sick of my failing connection.
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I don't follow? adhoc networks are even more flakey than APs, so why do you think those will help?
 
HavocXphere said:
I don't follow? adhoc networks are even more flakey than APs, so why do you think those will help?
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My wifi module on my laptop dont support softap.My ps3 refuses to see ap's,i think its a firmware fault.Sometimes i get on the internet and sometimes not.I think the adhoc connection will be better and cheaper.I hate the lan connection.

All i want to do is have wireless and cancel all the clutter.

Where do i buy those wifi dongles that has a ap.Anything more than R400 is a no go:D
 
Right so I'm assuming you've got a ADSL router and that sometimes the PS connects & sometimes not. Chances are that the PS is fine (lots of people have one & it works with all kinds of tech), so chances are the AP device your using is the problem.

I'd suggest troubleshooting the current setup first: Set the AP to b/g mode, set a fixed channel (1, 6 or 12) and (temporarily) drop the encryption to WEP. If you can move the two closer to each other.

I guess you could buy a device to fix the problem, but its gonna be hit & miss since you don't really know what the problem is yet. Just pick a wireless dongle & google whether its supported by Win7 softap.
http://www.prophecy.co.za/bwirelessb-bwifi-adaptersb-c-169_171_1111.html

I think other softap software supports more gear. Forgot the name of it though.

adhoc...battled with that crap a while ago. Total waste of time back then (WinXP days)...maybe it changed since then. Dunno.
 
K, so I've just woken up but here's a solution that works with phones :p Try a program called Connectify, it creates an AP that Android and iOS were able to see (as they could not see Ad-hoc networks) so there's a chance this might work with your PS3 as well?
 
S1ght said:
K, so I've just woken up but here's a solution that works with phones :p Try a program called Connectify, it creates an AP that Android and iOS were able to see (as they could not see Ad-hoc networks) so there's a chance this might work with your PS3 as well?
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*tearing hair out*thisprogram does not work with the ps3,you need a certain wifi chip model for softap.All iget is adhoc i messed with connectify for over a year now.
 
Just to make sure are you connecting to a adsl line or sharing the 3g on your laptop?
 
HOLY MAnIAC said:
Just to make sure are you connecting to a adsl line or sharing the 3g on your laptop?
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I cant share my 3g on my laptop,somehow the Ethernet cable works for 5 mins then no connection on ps3.I cleaned the port on the ps3 i even put a crossover cable in,still its like a timer.

I can make the connection work with wired connection but this is not what i want i want a wireless solution which used to work last i year but now its just gone to *****.
 
dum question! but did you do the recent update on the ps3?, I found that my ps3 has now better reception after the update
 
Mineer said:
dum question! but did you do the recent update on the ps3?, I found that my ps3 has now better reception after the update
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i have a 3.55cfw,never gonna update.
update:The wired connection is working again but the bloody wifi wont work.I dont have adsl,3g 8ta dongle and sharing it now with lan.
 
Mineer said:
dum question! but did you do the recent update on the ps3?, I found that my ps3 has now better reception after the update
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i have a 3.55cfw,never gonna update.
update:The wired connection is working again but the bloody wifi wont work.I dont have adsl,3g 8ta dongle and sharing it now with lan.
 
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