PS3 can't connect to PC - HELP!

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I wonder if someone can PLEASE help me before I loose my mind.

I have a PS3 running on my wireless at home which connects to the internet fine, I can play online, do updates etc, no problem.

I have a PC running windows 7 professional which I want to run as a media center so I can stream music, videos etc from my PS3.

The issue is that the PS3 only detects my PC sometimes, but almost every time it doesn't show up and when I try search for media servers it comes back saying "no media servers found"

I have even downloaded Tversity and installed that which seemed to work once and now its not working.

I have turned my firewall off, still nothing. I am not sure what more to do. Do I need to add the IP in my router maybe?

Please any help would be much appreciated.

Grim
 
In Tversity, try disconnect/stopping the service. Check that the PS3 is connected to the router/internet, then try re-connect by clicking the Tversity power plug icon. Do not just restart the Tversity service.
In the status section it should show found new device, ps3……


This worked for me
PS, I do not find any servers when searching in the PS3, not even when my Tversity is running
 
Slayeruser said:
In Tversity, try disconnect/stopping the service. Check that the PS3 is connected to the router/internet, then try re-connect by clicking the Tversity power plug icon. Do not just restart the Tversity service.
In the status section it should show found new device, ps3……


This worked for me
PS, I do not find any servers when searching in the PS3, not even when my Tversity is running
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Thanks Slayer, I will try this.

That is strange that you don't find any. Mine is intermittent, one minute my PC shows up, but 99% it doesn't.
 
Awesome thanks for the linky, will definitely give this a go later.
 
Ps3MediaServer definiately a Winner.
Otherwise try Vuze (old azurues client)

Alternatively make sure that you have port forwarding enabled for uPnP on your router.
 
Bizkit87 said:
this one

I've had endless troubles with TVersity, and ps3media server just worked immediately.
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My experience is the other way round, and the Tversity played most my files without any stuttering, which PS3media could not (using the same codec packs).
But Grim, maybe try both, and see which one works best for your setup
There is also a way to use win7 and you win media player, but that looked like a long and complicated process so I passed :(

Just so that you know there are other options as well, if you do not mind doing some research
 
I had hick-ups with win7 and my PS3, just had to change the settings in the steaming menu, seems to have "un-ticked" itself

I just had to re-tick "Turn on media streaming" and "Allow remote control of my player" in the "Stream" drop down menu in MP12

Now it works all the time, can even stream HD to it over wireless with no problems

And firewall is turned off on the win7 pc...
 
Don't know if anyone else experienced this before, but when I first ran Media Center on the pc it asked something about sharing as well, and I enabled it. - Big mistake, I had to rebuild the pc... Only use Media Player to stream, and do not share/stream through Media Center....
 
Elvis007 said:
Don't know if anyone else experienced this before, but when I first ran Media Center on the pc it asked something about sharing as well, and I enabled it. - Big mistake, I had to rebuild the pc... Only use Media Player to stream, and do not share/stream through Media Center....
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lol? Never had to "rebuild" my PC after enabling that, which I did many times in the past few years.
 
HerZeLeiD said:
lol? Never had to "rebuild" my PC after enabling that, which I did many times in the past few years.
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Suppose it will not happen to everyone, but enabling the sharing in Media Center on Win 7 pc can cause the WMPNSS service to hog all your memory. You can stop the service, but then the ps3 cannot access the shared media, only solution so far is a rebuild... no fix from MS yet.... or, stop the sevice and use another streaming prog...
 
A bit belated, but a big thanks to everyone who recommended ps3mediaserver.

This app is the business! Works first time every time! I can now stream all my movies and music etc without a hitch.

I am amazed though that the PS3 software can't get this right.
 
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