
- #Ps3 media server lag pc wired ps3 wireless update#
- #Ps3 media server lag pc wired ps3 wireless ps3#
Wireless isn't an option here folks, because the problem lies within the hardware of the actual wireless card in the PS3.
#Ps3 media server lag pc wired ps3 wireless ps3#
You can also do great things like use Nullriver's MediaLink to stream everything from your Mac to your PS3 (through the gigabit wired connection) and you can witness the power and versatility of the PS3 as a top notch media streamer that works wonders on every type of media you throw at it. an enormous, substantial increase in download speed (10-20X). Switch to wired settings (specifically a GIGABIT network, which astonishingly, PS3 supports) and make sure to set your ethernet settings to TBASE-1000 Dual. No matter what your router, what your settings, the PS3 is simply a dog when it uses it's wireless connection. The simple answer as to why the PS3 ***** in it's download speed is a weird bottleneck with it's crappy wireless card combined with the system's very low level of typical computer RAM. but I just can't bare to see gamers in pain.
#Ps3 media server lag pc wired ps3 wireless update#
When I run the "Connection Test" on the PS3, everything goes through (except UPnP, which the AirPorts don't support), but my update and demo downloads are just terribly slow, even while other machines on my network (my MacBook Pro, Xbox 360, etc.) are able to rapidly download much larger files.Īny ideas or thoughts would be great - I'm getting pretty frustrated!Īh. The whole setup is about 10 feet away from the PS3 (through a thin wall), and the PS3 reports a ~85% connection strength, so I don't think that's the issue. My network is pretty normal - I've got my cable modem in my office, connected to a Hawking Broadband Booster (a nifty packet-prioritizing device that keeps my throughput almost lag-free) which runs into the AirPort Extreme. In fact, before I was able to really do anything with the PS3, it required me to download a major system update, which took 2.5 hours! Yikes! I'm on an 8-megabit Comcast cable line, so my broadband speed is pretty good, though you wouldn't know it to see the PS3 downloading an update! I'm currently installing the "Life With PlayStation" update (I want to play with which is only 125 megs, and yet (at this rate) it's going to take 30-45 minutes just to download.

However, no matter how much tinkering I seem to do, everything to do with the wireless connection and the PS3 is just astonishingly slow.

To make a long story (somewhat) short, I've properly configured my AirPort Extreme 802.11n base station to assign a specific IP address to the PS3, and I've forwarded the correct TCP and UDP ports to the PS3 (going by the info found here: The system arrived today, and I couldn't wait to get home and start playing with it! So, I took the plunge on Black Friday and managed to get myself a great deal on a PlayStation 3 via a promotion held by Amazon.
