Connect Mac to PS3 via Ethernet?

[Mac.]

Hi, my PS3 and Mac are in my room, on the same desk, my wireless router is downstairs. The PS3 is getting a poor connection (40% signal) sometimes cutting out which makes it hard to download PS network stuff. My mac has a solid signal.

What I want to do is connect my PS3 directly to my Mac using an ethernet cable. I just want to know how to get the PS3 to connect to the Macs connection through the wire. Apparently the PS3 needs to recognise the mac as a router?

Can somebody help me out please? Thanks allot!

[dops7107]

Okay, I'm no expert, but this is what I would try.

Go to System Prefs -> Sharing. Depending on your version of OS X, you should be able to select Internet Sharing and then specify a port over which to share it. Select Ethernet and... hopefully that will do it! Connect up your PS3 and see what happens...

[Mac.]

Originally Posted by dops7107

Okay, I'm no expert, but this is what I would try.

Go to System Prefs -> Sharing. Depending on your version of OS X, you should be able to select Internet Sharing and then specify a port over which to share it. Select Ethernet and... hopefully that will do it! Connect up your PS3 and see what happens...

Thanks, ill give it a try!

[Mac.]

Not working

Anyone got another solution? Cheers

[dops7107]

Is there a setting in PS3 to tell it to look for internet over ethernet (rather than wireless)?

[davidkain]

Hey folks,

I'm having this exact same problem. Anyone else have any thoughts?

The PS3 does allow you to choose a "Wired" connection as opposed to wireless, as well as set IP, DNS, etc . . .

I'm not sure changing any of those settings will get the connection to work, but it's not connecting as-is

Thanks!

[NewMacbookPlz]

The way I've used my MacBook as a WiFi bridge in the past is as follows:

-Connect the two computers (in this case a PS3) via Ethernet.
-Go to your Network Sharing control panel
-Turn on Connection/Internet sharing over Ethernet
-Turn on Web Sharing as well as file sharing just to be safe.
-Reboot the computer that isn't the Mac.

That's worked every time for me...just specifiy on the PS3 end to use Ethernet as opposed to WiFi. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure...but it should.

I'm not at home with my MB at the moment, so I'll double check the terminology when I get home if you haven't already gotten it to work

UPDATE: I just got in, and I was almost right. You select to share your connection via the Sharing control panel, not networking. You'll click "internet sharing" and then choose to share via Ethernet.

[DoFoT9]

Originally Posted by NewMacbookPlz

The way I've used my MacBook as a WiFi bridge in the past is as follows:

-Connect the two computers (in this case a PS3) via Ethernet.
-Go to your Network Sharing control panel
-Turn on Connection/Internet sharing over Ethernet
-Turn on Web Sharing as well as file sharing just to be safe.
-Reboot the computer that isn't the Mac.

That's worked every time for me...just specifiy on the PS3 end to use Ethernet as opposed to WiFi. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure...but it should.

I'm not at home with my MB at the moment, so I'll double check the terminology when I get home if you haven't already gotten it to work

thats the general way to do it! i was going to say that.

slightly confused though, is your notebook connected via wireless? wouldnt it also have 40% signal strength (or so)? it isnt possible to connect your laptop to the router via ethernet, then the ps3 to the laptop via ethernet as we know - there is only one ethernet port!

anyway, goodluck with it - i hope you dont need to specify manually the IP information on the ps3.