How can I get to the Internet from my Sony PSP?
I have bought a sony psp and I would like to get internet on it. I have a windows xp and my internet connection is a bt broadband basic, it runs at 2.2 Mbps. my sony psp has a system 2.00.is there any way to put inernet on it.
Dave's Answer:
You have a pretty common configuration and there's good and bad news. The good news is that yes, you can definitely get your Sony PSP onto the Internet with the setup you have. The bad news is that I'm not exactly right when I say "with the setup you have" because you're going to need to buy what's called a wireless router to connect.
Basically, the setup you have works like this:
highspeed Internet connection from service provider (BT in your case)
connects to
highspeed modem
connects via Ethernet cable to
your computer
What you need to do is add the new device between the modem and your computer, so that the Ethernet is unplugged from your PC and plugged into the new wifi device, which then has its own additional Ethernet plug that lets you hook directly to your PC. So now, instead of one device between your computer and "the street" (if you will), you'll have two.
There are cheap solutions like a Netgear Wireless 4-Port Router for $35 at Amazon.com, but I instead suggest that you spend a bit more and get a wireless unit that supports both the old 802.11b and newer (faster!) 802.11g protocols. Here's what I use: Linksys Wireless-G Router for about $60.
While you can configure the wireless network with a password, since the Sony PSP claims to support the various secure wireless protocols, my experience is that it never connects properly. Instead, I suggest you leave it password-free, though it's not particularly secure. If you have good neighbors, you're probably safe...
Anyway, the details of configuring the wireless router are specific on the model you buy, so I can't help with that part of the question, but I hope this will let you get going in the right direction.
Good luck!
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Reader Comments To Date: 295
Hi there! I have had my psp for about 5 months and i have been trying to get on the internet, like google and stuff i have to other sites and read what they have to say but when i try to connect it says error with DNS!!! please help! i dont what to do next! Please email me back soon! CHEERS!!!
Hi mate, i've been resently trying to get on the internet on my psp but i test my connection and it says that my internet connection is succeeded, so i try to go on the internet and it says "communication with the server failed. A DNA error has occurred. (80410414) Please help me!!! "ASAP"
my psp wont even work even if i have a 100% "NONE" security linksys conection everythings up to date nd it was working but it just stoped all of a sudden nd ive tryd everything to get it back working but it wont work! Psp is cool in every way....but it SUCKS for internet browsing!!!!
Dave you haven't responded why not?
Hi Andres! Generally I don't respond to individual comments because I find that more often than not, the question asked has already been answered either in my original posting or in one of the subsequent comments. In some cases that's not true and I'll then turn a specific question added as a comment to a completely new blog entry. You can find those by using this URL:
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Everytime I try to connect to the internet using my psp an error occurs. I stops woking when it tries to obtain the IP adress (A connection error has occured. The attempt to obtain the IP adress timed out).What should I do?
i have a silver psp and i still cant get on line plz help!@!#!@#!!$!@!$@#°╟~ÄÉ
hey my name is ryan and i have a question to ask how can i hook up my internet to my psp
hi i am zen from nepal.i am having problem with my psp to use internet.it always says there is no acess point found.
hi i got a psp and every connectshon i get will not load the only on i get is eircom6514 4460 with wep but no mater how much i try i can not go on to the internet
i have had my psp for about one year now and when i first got it the internet worked,but then a day later it said dns sever connect failed and has said that every time since PLEASE Help ME!
My PSP dosnt let me go on WWW or RSS channel can u help Dave Taylor
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hey umm like i have a router and every thing, but i went to net work settings and tested connection, every was ok then i went to get on the interntet and it said a dns error has occured and i put the code in and it still doesnt work why??
i have a connection on my psp i could access it easily before but now wen i try to go onto the inter it just says exchangin key information then connecting and exchangin information again, it just goes in a loop and at the end it says " A connection error has occured. The key information exchange times out" please tell me what to do
i have a 3.11 psp an still cant get the internet how would i do it
I don't know how to get the SSID thing or a connection on my PSP it doesn't work.
ECERY TIME I GO TO THE INTERNET IT ALWAYS SAY A CONNECTION ERROR HAS OCCURED.THE ACCESS POINT WAS NOT DETECTED
dear Dave,
is it possible to get internet from my without using a wireless router?
I only have a broad band. PLEASE HELP I CANT GET INTERNET!!!
i cant get on the interenet with my psp as it always say's "a DNS error has occured" so how do you find the dns number?
can you help with psp i did all the step for internet but wont work always say error timeout im have a robotics router
Where is the AOSS button located on the PSP
hi, i m from Bangladesh.i really need ur help.
i have a router and everything but it's always saying :communication with server failed. a Dns ERROR has occured.
(80410418).
I have been trying to connect to the internet on my psp and i follow the steps and it always come up with:
A connection error has occured.
A connection toi the access point could not be established.
Check the security setting for the network and try again. I don't no the version. MODEL ;PSP-1004,DATE CODE:5D.system software : 3.71 M33-2, MAC Address: 00:02:C7:AC:9F:3D
please help & show me the easiest steps
how do you put internet to a psp without any connections or expensive merchandises
i have the white psp and i tried to connect to the internet with netgear and it keep saying "key information has timed out" What does that mean? Please help
Well i am a girl. I know nothing about computers or games. I have a ds and thats easy to work but i wana get a psp but it seems to tecnical. Im a skatergirl not a nerd. So if someone could tell me what in the world to do with it ill get one i have only 130 in store credits to gamestop so my chocie of where i get one are limitied. Bye all.
well can you just tellm me why it says comunicantion with the server failed a dns erroer has occerd becuse my frient connect on his psp with my wirless network and it work and that just pisses me of.
i followed your step and it saying{comunitcation with server failed. ADNS error has occured][804104014
PLEASE HELP i have bt broadband with the bt home hub and it has security do i have to buy a new one to go on the internet on my psp
help!!!! plzzz i need internet on my psp and i have no idea wat to do will u help me step by step.......and also when u get internet on the psp do i still have internet on my pc???? ........and this last question; if i ever do get internet on my psp by your help can i go to like different towns and places with internet stil???? plzz help me !!!
plzzzz !!! help my url on myspace is www.myspace.com/haydencaperton i will add u if u can help me get internet on my psp !!! please help and all i have is a usb cable and everythingelse i dont no wat it is ;'; can u plzz help me step by step on it plzzz!! and when i add u i got some more questions.....plzzz contact me!!on myspace !!!
i cannot connect to the internet because it says a connection to the access point could not be established
it says comunicatin with the server to me azwell
i have a question: can you go online with a usb cord for a psp ?
Kenneth, as far as I am aware, no, thre's no way to utilize your USB cord to get online with a Sony PSP. It'd be cool if there was, though!
this to taj, the main reason that would happen is if your connection level is below 55% thats to low a connection to support a connection
i cant get on the internet please email asap
i'm getting a PSP for christmas, but what do you need to get the internet on your PSP a connection to the computer i don't know so please please tell me how to get the internet on the PSP?
I HAVE A PSP AND I TRIED CONECTING IT TO INTERNET IT IS SAYING'THE ACSESS POINT WAS NOT DETECTED' PLZ PLZ PLZ HELP MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! ASAP
umm.. i just got a 2.0 mb memory card and im having trouble puting song and the internet on it
Who would I ask to get the internet code off of for my psp
I have a PSP and the battery ran so low that I had to reset the date and time when I charged it up. But the problem is the password to get to the internet, it does not work now. Is there a default password to get in or a way to reset it?
omg plz help me ok i got my psp and i want to get internet so i did what i thought was right i made a new conection with my wireless internet typed our password and tryed the conection and it saysobtaining ip adress and then it says a conection error has occured
the attempt to obtain ip adress has timed out what do i do??
how do i get internet if my time on my ip adress is out on my psp
P.S im only 11
i have a bt home hub but when i find the access point it always say your attempt to obtain the ip address has timed out. How do i fix dis?????
after doing all of that i tried to get on the internet but a message came up saying communication with the server failed.A dns error has occurred. What do i do?
hi erm can't i just get my psp online with the cable that comes with the psp?
HOW DO I GET ENTERNET
Posted by: DENNIS at December 22, 2008 2:37 PM
Dennis, really. He tells you everything to know, and even posts a link that goes into FURTHER detail. Well, anyway I just wanted to say great job as usual Dave. I just bought a PSP for 50 bucks brand new, and I was like... "zomg wtf how i du ths", all noobish and stuff. After reading your posts, I felt I could be a PSP professor! Great details, easy-to-follow instructions, and fun to read!
10/10
hi sir i have psp slim 3000 i want to connect to internet how can i do? if my internet coonection a broadband
I just got a used psp for x-mas and I don't have a psp usb cable, but I have a usb cable that fits can I put music on it? Also how can I get Internet on PSP if possible?
hay dave i am trying to get my psp on the intrnet explor but i dont now wach i con to click on PLEES HELP ME PLEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you want internet on your psp you can just go to were you go on internet make sure if you have the right psp were it has a little wlan switch make sure you turn that off and if yu type in yahoo.com it will say connection error and then you go back by pressing o it will say that it will say new connection if you have a router in yur house then your ok then this is were you turn on your wlan switch located at the top of your psp once you turn it on click x on new connection you will then see options scan, enter manually, automatic, use wireless hotspot wat you are going to do is press x on scan it will pick up your router signal if you live in a neighbor hood then you might pick up more signals they will say the signal strength pick the one with the highest signal strength make sure the security is none you will have less problems now you press x on that one it will say ssid just puch your right arrow on that one next it will say wlan security setting just click x on none then press x on custom click on automatic dns setting automatic proxy server do not use that then it will say internet browser click start then it will say connection name just push your right arrow on that one then it will say setting list just use your arrows to scroll down then scroll baack up ok then press x on that one then it will say press x button to save settings press x ok now it will put yu back to the begging click on watever it says your routers name is the name may be different but its ok once you have clicked that you will now have internet and you press triangle to bring up the address bar
how can i connect a sony psp internet
i cant connect to the internet on my psp. i have a bt home hub i save the info nd test connection but is keeps saying connection timmed out plz tell me wat to do.
My psp has 100% connection but when i test it says, the ip address timed out how do i fix this?
Could you please give me step by step a quick installation guide to connect on internet. I am using D-Link Wireless Router DI-524
My PSP is saying there a DNS connetection problem in I have a linsky wireless router what should i do!!
been online gaming for a couple of months via my
netgear.started to say no access point.tried re-regestering etc cant make work?
I recently got a wireless router and i have tryed connecting my psp to it, i set up the connection, and when i test the connection it connection is found, but when it tries to find the IP address it always says it times out, so i tryed it multipul time but it still dosent work. can you help me please
hi dave. i have a sony psp and im havnig trouble connecting to the internet. i go through the infrastructure setup and everything is fine. i have a wireless connection and everything but when i go and test the connection it shows everything is connected except for the internet. what should i do??
@Boe
Well, for one thing, do you have a firewall up? If so, configure it to let your PSP's MAC address through. This is the main problem for PSP users connection to the net. There should be some tuts on this site that could help you with that. Here's some more troubleshooting tips:
1. Do you have a modem behind your wirless router? You'll either open up some ports in your modem to let the internet through or make sure all the setings are correct on your router's setup screen (for Belkins, type 192.168.2.1 intop your address bar).
2. Did you give the PSP your WEP key if you set up security for your router? Or is there a default WEP key you need to copy? Go to the setup screen.
3. Is your WLAN switch on? Lol, noob question I know.
4. Did you set up the router correctly? Make 100% SURE ABSOLUTLY TEN BILLION TIMES OVER that you formatted it correctly.
That's all the wisdum that I have.
Hope this helps,
Shadz.
i have wireless internet and i can´t connect to it,i got the connection once and i could´nt get the connection anymore
help
i bought a sony psp3000 slim and it will not scan any nearby interent connections. there is no wep key or ssid showing up. also when enterning an address maunally or trying to connect to a wireless hotspot does not help either. any suggestions?
yeah, i was wandering why everytime i try to get on the internet on my psp 3000 it always says my ip adress connection has timed out plEEEEEAAAAASSSSE help me out dude =(
it is easy even if you have security look on the router for "WEP" it will say the 10 digit code use it to access the internet...
i have psp im in india with psp 3000 so i wnt to go to internet how can it be possible .... and i have tried but it says erron the ip add is incorrect pls can u solve this pls send email to me with the ans
I keep getting a message that the session has timed out for the IP address, once I click connect on the PSP. I have a wireless connection in my home. Could you tell me what the cause of this could be and how to fix it?
i have sony psp.i want to use internet on it.so,how i will get internet connection?i live in dhaka,bangladesh
i have a problem when i try to connect my psp to the internet it says error wlan switch is not turned on and i did turn it on
how do i get enternet on my psp
Hello Dave, I was wondering if you could tell me how I can access my neighbors wpa-psk (tkip) internet security key through my ps3? The latest version I have on the ps3 is version 3.01 and it is the new 120gb slim system..hope you can help me. send your answer back to my address as followed if you will. Thank You for your consideration.
My AT&T modem comes with a built in router. I still get the access point error. Why is that? Is an outside router still required? Please answer before I purchase from craigslist-no return policy. Thank you.
i have a problem. when i click on the internet the screen turns blue and says that the setting information is corrupted.what do i do to get it to work?
how can i connect internet on my psp
ok i will get a psp soon and i have a router that produces a wifi field is that good enough or do i need a nintindo wifi usb thingy?
how can i connect my psp to our wifi ? whenever i set it up it always say an internal error occur :(
i need help? can you help me by telling me how to connect the internet on my bro's psp and mine please send the intruction to this email address bryanahmiller@yahoo.com
THANK YOU
i have a psp slim/3000 and i don't know the ssid can yuo help me? post @samuelwarcool@live.com
what the i dont know how to get internet on my psp can someone help me,and another question do i need a memory stick to put internet on my psp
hi ummm.....how can i get connection for psp /.....by just downloading from the internet.....
pls ....answer
hello guy please i just brought a new psp and in need internet on it please i need your help
Hi. iam jazzzki jaknik i bought a psp. And i want to put internet on psp. I tried everyday but i cant. So please tell me who knows my e-mail is likhajaknik@live.in and iam from india(arunachal pradesh)
hi dave, i cant acess internet in my psp,it says [a connection error has occured. a connection to the accespoint could not be established. check security settings for the network and try again]plz help me in problem
I live in nigeria but i don't know where to buy a psp go in port harcourt please reply me
I need a psp slim 3000 internet configuration settings.
Pls help me get clearer hw cn i get d internet service on my psp witout the...... Pls!
HOW I CAN GET INTERNET ON MY PSP WITHOUT ANY CABLE CONNECTION,USB OR ETC I WANT TO USE INTERNET ON MY PSP ANYWHERE ANYTIME
i have one but it wont work it is 2wire374-0
my psp is is giving me a trouble. when iconnect to internet it is showing me that an internal error has occurred (80410AOB) what should i do now?
Hey friends i bought a psp today but i don't know how to put internet so please tell me who knows about it.and my e mail is taitaya@17yahoo.com
hey dave i dont know how to make work my psp internet . pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell it is request
How do you setup your router so the internet on your psp works? I need help? Please anyone help me...Thanks :)
Oooman...
why u need net con. in a psp...?!!!
just download a psp game in ur phone or pc & Move to ur psp...!
simple...
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my psp has a connection has occurred and also access point timed out what do i do
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Hi there! I have had my psp for about 5 months and i have been trying to get on the internet, like google and stuff i have to other sites and read what they have to say but when i try to connect it says error with DNS!!! please help! i dont what to do next! Please email me back soon! CHEERS!!!