Where oh where can we all begin.
As far as security goes I would recommend WPA instead of WEP, while neither of them two is totally bulletproof "if there is a will there is a way" WPA is by far the more secure choice and the one chosen by more professionals for their wireless security.
As far as your router goes you have a couple of options, you can enable DHCP in the router which will allow a device that connects to it to be assigned an IP address by the router itself instead of you creating a static IP addy that your device will always use. Either way is fine, but by not using DHCP you are just getting a little more in depth with the settings and you will be setting up everything manually within the PS3 to allow it to connect. Also assigning a static IP address should also allow you to somewhere in your router settings assign what is called a DMZ host, which basically means that the router will allow all traffic to that machine and none of the ports will be blocked which really is your best bet to make sure that all the functions of your game work. I have my PS3 set as DMZ and have never had problems like some have as far as mic not working in a certain game, or a game timing out etc etc.
I am far from the network guru around here so I am not familiar with a 2-Wire router at all so I cannot tell you where to look for the settings you need in there, however as I have my PS3 set up wirelessly if someone is willing to help you with the router issue, I would be more than happy to lend my knowledge on the PS3 side of the issue.
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Last edited by MontanaXVI; 05-16-2008 at 01:08 PM..
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