PS3 PS3 Wireless Improvement

[Combatxlemming]

Been looking at ways to have a faster wireless connection on the ps3 and was wondering if anyone has tried these kinda of devices on the ps3?
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Any advice is welcome it saves me having to run a 16meter ethernet wire or use the powerline plugs since my house doesn't really have the best of wiring.

 

[Cruslan1]

You cannot use external Wi-Fi extenders directly because platform issues. PS3 had unique operating system and PS3 only supports 802.11b and 802.11g standarts(too old and slow for present). In a nutshell: use cable for best experiment.

 

[bguerville]

The fact that the PS3 uses a "unique" OS (customised FreeBSD 4.4) is only a problem if you wish to use hardware that requires installing drivers HOWEVER you don't necessarily need drivers for everything.

I know nothing about the specific device mentioned in OP BUT I have used extended/repeated WiFi with my ps3 many times & I currently rely on Devolo LPC tech (LAN over the power sockets) for my home's networking needs, it has been working flawlessly for years & I am really happy with it. It all works fine because the extra hardware is invisible, the PS3 doesn't even know it is there.
Even though I have not tried one of them yet, I have to assume that a standalone box converting WiFi ac to ethernet in a bridge capacity would work just as well as LPC.

The ps3 wifi being limited to b/g standards, when you really need a faster connection, you must use the ethernet interface so if the router is far away, you only have a few options:

1. a long ethernet cable ;-|
2. LPC
3. WiFi n/ac to Ethernet Bridge


The WiFi to Ethernet Bridge can be a standalone box (hardware is always better) or something you DIY with an OS running on a laptop or a small board (raspberry pi style) that has both WiFi n/ac & ethernet interfaces.
If you have a PC/laptop or a PI handy with WiFi n or ac & an ethernet adapter, you could test drive the idea.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-and-manage-network-bridge-connection-windows-10
https://unix.stackexchange.com/ques...face-bridge-from-wifi-to-ethernet-with-debian

 

[psykosis]

Been looking at ways to have a faster wireless connection on the ps3 and was wondering if anyone has tried these kinda of devices on the ps3?
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Any advice is welcome it saves me having to run a 16meter ethernet wire or use the powerline plugs since my house doesn't really have the best of wiring.

This is kind of an odd way to go about it, but if you are adept at networking, you can get something like a ubiquiti picostation or similar and configure it to use your wifi, then bridge it to the network adapter on it, and connect that to your ps3. There are a few options of doing this, and I've done this in the past on computer and on the console. I used it because the range and the ability to pickup signals were pretty nice. And they weren't too expensive. I had the picostation m2 which did 2.4ghz, they make other models too, which vary in price, and probably are cheaper on ebay. They do require some networking skill to setup, and probably a laptop or desktop to configure before transferring to the ps3. It's at least an option....

Here's a pic of the picostation m2 for reference.

 

[psykosis]

And yes, it is kind of like using a chainsaw to cut the wings off a butterfly. It's "enterprise grade equipment".

 

[ElGris]

With a G standard you won't get the best speed, but also the PS3 doesn't need them. You're just fine going wireless but wired is always the best choice 'cause you won't have problems with packages during connection. If you want to improve your wireless connection, buy a good router with ac support (those will have enough hardware for what you need) like linksys wrt1900ac, asus rt-ac86u, netgear XR500 or X4s, etc. Good brands and good old routers that you can get on second hand.

For the PS3, put it a big ass antenna like it's showed on this video:

Don't use repeaters, I believe the connection won't be smooth by putting a "bridge" in between the router and the console.

 

[Combatxlemming]

A lot of good and over the top ideas but think for price of it 16meter cable it is saves me having to hack and cobble something together I do like the video ElGris posted might save that for a second console in the future

 

[stinger1011]

That's an interesting concept the LPC OVER AC. Currently my setup is a laptop for general family use mainly my daughter's shows(blue's clues and the like lol), with my ps3 being hooked to the tv, wifi connection on the laptop shared connection I've it's ethernet port with a 10 ft lan cable. So any device hooked to the laptop has toggleable internet connection and doubles as a debugging connection for my ps3.

 

[sandungas]

For the PS3, put it a big ass antenna like it's showed on this video:

This is one of the things i was considering to do to my PS3 (and some laptops too)

Btw, it can be made for cheap with an antenna recycled from a old router, and there is no really a need for the antenna to be located outside of the PS3 case. Because the plastic materials doesnt affects the wireless signals

If we place the antenna inside the PS3 case (lets say in the front border in horizontal) the resulting signal power is going to be pretty much the same than in the video
In other words... we can "hide" the antenna inside the PS3

 

[Combatxlemming]

This is one of the things i was considering to do to my PS3 (and some laptops too)

Btw, it can be made for cheap with an antenna recycled from a old router, and there is no really a need for the antenna to be located outside of the PS3 case. Because the plastic materials doesnt affects the wireless signals

If we place the antenna inside the PS3 case (lets say in the front border in horizontal) the resulting signal power is going to be pretty much the same than in the video
In other words... we can "hide" the antenna inside the PS3

Might be tempted to give it a try but my main problem is ftp speed when transfer to and from wireless its about 2mib/s (what filezila reads it in) where when I move it next to my pc just to test wired it is 21mib/s.

That speed increase a lone is kinda tempting considering im backing up most of my library to my pc as a just incase.

 

[ElGris]

This is one of the things i was considering to do to my PS3 (and some laptops too)

Btw, it can be made for cheap with an antenna recycled from a old router, and there is no really a need for the antenna to be located outside of the PS3 case. Because the plastic materials doesnt affects the wireless signals

If we place the antenna inside the PS3 case (lets say in the front border in horizontal) the resulting signal power is going to be pretty much the same than in the video
In other words... we can "hide" the antenna inside the PS3

Yeah, a big one could be fit in a fattie with some internal modifications, but remember that inside we have the PSU and the bd drive, those are generating noise or sucking signal and/or reducing the power of the signal, it would arrive a little bit dirty to the antenna, and in this case I'd prefer the cleanest signal possible at the tip of the antenna, in other words, outside the PS3. Take in mind that depending of the position, the signal could be coming from below or by the sides, having to pass throught an object, and knowing that you need to set the antenna with a specific angle. I'm not saying anything new, just what I think it's gonna happen if the antenna is besides a big metal object.

 

[sandungas]

Yeah, a big one could be fit in a fattie with some internal modifications, but remember that inside we have the PSU and the bd drive, those are generating noise or sucking signal and/or reducing the power of the signal, it would arrive a little bit dirty to the antenna, and in this case I'd prefer the cleanest signal possible at the tip of the antenna, in other words, outside the PS3. Take in mind that depending of the position, the signal could be coming from below or by the sides, having to pass throught an object, and knowing that you need to set the antenna with a specific angle. I'm not saying anything new, just what I think it's gonna happen if the antenna is besides a big metal object.

I was thinking about this kind of interference problems after writing my post, heheh
Im not sure how problematic could be though, with the antenna outside the PS3 case the distance in between the antenna and other components is not much either

Anyway, i imagined a way to "shield" the antenna if we locate it inside the PS3 in the front border... by adding a sheet of metal at the back of the antenna (in between the antenna and the motherboard), it could be a copper tube cutted all along at half
That antennas are "omni-directional", and by doing this we would be reducing a section of his field. An omni-directional antenna with a piece of metal "sticked" to it is not an omni-directional antenna anymore
Is hard to explain though... this kind of ideas needs a drawing

It should work fine, because the wireless waves are going to "bounce" in the metal... in some way is going to work as a "reflector" changing the direction of the waves

 

[sandungas]

Might be tempted to give it a try but my main problem is ftp speed when transfer to and from wireless its about 2mib/s (what filezila reads it in) where when I move it next to my pc just to test wired it is 21mib/s.

That speed increase a lone is kinda tempting considering im backing up most of my library to my pc as a just incase.

Well, for FTP is better to use a wired connection, what bguerville mentioned is a good solution btw, LAN through power sockets, not sure how expensive are those devices nowadays though

 

[Combatxlemming]

I was thinking about this kind of interference problems after writing my post, heheh
Im not sure how problematic could be though, with the antenna outside the PS3 case the distance in between the antenna and other components is not much either

Anyway, i imagined a way to "shield" the antenna if we locate it inside the PS3 in the front border... by adding a sheet of metal at the back of the antenna (in between the antenna and the motherboard), it could be a copper tube cutted all along at half
That antennas are "omni-directional", and by doing this we would be reducing a section of his field. An omni-directional antenna with a piece of metal "sticked" to it is not an omni-directional antenna anymore
Is hard to explain though... this kind of ideas needs a drawing

It should work fine, because the wireless waves are going to "bounce" in the metal... in some way is going to work as a "reflector" changing the direction of the waves

You could get one of those kits where it terminates the connection to different antenna's then you could pick and choose till you found one that would both fit inside the system and have good signal strength or just get the wire itself and loop it inside the ps3 at the end of the console kinda like a homemade booster.

Well, for FTP is better to use a wired connection, what bguerville mentioned is a good solution btw, LAN through power sockets, not sure how expensive are those devices nowadays though

I have tried then before but my house wiring is honestly terrible for it and the cost of them is kinda all over the place so going to just try going wired for this ps3 and my next system I might give the antenna mod a try got plenty of old routers lying around and can always snag some cheap of facebook.

 

[bguerville]

LPC prices vary but it kinda depends what one is after.

If the aim is only to get the equivalent of a 100Mb/s ethernet for the PS3, one can buy the cheapest models with no extra features, 200Mb/s LPC should be less than 50 bucks a set.
I remember seeing a TP-Link 600Mb/s set for about 40 bucks a few months ago... Even with questionable wiring, it should be better than the WiFi g. Unless the wiring is beyond questionable.. Lol
Then of course there is always more expensive stuff...