Anyone taken their PS2 wireless?

[orrimarrko]

Question for anyone who has.

My PS2 is downstairs and my Wireless router/hub is upstairs.

Can anyone recommend a solution that they have had EXCELLENT results with, other than running a long cable from downstairs to upstairs?

Has anyone had great experience with some kind of wireless product for the PS2?

I know about the one for the XBOX that seems to work very well, it's the PS2 products that I don't know about.

Thanks,
Steve

[fahrvergnugen]

A wireless bridge is a device that (in essence) converts a standard cabled ethernet signal into a wireless signal for transmission back to a base station. They tend to cost a bit more than access points.

The good news is that if your wireless access point is linksys, then you can get an el cheapo Linksys WAP (http://search.ebay.com/wap11) and switch it into bridge mode with the configuration tools.

Run your game consoles / network connected TV components into a switch and uplink it to the bridge and hey presto! Instant wireless. I have a 'cube, an Xbox, a DC, and a PS2 all linked up this way, and they all work fine.

[Oobgarm]

Don't buy the NYKO wireless solution, I can tell you that. It's the equivalent of poop.

You might want to ask the guys at a computer specialty store. They'd probably know more about that---although I understand your desire to get gamer's opinions as well.

All my stuff is wired. Sorry I can't be of further service!

[thehistorian]

I've actually had a lot of luck with the Nyko offering..

However I'm also within 25 feet and have only one wall in the way..

[blissfulnoise]

Linksys WET11 and a Omni antenna. Works perfectly. I use my Xbox and my PS2 with it.

[Cantaloup]

I also use the Linksys WET11 wireless bridge with my PS2, and it has worked fine.

[fahrvergnugen]

Yes, what I was saying above was that a WAP-11 can be made to act just like a WET-11, and is far, far cheaper.

[orrimarrko]

Yes, what I was saying above was that a WAP-11 can be made to act just like a WET-11, and is far, far cheaper.

This is good stuff, thanks.

Unfortunately, I'm somewhat retared with all of this stuff - so I need to ask another question.

I have a Linksys wireless - g router upstairs, connected to my dsl modem.

My PS2 is downstairs. So you're saying that if I get this linksys WAP-11 thing, I would plug in the PS2 into the WAP, and the WAP would communicate with the router upstairs.

Am I correct in my understanding? If not, please set me straight.

Thanks for everyone's help.

Steve

[orrimarrko]

Also, the WAP-11 seems to be a "b", instead of a "g".

Does this matter?

[Flack]

Also, the WAP-11 seems to be a "b", instead of a "g".

Does this matter?

G does a maximum of 54mbit.

B does a maximum of 10mbit.

Your DSL most likely does less than 1mbit.

[fahrvergnugen]

Yes, that's correct, with the caveat that I've never tried it with a linksys G base station, my base station is a WAP-11 as well.

As Flack said, G hardware does a maximum of 54Mbit, while B only does 11Mbit. This really doesn't matter for gaming consoles, you can stream video at that rate and not saturate the bandwidth, and your DSL is likely <1 Mbit in any case. G is backward compatible with B.

[orrimarrko]

Beautiful.

Thanks a lot guys for the info.

It sucks being somewhat slow with today's technologies. LOL

[SoulBlazer]

I was looking at those Linksys wireless routers.

The G is the newer and better version of the B, right?

And I'd have to buy one of those convertor things to plug into my computer to use with my modem?

[Cantaloup]

I was looking at those Linksys wireless routers.

The G is the newer and better version of the B, right?

The "G" products support 802.11g, which is faster than the older "B" (802.11b) ones. "Better" I don't know about, as it would depend on the specific product. In general the newer products should have more features and fewer bugs. For example, the newer wireless products support a new encryption format called WPA, which is supposed to be better than the older WEP.


And I'd have to buy one of those convertor things to plug into my computer to use with my modem?

I don't understand what you're asking here. If you have a regular 1000/100/10baseT Ethernet connection on your computer, the kind that looks like a wide telephone jack, you can usually just run a CAT-5 cable to your router if that is convenient. If you want to connect your computer wirelessly you need either a wireless network card or to connect one of the solutions discussed above (a wireless bridge) to your Ethernet jack.