Wireless PS/2? 27
eclipsemgp asks: "I am breathlessly awaiting the end of August when I can have my PS2 go online and play SOCOM, Madden, etc. I have a wireless DSL router (Linksys BEFW11S4) that I use with my iMac and XP Laptop. Is there anyway way to hook up the PS2 WITHOUT the network adapter? Maybe using the USB port I could use wireless network adapter. I know the network adater is cheap, but I will pay for less clutter and the coolness factor. Plus my wife will kill me if I have to run yet another cable across the room to the router. Any thoughts?" Would it even be this simple. Will out-of-the-box USB 802.11 adaptors even work on the PS/2, or will the Sony network adaptor be the only way to get the hardware online?
bleh (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:bleh (Score:1, Troll)
When I first saw this story... (Score:1)
Never going to happen! (Score:3, Insightful)
Remember, since each game CD/DVD contains the operating software, that same CD will have to include the software (drivers) to operate the network device. Having only a single piece of hardware means that you'll be insured compatibility for every ethernet-using game.
So, that means you'll have to use a wireless ethernet tranciever of some sort.
For instance: http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=
PS 2 Linux or something is a different story. You likely could get a usb wireless adaptor working with that -- but it wouldn't work on any games.
~GoRK
Re:Never going to happen! (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Never going to happen! (Score:2)
In any case, since a wireless device generally requires extensive configuration to be able to attach to the network above and beyond the usual simplicity of plugging in the cable required of a normal nic, it may be likely that no games ever support such a device directly.
However, a very keen third party product would be to create a clone of the sony ethernet adaptor (it's probably mostly standard parts anyway) that has a built in wireless bridge. A little eeprom on the adaptor would let you boot a configuration cd to set up your WLAN settings and save them to the card. Then the regular TCP/IP stuff in the game would work just fine.
~GoRK
It's going to be more complicated than that (Score:2)
Re:It's going to be more complicated than that (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?gri
The WET11 is a wireless bridge that allows any (?) Ethernet capable device to participate in a wireless network.
You can tease a Linksys access point into doing this as well (you need appropriate firmware.
A.
Re:It's going to be more complicated than that (Score:2)
Re:It's going to be more complicated than that (Score:1)
Re:It's going to be more complicated than that (Score:2)
Linksys sells an product you might want to use (Score:1, Redundant)
The old ways... (Score:1)
pro skater 3 (Score:1)
PS2 - Ethernet - Wireless (Score:1)
Re:PS2 - Ethernet - Wireless (Score:1)
Why? (Score:1)
Painfully obvious, really. (Score:3, Insightful)
Seriously. I guess it's to be expected of an iMac and Windows XP user.
Cliff, you need to quit choosing random topics without looking at them, just so you can get back to your WC3 game quickly.
Re:Painfully obvious, really. (Score:1)
Re:Painfully obvious, really. (Score:1)
Not a PS/2 you're talking about! (Score:1)
PS/2 is IBMese for Personal System 2, it is always written with the slash, and it has nothing to do with Sony. What Sony is trying to convey with the PS2 remains unclear to me...
The PS2 has a long way to go before it tops the PS/2. In my mind, the PS2 will always be an expensive, useless toy totally unlike the PS/2 family.
Note: the Sony is labeled PS2 without the slash.