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  • PS3 is using the inbuilt wireless network adapter (I cannot change this)

When I try to ping the PS3 from ANY computer which is on a wired ethernet connection, I get Request Timed Out errors.

Whenever I ping from a computer with a wireless connection, it works just fine.

To be clear:

  • Pinging from Wireless PC to Wireless PS3 works
  • Pinging from Wired PC to Wireless PS3 fails

I have tried this on several PC's and Laptops all with the same results. As an attempted solution I have set up static IP's on all related devices.

More information:

  • Default Gateway = 192.168.2.1
  • PS3(wireless) = 192.168.2.100
  • PC(wired) = 192.168.2.99
  • Subnet Mask(for both devices, I have made sure) = 255.255.255.0

Thanks

Breakthrough
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Antonym
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Is NAT turned on in your wireless router. If you wish to access wireless devices from your wired network you will need NAT turned off.

Do you have your wireless router connected to the wired network through the internet port or through a switch port? If it is through the internet port it will need a different subnet.

sweetfa
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This may simply be an issue with wireless segregation. What type of wireless router are you using, and are the wired ports on the same router? I have seen in past on a couple of routers that there will be a setting that will allow or deny the wireless attached devices to communicate with each other.

As mentioned earlier, without the make and model of your router(s) we can't fully assist.

iambryan
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I second the wireless separation suggested by @iambryan above. Most consumer routers today have an option to not bridge the wireless interface to the same switch plane that the wired ports are on. The is a security feature to keep wireless intruders from being able to take over the entire network.

C0D3M0NK3Y
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Does pinging from wired pc to wireless laptop work?

If not the problem is you are on two different routers. Happens all the time, you may be connecting to your neighbors wireless and not realizing it.

Steven Mietelski
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It sounds like a segmentation issue. I'd switch back to DHCP to confirm that all devices are getting IP leases from the router in the same subnet. Both wireless and wired devices should be getting 192.168.2.x addresses from the pool specified in the router. If something isn't, you probably have a wiring problem (wrong ports) or additional HW getting in the way (two dhcp servers, etc).

Another possibility (though remote) is that some routers will issue a WAN IP directly to a LAN machine when it's designated as a DMZ device. Again, this can be confirmed by switching everything back to DHCP and checking what IP's everything gets.

Dave
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