Adding PlayStation 2 console. What you need:
Windows XP SP2 with two network cards
PS 2 with network adapter.
Crossover cable
Home router
Broadband Internet
Configure your host computer:
Make sure your host computer has two network cards.
Make sure it already has Internet access on one of the network card.
On the host computer you need to set up the IP address first, leave the setting alone on the network card that is connected to the router because its already fine and has internet connection. Go to the 2nd network card and set the following IP address and subnet manually on it. Click Ok to save and exit.
IP: 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: None
DNS: None
Wizard setup:
On the host computer go to Control Panel/Network Connection, select Set up a home or small office network click next and select This computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on my network connect to the Internet through this computer. Because this is the host computer that will share the Internet. Click next; when it lists the network cards, select the card that is connected to the router because this is the card that is connected to the Internet. When it ask to give this computer a description and name, dont worry about it and just click next, when it ask to put the workgroup select the default (MSHOME) or your own and click next, when it ask to turn on or off file sharing make sure you turn on file sharing and click next, click next until its done. Select Just finish the Wizard and click finish. Now go and turn off the Windows firewall again because you just enable it. You will have to restart the computer.
When back on, go to Control Panel/Network Connection. You should see a hand under one of the network card, this mean its being shared.
Setting up the PS2:
Connect the PS2 to the 2nd network card on the host computer with a cross-over cable. Delete any old network configuration from the memory card. Ive heard it has cause to many problems if the user doesnt do so.
Put any name for your ISP setting if it ask:
Select Yes if it asks if you subscribe to an ISP:
Select High Speed Connection:
Select Manual setting:
Select No if it asks if your ISP require user ID and password:
MANUAL SETTINGS (Static IP Addressing)
You will have to assign the PS2 with the following IP address:
IP: 192.168.0.2 (or up any of the following up to 192.168.0.254)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway (router): 192.168.0.1
First DNS: 192.168.0.1
Secondary DNS: ISP DNS server
Save the configuration, it will be added to the memory card.
Technical resolution:
If youre having any problem, try switching the First DNS address to the ISP DNS server.
Optional setting:
You can have a switch or hub connected to the host computer using straight-through cables. This setup allows you to add more clients. Just connect the PS2 to the switch or hub with a straight through cable.
Tips:
How to tell if the cables are cross-over or straight-through: Hold the end of the cable side by side.
If the color coordination matches: they are straight-through
If the green and orange switch places: they are cross-over