yes so do i. but im not that lucky. i dont pay the bills so id otn decide the modem. ah i thought i was so close there. i found what you meant about mac authorization and enabled it. but this did nothing. theres got to be something so simple im overlooking thats causing this problem. i know its something to do with my modem or my ps3 settings but i dont know what. im almost sure i have all the ports open for online play
NAT (Games and Other Services)
This page allows you to host games and other services over an Internet Connection
Service Name
"*" denotes custom service
Services
Service Name Service Mode Host Device
*ps3 tcp1 Server 192.168.1.80
*ps3 tcp2 Server 192.168.1.80
*ps3 tcp3 Server 192.168.1.80
*ps3 udp 2 Server 192.168.1.80
*ps3 udp1 Server 192.168.1.80
does anything spring to mind
p.s sorry for dissapearing i was in work, and i know this must be annoying that the problem still exists but i still thank you for your patience