Hi how are you?

It has been a while since I came on here with an issue, but sadly it has brought me back! here is the problem:

My internet works fine, I also have a xbox360 and a Wii, and they go online no problem..but my ps3 wont!

i click on sign in and after a minute later i get
"The attempt to obtain the IP address timed out. The WEP key you entered may not be correct."

I checked in the router settings and my WEP key is normal and IS the one that I put it, it has been the same for a few years.

Internet Connection Enabled
Connection Method Wireless
Signal Strength 90%
SSID (my network shows up)
BSSID looks normal I guess..hasn't changed in forever
Channel 6
Security WEP
WEP Key ********
Address Settings Automatic
IP Address 169.254. bla bla..and in brackets it says (Private Networks Only) <----never seen that before..shouldn't it be the 192.168 etc??
Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0
Default Router, Primary and Secondary DNS - AUTOMATIC
Proxy Do not Use
UPnP Enabled
NAT Type - (has a dash)

Please help! Thanks to one and all

Yeah I called Linksys right now and modified a few settings, unchecked something under SECURITY tab called "Filter Anonymous Internet Requests" and changed some other number from 1500 to 1364. I have a Linksys WRT54GR...don't really see a DHCP section. It's just weird...under my router STATUS bar it has the info about it there..and the ip internet address is:
72.12.yaddi yadda...but isn't it supposed to be the 192.168 blabla ?
I'm so lost right now Lyndon! Funny thing is, that when I got off the phone with Linksys (after tweaking a few things) i clicked on the Uncharted 2 beta and it worked for online..then i backed out to the xmb to do a connection test and it said "OBTAIN IP ADDRESS : FAILED" so that is a bit odd! she was telling me on the phone that the router settings are totally fine now, it's a playstation issue and told me to put it manually the IP adress, the Subnet mask and the Default Gateway. So i'm thinking which IP should i put? if i put the 192.168 blabla number it wont be the same because the router one says the 72.12. . . . number!! ughh! and then the subnet mask is always the same which is the 255.blabla...and when i put those 2 in..the next 3 have to be filled in too and i have no idea what they are!

Alright i'm in there, lost me there for a bit!
I brought up the client list, now what do you mean by "type in the first blank the numbers to use AT THE END OF THE PS3's IP ADDRESS" ?

In the client list I have one checked off, here is the layout

Assign this IP To this MAC Enabled

192.168.1.120 00:15:C1 etcc checked (enabled)

then there is like 9 more of the same stuff except it is all blank! only the first one is checked off!! now i tried going onto the xbox360 and i can't, it gave me a message saying the router may be giving up ip address or something?
And which MAC address am I supposed to enter in there? there is one there already, is there a specific ps3 mac address or something? because the xbox360 has its own MAC address


But yea, do I have to go to the PS3 settings and put some stuff in there?
Easy,Custom? and the rest of steps..?

thanks

UPDATE! I put manual IP address in the PS3 network settins and the subnet mask and Primary

So this time around when I connect,

Connection test completed.

Obtain IP Address Succeeded (YAY)
Internet connection FAILED


Then on the bottom it says
"An error occurred during communication with the server. This is a DNS error.(80710102)

Settings and Connection Status List

Security - WEP
WEP key - ********
Address Settings - Manual
IP Address 72.12. bla.bla.bla
Subnet mask - 255.255.224.0
Default Router - 0.0.0.0
Primary DNS - 24.215.0.bla
Secondary DNS - 0.0.0.0
MAC Address - 00:1D:0D blabla
MTU - 1364
Proxy Server - Do not Use
UPnP - Not available
NAT Type - Failed

So confusing Lyndon
I am at the status tab, and it DOES have a DNS1 number but there is no DNS 2! As for the IP address of the router, I put that in right now (the 192.168 etc number) I found the MAC address under the system settings for my ps3. Now under the STATIC DHCP button, i see the little list and there is only 1 enabled.

first one... the ip address of the router is in with the last 3 numbers being .120, and a mac address (that doesn`t match the ps3) and it is enabled!

the second line has nothing, so in the middle i typed the ps3 mac address and clicked enable...but for the ip address part, do i leave the .120 on that one too, or do i have to change it to maybe .121?

also under MAC address clone (under setup) is that supposed to be enabled or disabled? ugh i really want this to work

«I know i just wanted to know if the mac clone should be on or off!
And as for port forwarding, I have a bunch of them in there from a long time ago that you gave me. Under port range forwarding:

I have overall 8 rows filled in with each row being named PLAYSTATION NETWORK. First is:

Start-End Port Protocol To IP Address Enabled
80-80 TCP 192.168.1.120 YES
443-443 TCP same YES
5223-5223 TCP same YES
10070-10080 TCP same YES
3478-3478 UDP same YES
3479-3479 UDP same YES
3658-3658 UDP same YES
10070-10070 UDP same YES

what should i do?

in my client list i have 2 now! the second one being the ps3 one that you told me to create with the ps3 mac address. Umm, in that second one, I changed the .125 to .122. and in the ps3 connection settings i put that whole address under the Default router! heres how it looks on the ps3 connection setting where i input the information

IP Address 72.12.bla. bla
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default Router 192.168.1.122 (same as the client list one...second row)
Primary DNS 24.215.0. bla
Secondary DNS (dont have one)

i click next...mtu auto, proxy no, upnp yes and do the connection and still the same! Obtain IP address - Successful. Internet connection - FAILED

on the bottom it still says that error communication with the server and `this is a dns error`

Am i putting in the wrong ip address? there is like 3 or 4 of them!
One is the 192.168.1.1 then there is the Default gateway one which is the 72.12. blabla number, then a Internet IP Address which is another 72.12.blabla number with the ending being different!

nope didn't work

yes i did Lyndon!
i just think something is typed in where it shouldn't be or something!!
if you can get a list and picture of my router settings with stuff filled in where its supposed to be, and the PS3 network settings too! that would be greatly appreaciated! also, if you want me to take a few print screen shots and send it to you on msn somehow let me know

Ok Lyndon

Thanks a lot for all your help, I really appreaciate it! Sorry to have bothered you with all this stupidity!! I'll let you know if there is anything new or whether it's fixed and maybe provide the solution so others can use it etc

thanks

Lyndon,

I have resolved this stupid issue finally! I spoke with Sony and was able to get it running...easier than peanuts! Save this message in case other people are having issues. Whether the IP Address timed out, or the Playstation Network timed out, all you have to do is go under System Settings and click on "Restore Default Settings" and you will go through a reboot and it will ask you to set up a connection once again. Click on "Easy", "Scan", select your Network, type in the WEP/WPA key and click next. Test connection and you're good to go!

Thanks again for your help, and hopefully this will help other individuals as well!