I am from the UK and was having problems playing online! I set up a US address and had to enter my IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Router and DNS manually (where I got the information from my PC as told from another website). I am now able to go online in the store and everything! I try playing a game (F1 Championship Edition) and get the following message:

an error has occured, please ensure that your disc is correctly inserted and check your network connections.

I have checked both and they are right, and even when I press X do disconnect i am still connected to the router and the Playstation Network! I just do not understand why it won't let me play!

OK thanks for that! I have tried to get in to my router settings but cannot figure out the username and password! I've tried admin but this doesn't seem to be working!

Yes i've tried both! It doesn't work in either!

Thanks for that, and I have done this!

My other two games work fine online but I am still having problems with F1!

I have a Japanese version of the console and my other two games are also Japanese games, but the F1 is an American version! Could this be the reason why I cannot get online and play on it?

Yesterday I did manage to play online on F1 on 2 different occasions! But what I had to do was play one or both of my other games online before I put F1 in. I tried the same again today but F1 does not work online! It is really weird and may be to do with the game, the codes on the game, or the disc!

Can you help me figure this out please?

The PSN name I am using right now is a U.S address. My router is set to europe, and I cannot change this setting if that helps. I have not tried using a second one because the one I have already is a fake U.S address, so what difference would a second one make?

So could this mean that I may/should not have these problems when the console and PSN works in the UK (3/23/07)? And this does not explain why I was able to get on and play yesterday?

Thanks you have been of great help!

OK thanks a lot mate!