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Who · 10-08-2006, 9:14 AM

Im trying to use a Ethernet Cord and a D-link Wireless router to communicate my PSP and PC together, because i use a Sprint broadband I-Net card so i dont use cable internet. But i own a wireless router.. Is it possible to set up my wireless router for my PC to act as a server and communicate with my psp ? since really only thing being transfered is signal anyways... Thanks for any help\

P.S. Sorry if this wasnt ment to be posted here

SteveW · 10-08-2006, 1:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Who

Im trying to use a Ethernet Cord and a D-link Wireless router to communicate my PSP and PC together, because i use a Sprint broadband I-Net card so i dont use cable internet. But i own a wireless router.. Is it possible to set up my wireless router for my PC to act as a server and communicate with my psp ? since really only thing being transfered is signal anyways... Thanks for any help\
P.S. Sorry if this wasnt ment to be posted here

Welcome to WA, and you are in the right WA forum to post this question. I don't know of a good way of doing what you are asking.

I don't know much about the PSP, but I am assuming that it is Internet-ready (i.e. it has wired or wireless Ethernet capability). Even so, given that you have a router, using your PC as a server is not the best way to go.

Please check out this thread, where I have set out the basic principles.

Edit:

In that thread, the poster had a DSL connection (a cable connection is equivalent). If your only Internet connection is the Sprint Broadband card, your job is more difficult. Your connection is only configured for one device (your PC) and there is no easy way of getting the router to stand-in for that device.

I believe that if you have a desktop computer with a free PCI slot, you can install a second Ethernet card and run software on your computer to allow your PSP to connect to the Internet. Essentially, you would be turning your computer into a router, replicating what the D-Link router already does. People hardly ever do this any more, now that devices like the D-Link are so cheap.

Bottom line: If it's feasible, your best option is to get a DSL or cable connection to feed into your router. Involves a monthly charge, but so does your Sprint broadband service.

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ringmyrazr · 10-08-2006, 7:02 PM

Who, it can be done. Ive done it with a cingular air card and a linksys router.

All you have to do is set the sprint card to share the internet connection. Then plug the ethernet cable from your computer into the internet port of your router. I believe you have to do some more configuring in you router (port forwarding) to connect your psp.

Ringer,

SteveW · 10-08-2006, 8:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ringmyrazr

Who, it can be done. Ive done it with a cingular air card and a linksys router.

All you have to do is set the sprint card to share the internet connection. Then plug the ethernet cable from your computer into the internet port of your router. I believe you have to do some more configuring in you router (port forwarding) to connect your psp.

Ringer,

Ringer -

I'd be happy to learn that this is easier than I think, but I have a few questions.

It's not clear to me that Ethernet traffic from the Sprint card is automatically available on the computer's Ethernet port. Does setting the Sprint card to "share" do this?

The Sprint card presumably provides 1 IP address to the computer. How does the router get its IP address?

Many ISPs limit subscribers to 1 IP address, unless they pay for multiple addresses (I know that Comcast and Earthlink do this). Is the IP address of the router available to the outside?

Thanks.

ringmyrazr · 10-08-2006, 9:42 PM

yes selecting share internet connection lets the ethernet acess the sprint card.
you will be sharing the band width of the sprint card with the router, same ip address.
Configure the the ethernet connection tcp/ip as
ip add 192.168.1.20
sub mask 255.255.255.0
def gateway 192.168.1.2

configure the router

ip add 192.168.1.3
sub mask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.2

Im doing this from memory since im not at home to verfy these
settings. I found this info in howardforums.com Basicly your configuring the router and computer ethernet port a pass thru to your sprint card.

I have a linksys router wrt54gs whose default ip address is 192.168.1.1
remember you have to be pluged into on of the ethernet ports on the router to configure it and then plug into the internet port to use it.

I had my cingular card installed in my desk top and shared the connection with 2 laptops and it worked fine. High speed internet just became available to me and i switched to that.

hope this helps
Ringer,

SteveW · 10-08-2006, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ringmyrazr

yes selecting share internet connection lets the ethernet acess the sprint card.
you will be sharing the band width of the sprint card with the router, same ip address.
...

Well I certainly learned something, and I hope it helps the OP. Thanks!

Who · 10-09-2006, 12:54 AM

thanks for so much responses and help but im a bit lost... you mean share? what and should i set it up like bridge?

ringmyrazr · 10-09-2006, 8:22 AM

in connections right click on your spint card in I think its the last tab, in there there is a check box for share internet connection.

Ringer,

Who · 10-09-2006, 1:22 PM

Check your PMs ringer, um, Last box check sharing , Which i did. and it ask me to redial .. so i did, but when i try to connect to my wireless the aquire address just sits and hangs,, do you kno why?

ringmyrazr · 10-09-2006, 4:29 PM

Click on start/connect to/show all conns/ right click your sprint card/properties/advanced check the internet connection sharing box
in the pull down tab "home network connect" select you local area connection
under "settings" on that same page check dhcp ftp and http.

As far as the dailing thing I dont know whats up with that. Go into more detail about the spint card. Is it wired or wireless?

The setting I gave you works on my sierra aircard which is just a cellular modem. I was assuming that your sprint card is also.

Here are some other resourse you can try for yor Spint card
planetmotox.net
howardfourms.com
cellphoneforums.net

Ringer

ringmyrazr · 10-09-2006, 4:51 PM

Who what part of country are you in?

Ringer,

ringmyrazr · 10-09-2006, 5:12 PM

Who, is this the equipment you have?
http://www.sprintbroadband.com/equipment.html
If it is this changes things. If this is your configuration all you need
is a router/Access Point after sprints modem. I have almost that identical setup now.

............................Wireles
Sprint modem>-------Router>---PC
. ...........................Router>-- PSP

If you have a friend who has a router borrow it and try it
try just useing DHCP first.
if that dont work PM me

Ringer,

ringmyrazr · 10-09-2006, 6:46 PM

Who, when you click on the link and a pop up window to dail pops up just click cancel and the page will load. I suspect that is what you were seeing in your earlier post.

Ringer,

Who · 10-10-2006, 9:49 AM

I live in the USA, and I have a PCS Sprint Vision Card with wireless cabilities of course. I have a D-Link wireless router with default connection IP of 192.168.0.1 .. I tryed replacing the 1 after the 168 with a 0 and do it but then i get a ip address conflict lol... i think im so close to getting this to work but still no luck :-/

O when you say up top in the first reply post about router settings, are you referring me to right click my wireless opitions and edit the tcp/ip ?

ringmyrazr · 10-10-2006, 10:36 AM

who, please be more specific. What type of computer laptop, desktop,what dlink model. the more info you provide the more someone out there may have allready been thru this. Have you tried calling Sprint tech support. If the card is manufactured by sierra they have great tech support. I had a problem once and the guy spent an hour on the phone with me to solve the problem. Remember search is your friend.

is this your card http://www.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/de...sierra550.html look around on that site and see if you find your pcs card.

Ringer,

Who · 10-10-2006, 11:00 AM

ok, I have a Laptop, Gateway windows XP. Sprint PCS Vision Card. A D-Link DI-614+ wireless router, 4 extra lan ports in the back, in which is what i have my ethernet cord running into from my laptop ethernet card.. ok now here is some pics to help you i boxed out my ip address on some of the pics but you know it so... here goes nothing...

This is my Sprint Card Diagnos

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This is my network connections

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This is my LAN

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This is my wireless settings, not router?

-

Here is my Sprint PCS Settings(right click>Properties)

-

and last but not least is my router area

-

Hope this helps some i could really get this fixed. o btw here is a exact replica of my sprint card

ringmyrazr · 10-10-2006, 11:22 AM

ok set your wan and lan back to obtain ip automatic. Look around in the dlink for deafult gateway and give it your XXX.XXX.XXX.85 address.

How are you testing this? do you have another laptop that you are connecting to the dlink and trying to get on the internet.

Who · 10-10-2006, 11:25 AM

so basically default everything before i messed with it?

ringmyrazr · 10-10-2006, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Who

so basically default everything before i messed with it?

yep for now. How are you testing?????

Have you concidered this? http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/kr1-router/ It does everything your wanting to do.

Who · 10-10-2006, 11:41 AM

check your PM, I seen you edit your post again, um, we need to get live contact between each other to solve this, we are so close just im computer illerate so lol ive manage to learn a few things and get some where, i havent tested it but i know its not working, if my psp cant connect, i tryed the other day with my sisters laptop but all i could get was a connected but no actual transmission of any service....

ringmyrazr · 10-10-2006, 11:49 AM

To set this up right you need another laptop to test and get the internet connection working first then move on to the psp.

The psp is a whole diff issue. You have to set up port forwarding in the router.
You need someone else to help you with that, I have on experience with it
Check dlink site for tech support on that or give em a call.

Good luck, Ringer

Who · 10-10-2006, 11:49 AM

Nope, Havent considered just trying to work with what i got, lol dont feel like pay more money. But we are so close to getting this i feel it lol... Now that i got you online and we able to communicate some what i hope we can get this done now.

edit.. i just grabbed my sis laptop before i posted this, so we can figure this out and test conn so lets get er done now ... the psp side im not worried about right now, i just want to get the internet working on both pcs thats all

ringmyrazr · 10-10-2006, 11:57 AM

plug lan cable from laptop into the internet port on the router and reboot the router (unplug power, replug power). and see if you can connect to the router with sis computer.

Edit: and get on the internet

Who · 10-10-2006, 11:59 AM

with settings changed? i defaulted everything.. and when you say internet port are you referring to Lan or WAN ? .. lol,

edit : i can connect to wireless and what not but no internet comes up.. and settings are default. Im still sharing connection with lan and PCS card.. but the settings on lan are auto and same with wireless connections ... um also its pluged into LAN 1

Edit2: ok i put the cord in the WAN spot on the router side and powered down router and back up and i get the same stuff, connected but no data being transfered...

ringmyrazr · 10-10-2006, 12:02 PM

plug into the wan. You should still have the sprint card set for internet connection sharing. I think since your sprint card shows up as a modem and not a network card the default setting for local area connection and network and dlink should work.

Who · 10-10-2006, 12:15 PM

ok so this is what im getting, plug cord from MY laptop into WAN , but in order to configure the settings for it, it needs to be pluged into LAN. The sprint card sharing is ON but the Local Network isnt ENABLED so should i ENABLE both wireless and LocalNetwork with the default settings they have?.. or should we go and edit them.. also in my PM i sent you told you , would it be easyer to contact me over a instant messenger or something, sheet ill call you if i have to get this done lol.... i

10-08-2006, 9:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wifi Help Im trying to use a Ethernet Cord and a D-link Wireless router to communicate my PSP and PC together, because i use a Sprint broadband I-Net card so i dont use cable internet. But i own a wireless router.. Is it possible to set up my wireless router for my PC to act as a server and communicate with my psp ? since really only thing being transfered is signal anyways... Thanks for any help\ P.S. Sorry if this wasnt ment to be posted here

10-08-2006, 7:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help Who, it can be done. Ive done it with a cingular air card and a linksys router. All you have to do is set the sprint card to share the internet connection. Then plug the ethernet cable from your computer into the internet port of your router. I believe you have to do some more configuring in you router (port forwarding) to connect your psp. Ringer,

10-08-2006, 9:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help yes selecting share internet connection lets the ethernet acess the sprint card. you will be sharing the band width of the sprint card with the router, same ip address. Configure the the ethernet connection tcp/ip as ip add 192.168.1.20 sub mask 255.255.255.0 def gateway 192.168.1.2 configure the router ip add 192.168.1.3 sub mask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.2 Im doing this from memory since im not at home to verfy these settings. I found this info in howardforums.com Basicly your configuring the router and computer ethernet port a pass thru to your sprint card. I have a linksys router wrt54gs whose default ip address is 192.168.1.1 remember you have to be pluged into on of the ethernet ports on the router to configure it and then plug into the internet port to use it. I had my cingular card installed in my desk top and shared the connection with 2 laptops and it worked fine. High speed internet just became available to me and i switched to that. hope this helps Ringer,

10-09-2006, 12:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help thanks for so much responses and help but im a bit lost... you mean share? what and should i set it up like bridge?

10-09-2006, 8:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help in connections right click on your spint card in I think its the last tab, in there there is a check box for share internet connection. Ringer,

10-09-2006, 1:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help Check your PMs ringer, um, Last box check sharing , Which i did. and it ask me to redial .. so i did, but when i try to connect to my wireless the aquire address just sits and hangs,, do you kno why?

10-09-2006, 4:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help Click on start/connect to/show all conns/ right click your sprint card/properties/advanced check the internet connection sharing box in the pull down tab "home network connect" select you local area connection under "settings" on that same page check dhcp ftp and http. As far as the dailing thing I dont know whats up with that. Go into more detail about the spint card. Is it wired or wireless? The setting I gave you works on my sierra aircard which is just a cellular modem. I was assuming that your sprint card is also. Here are some other resourse you can try for yor Spint card planetmotox.net howardfourms.com cellphoneforums.net Ringer

10-09-2006, 4:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help Who what part of country are you in? Ringer,

10-09-2006, 5:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help Who, is this the equipment you have? http://www.sprintbroadband.com/equipment.html If it is this changes things. If this is your configuration all you need is a router/Access Point after sprints modem. I have almost that identical setup now. ............................Wireles Sprint modem>-------Router>---PC . ...........................Router>-- PSP If you have a friend who has a router borrow it and try it try just useing DHCP first. if that dont work PM me Ringer,

10-09-2006, 6:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help Who, when you click on the link and a pop up window to dail pops up just click cancel and the page will load. I suspect that is what you were seeing in your earlier post. Ringer,

10-10-2006, 9:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help I live in the USA, and I have a PCS Sprint Vision Card with wireless cabilities of course. I have a D-Link wireless router with default connection IP of 192.168.0.1 .. I tryed replacing the 1 after the 168 with a 0 and do it but then i get a ip address conflict lol... i think im so close to getting this to work but still no luck :-/ O when you say up top in the first reply post about router settings, are you referring me to right click my wireless opitions and edit the tcp/ip ?

10-10-2006, 10:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help who, please be more specific. What type of computer laptop, desktop,what dlink model. the more info you provide the more someone out there may have allready been thru this. Have you tried calling Sprint tech support. If the card is manufactured by sierra they have great tech support. I had a problem once and the guy spent an hour on the phone with me to solve the problem. Remember search is your friend. is this your card http://www.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/de...sierra550.html look around on that site and see if you find your pcs card. Ringer,

10-10-2006, 11:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help ok, I have a Laptop, Gateway windows XP. Sprint PCS Vision Card. A D-Link DI-614+ wireless router, 4 extra lan ports in the back, in which is what i have my ethernet cord running into from my laptop ethernet card.. ok now here is some pics to help you i boxed out my ip address on some of the pics but you know it so... here goes nothing... This is my Sprint Card Diagnos - This is my network connections - This is my LAN - This is my wireless settings, not router? - Here is my Sprint PCS Settings(right click>Properties) - and last but not least is my router area - Hope this helps some i could really get this fixed. o btw here is a exact replica of my sprint card

10-10-2006, 11:22 AM	#17 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help ok set your wan and lan back to obtain ip automatic. Look around in the dlink for deafult gateway and give it your XXX.XXX.XXX.85 address. How are you testing this? do you have another laptop that you are connecting to the dlink and trying to get on the internet.

10-10-2006, 11:25 AM	#18 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help so basically default everything before i messed with it?

10-10-2006, 11:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help check your PM, I seen you edit your post again, um, we need to get live contact between each other to solve this, we are so close just im computer illerate so lol ive manage to learn a few things and get some where, i havent tested it but i know its not working, if my psp cant connect, i tryed the other day with my sisters laptop but all i could get was a connected but no actual transmission of any service....

10-10-2006, 11:49 AM	#21 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help To set this up right you need another laptop to test and get the internet connection working first then move on to the psp. The psp is a whole diff issue. You have to set up port forwarding in the router. You need someone else to help you with that, I have on experience with it Check dlink site for tech support on that or give em a call. Good luck, Ringer

10-10-2006, 11:49 AM	#22 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help Nope, Havent considered just trying to work with what i got, lol dont feel like pay more money. But we are so close to getting this i feel it lol... Now that i got you online and we able to communicate some what i hope we can get this done now. edit.. i just grabbed my sis laptop before i posted this, so we can figure this out and test conn so lets get er done now ... the psp side im not worried about right now, i just want to get the internet working on both pcs thats all

10-10-2006, 11:57 AM	#23 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help plug lan cable from laptop into the internet port on the router and reboot the router (unplug power, replug power). and see if you can connect to the router with sis computer. Edit: and get on the internet

10-10-2006, 11:59 AM	#24 (permalink)
Who Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help with settings changed? i defaulted everything.. and when you say internet port are you referring to Lan or WAN ? .. lol, edit : i can connect to wireless and what not but no internet comes up.. and settings are default. Im still sharing connection with lan and PCS card.. but the settings on lan are auto and same with wireless connections ... um also its pluged into LAN 1 Edit2: ok i put the cord in the WAN spot on the router side and powered down router and back up and i get the same stuff, connected but no data being transfered...

10-10-2006, 12:02 PM	#25 (permalink)
ringmyrazr Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slow me State Posts: 25 Phone(s): Razr V3I Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wifi Help plug into the wan. You should still have the sprint card set for internet connection sharing. I think since your sprint card shows up as a modem and not a network card the default setting for local area connection and network and dlink should work.

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