A few questions about Netsrv

[Wailky2008]

Hello Aldo, how are things going? 😃 I hope all is well!

I think I have the optimal infrastructure for a netsrv setup, I have my PC, ps3 and TV close to eachother. Under my desk there are 2 RJ45 CAT 7 cables that we are yet to mount those ethernet sockets into. These cables run through the other side where the router is at so that's where itll be receiving its connection 😌

I just wanted to ask if when I use netsrv in my instance do I run a LAN cable from pc to ps3 or plug the ps3 in one socket and the PC in the other socket and have the router feed the 2 connections (like a simple ethernet connection)

Im asking because I have seen that when you use pc to ps3 LAN cable the ps3 cant get a internet connection anymore and thats kinda uhh 🫩 unfortunate as there are games that I would like to use online, also browsing the xmb and all of that

What can I do in my instance? If there is a router in between the connection like I mentioned can the ps3 still have Internet connection?

Thank you very much 🙏

[aldostools]

Hello @Wailky2008
Thank you for your message. Ps3netsrv can run on both configurations. You basically need communication between the proxy netiso.sprx that runs on PS3 and ps3netsrv. That plugin is loaded automatically by webMAN MOD when you mount a remote game. It translates the SCSI requests for disc sectors into network requests to ps3netsrv.

The direct PC connection to PS3 should provide a faster transmission of data packets. However the router gives you more flexibility for Internet access and in my case the difference in performance was unnoticed. Make sure that both devices are connected to the router using an Ethernet cable and the ports in the router can handle 1 gigabit.

For help in how to configure the route you can ask AI or search PSX-PLACE forums.

[Wailky2008]

Oh so if i have PC to PS3 LAN connection only can the ps3 use the PCs wifi connection as its internet connection too while using netSRV?

[aldostools]

Yes. This diagram generated using AI should explain it better. Avoid using wireless connection in PS3, it uses the obsolete 802.11b/g standard, You should expect ~2-6 Mbps for 802.11b (11 Mbps theoretical) and ~10-29 Mbps for 802.11g compared with a 920-940 Mbps on a 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connection.

[Wailky2008]

by opening the port you mean adding TCP port to inbound and outbound rules of windows firewall? I did 38008 as TCP and allowed it on all networks there

I can enter the ps3 ip and go to file manager on the pc, net0 shows up but when i click on it it takes ages to load and then tells me that there are "0 files 0 dir"

The IP I put in the ps3 is always the IP the top header of the program shows right?
idk why im always so out of luck with these ps3 ethernet things

Well there are other netserv clients right? I heard irisman and multiman has them could I try them there too?

[aldostools]

multiMAN, webMAN (vanilla) and sMAN are other ps3netsrv clients. IRISMAN uses webMAN MOD.

[Wailky2008]

i tried multiMAN, im out of luck i enabled 38008 port in my routers settign even and allowed netsrv.exe in my firewall
What i wonder is I never got a message from the firewall when i first ran the program..
Im going to try it with my cechc, i was using the 2500 all this time im running out of things to possibly check

[Wailky2008]

Hi Aldo!
I've got amazing news, net server is finally working
It appears to be that windows firewall kept blocking the program even tho I allowed it for inbound and outbound... it was until I turned it off that it began working!
Seems to be there are 2 windows firewall menus, an advanced one and the simple one. I added both programs to the simple one and allowed them for public and private, awesome!

I've got a final question, right now the ps3 is using ethernet but my pc is using WiFi, as one of the there wall sockets got botched that it only displays 100mbps rather than 1gpbs... for internet thazs fine as it basically capped at what my ISP plan gives. But idk should I use the ethernet for pc or wifi? Would it be faster even if pc ethernet cant go 1gbps? (I dont think PS3 is that fast eitherway?)

Thank you so much for being patient and helpful these past days 🙏❤️

[aldostools]

Only the connection between the PS3 and the router is recommended to be using an Ethernet cable.

The connection between the PC and the router can be Ethernet or WiFi (always it is configured to use a high speed protocol 802.11n/ac/ax that is higher than 100Mbps).