Playing a Broadband Only title online will not give you Broadband speeds. Create games with just 2-4 other players. The game is setup with Broadband in mind. The game does not have "built-in" restrictions on game settings for a dialup atmosphere. When playing a Broadband Only title over dialup, be smart.You want to have as much bandwidth allocated to your Playstation 2 as possible.
Terminate any applications on your PC which use bandwidth. Do not surf the internet and play video games off your Playstation 2 at the same time.The Playstation 2 should then be networked to the PC via an ethernet card, sharing the dialup connection. Your PC should be online via it's dialup modem. In order to do this you need to network your Playstation 2 through your PC via Internet Connection Sharing (see above in previous section).
It is possible to play a Broadband Only PS2 game or Tunnel LAN games online over Dialup. Playing "Broadband Only" or Tunneling LAN games over Dialup
Windows XP is the recommended operating system for setting up ICS.Ĭlick Here for a step by step process on setting your PC up for Internet Connection Sharing.Ĥ.This is essentially the same setup as a cross over cable.
Next you will need to toggle a switch from Normal to Uplink.
There are many games which have a built in Network Setup tool. Start-Up Disc v4.0 is for broadband use only.Ĭlick Here for a step by step Network Wizard at which will explain the various parts of the network configuration process. Start-Up Disc v3.5 is for broadband use only. Start-Up Disc v3.0 is for owners of systems with model number SCPH-50001/N or SCPH-50010/N only. You can use any of the following to configure your Playstation 2's ISP settings: However, there are a few select RPG's that do require a subscription fee:
Playstation 2 Online games are all FREE to play in North America and PAL Regions. You can copy the network settings file to multiple memory cards for use on that console, however these network settings are unique to the PS2 you created them on. The Playstation 2 needs to reference these settings before signing online. Without it you will not be able to play online. The network settings are saved to a file on the memory card. If you own a slim Playstation 2, the network adapter is built into the console.Ī memory card is required to play online. * You only need to buy a network adapter if you own the original Playstation 2 model.