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CPLesane
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 posted 10-04-2000 06:18 PM    
i heard that you had to buy an "ethernet" card for ps2 to access its online option... am i correct... i guess what i'm asking is what all is needed for ps2 online play. broadband... do you use a phone line or do you have to have some kind of different setup? thank you, please pardon my ingnorace. ------------------
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CYprEsS
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posted 10-04-2000 07:11 PM 
I'm interested in knowing this too 
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Chrono
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posted 10-04-2000 07:18 PM the ethernet will come packaged with the hardrive you can either buy a "Hub" which will allow you to use the ps2 with the connection allong with other pc's. Or you can buy a "Switch" this switch will link directy with the modem, router, or whatever you got with your DSL, T1, or Cable connection.
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TaloFinn
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posted 10-04-2000 07:19 PM
Ethernet cards allow computers (game consoles) to communicate with other computers and networks. One broadband service is the CableModem, which you can plug into with a network card.
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TheBigAssPaperClip
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posted 10-04-2000 07:23 PM So Chrono, your saying that if you have cable (which I do) then you can hook up your PS2 to it if you have a hub for multiple comps in your house. Also I really haven't looked up on much about online play with PS2, but is it know if you will have to pay for a Sony provided service, if your gonna play online (kinda like square's play-online thing) or can you use your current service, and just log onto the games built in multiplayer option? ------------------
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Chrono
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posted 10-04-2000 07:24 PM quote: I'm hoping for that, I would expect it to be possible if the gateways are set right. although it will be unlikely that 2 ps2's can be connected to one hub AND connect with an outside connection due to IP conflicts. Although it would also be possible to hook 5 or more playstations using a hub if the settings are correct. I have 3 computers networked on 1 hub with one DSL connection and everything works fine, I just hope it works with my ps2
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Chrono
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posted 10-04-2000 07:30 PM so too simplfy what I just said 1.) A hub setup should work, but for only ONE playstation 2
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TheBigAssPaperClip
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posted 10-04-2000 07:56 PM Yeah, that would be pretty sweet. Anyway, what about paying for internet play. I get unlimited access for 40 bucks a month. I hope it turns out this way, so I won't have to get through my parents about paying for a Sony service. Do you think that all games will have something like Play Online, or would games have something like the Half-Life multiplayer interface? It will be really great if all you had to do is buy the game and have a internet conn, and to play the games you just have to pay for your conn that you already have. ------------------
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PahnCrD
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posted 10-05-2000 01:08 AM
Ethernet is simply a physical media protocal for computers that allows them to communicate with other computers.... Thats pretty much it.
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chief_1_1
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posted 10-05-2000 10:43 AM quote: I think the PS2 will simply use some sort of Network Interface Card (or NIC). Typically the words NIC and Ethernet card are universally known as one in the same. The Japanese PS2 had PCMCIA slots in the rear which are commonly seen on laptops. I suppose the hardware will be that size and slip into there. However, I am unsure if the North American PS2 will share that same design. Ethernet is simply defined as a fast local-area network (LAN). The first ethernet was developed by Xerox who incidentally also developed the first mouse. Geee....me thinks they are kicking themselves in the tail right about this point. Broadband is relating to a communications network in which a frequency range is divided into multiple independent channels for simultaneous transmission of signals (as voice, data, or video). There is several types of broadband. I believe the slowest broadband protocol is DSL (digital subscriber line). I believe DSL runs through your standard phone lines, but you need to have a DSL Terminal Adapter on your PC (or in this case a game console), which is basically a NIC. Next is digial cable. Arguably, people say that a digital cable connection is the slowest because you are sharing bandwidth with everyone in your complex or on your block. A cable connection also requires a terminal adapter and a NIC interface. Less common and more expensive are the T1 and T3 connections. Many ISPs call these their backbone connections. A T1 is a telecommunications standard that carries 24 voice calls or data at 1.44 MILLION bits per second over a pair of telephone lines. Bandwidth can be shared and 30MB files can be downloaded in seconds rather than minutes of DSL/Cable or hours via modem. Direct TV also has its Direct PC satellite connection, but it is not very common and I am sure I have already given you too much information as it is. INFORMATION OVERLOAD! STOP THE PAIN!
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