DNS Error

[Darth Spartan99]

Yeah. This happend 4 times yesterday. I did what Don said and still got a problem. WTF....
Oh well I am off to work. Hopefully the DNS fairy visits my house and fixes the problem.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

sony is doing something with their networks?? any proof?

maybe this update is going to FORCE people to finally clean up their connection and not just 'plug and play'.
the 'plug and play' people ruin the online game. they lag everything down.
now is the time to fix your settings.

open up all the ports = the solution.....very simple yet people wont do it AND they keep complaining!

Meh, I did all that day 1 and I still regularly see my PS3 lose connection to my server or the PS network. There seems to be an incompatibility with some wireless routers (I have a Linksys WRTXXX) and the PS3's wireless connection.

Mine even takes it a step further- when I fire it up it kills all other wireless connections for about 5 seconds. If I'm downloading something on a laptop or working from home over VPN, I'll see the connection terminated every time it goes to the Xross GUI.

There's more to it than just throwing it in your DMZ (which I've done but I'll say that I don't think it's a good idea). I do tech support for a living so all this is normal for me, but there's something in the way that the PS3 uses the DNS settings- I've left them to autoconfigure and I've inputted them in manually, and it still does the same thing. NEVER have I seen a piece of hardware consistently kill a network like that.

[DonRSD]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

HOW TO FIND YOUR DNS SERVER



OPEN UP YOUR PS3 PORTS

create a static IP for your ps3
instead of the last step of enabling port you can use the ps3 static ip you created and insert THAT IP INTO THE DMZ SECTION....then enable dmz
enabling DMZ will open up every port to the static ip that you direct it to

*if you disable DMZ and its NOT the ps3 static ip....your pc will get hacked
only the ps3 static ip goes into DMZ ip address

Originally Posted by DonRSD

i gave you guys the solution......
no need to whine when you have the answer in front of you

i never had this problem since the day i DMZ my ps3 static ip

for the people having trouble with this dns problem..............who is your internet provider?
maybe that is the problem

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

i never had this problem since the day i DMZ my ps3 static ip

for the people having trouble with this dns problem..............who is your internet provider?
maybe that is the problem

You do realize that its an intermittent issue as well as just recently started to occur to a large majority of PSN users?

What you are suggesting is not going to work for the people that are just now starting to get this error.

[DonRSD]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Meh, I did all that day 1 and I still regularly see my PS3 lose connection to my server or the PS network. There seems to be an incompatibility with some wireless routers (I have a Linksys WRTXXX) and the PS3's wireless connection.

Mine even takes it a step further- when I fire it up it kills all other wireless connections for about 5 seconds. If I'm downloading something on a laptop or working from home over VPN, I'll see the connection terminated every time it goes to the Xross GUI.

There's more to it than just throwing it in your DMZ (which I've done but I'll say that I don't think it's a good idea).

i have a linksys wrt54g wirelsss router with a wireless laptop & reg pc on my connection. plus a hub for the upstairs xbox 360 & ps2 in my sons room

when i was wireless i NEVER had an issue of other wireless signals going out.
you may need to change the wireless signal to channel 1, 6 or 11 (it should be on 6 by default)

does this happen during a certain game or what?
did you go thru 'automatic' dns detection or you inderted them manually?

dmz = it opens up all the ports.....just make sure your ps3 static ip last 2 #s are ABOVE 50

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

i never had this problem since the day i DMZ my ps3 static ip

for the people having trouble with this dns problem..............who is your internet provider?
maybe that is the problem

Why would the internet provider be at fault? Assuming that you have a strong wireless or wired connection, any kind of DNS failure would hit you across the board. I'll be surfing on the laptop and we'll have the PS3 on and I'll see the error message pop up, yet there's no issue on the laptop's wireless.

It's an issue with the PS3's hardware/software and the fact that it doesn't play nice with some routers.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

i have a linksys wrt54g wirelsss router with a wireless laptop & reg pc on my connection. plus a hub for the upstairs xbox 360 & ps2 in my sons room

when i was wireless i NEVER had an issue of other wireless signals going out.
you may need to change the wireless signal to channel 1, 6 or 11 (it should be on 6 by default)

does this happen during a certain game or what?
did you go thru 'automatic' dns detection or you inderted them manually?

dmz = it opens up all the ports.....just make sure your ps3 static ip last 2 #s are ABOVE 50

Channel was on 11 the day I set it up. I know about avoiding other wireless networks in my neighborhood. I know about DMZ- it leaves it open to EVERYTHING. I know about creating a static IP outside of your DHCP range. I set up the DNS manually, though I have tried automatic as well as a troubleshooting step.

I really don't play games online so it's not something that I'm dying about, but this occurs when I'm at the Xross Media Bar GUI. I'll occasionally lose connection to the PS network or my server upstairs.

[Scooby Blu]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

That only may work if you were having this problem before a few weeks ago.

This is plain madness! My only hope is that I have IT folks at work that can help me out. I'm a 40 year old computer idiot. Thank god for the IT folks !
I just ran into this May 16th.

[DonRSD]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Channel was on 11 the day I set it up. I know about avoiding other wireless networks in my neighborhood. I know about DMZ- it leaves it open to EVERYTHING. I know about creating a static IP outside of your DHCP range. I set up the DNS manually, though I have tried automatic as well as a troubleshooting step.

I really don't play games online so it's not something that I'm dying about, but this occurs when I'm at the Xross Media Bar GUI. I'll occasionally lose connection to the PS network or my server upstairs.

is this associated then with a certain ps3 model (40gb, 60gb, 80gb etc)

either way people should set their dmz to the ps3 static ip address

has everyone tried resetting/unplugging their router/modem for 5 minutes then restarting them?

[Scooby Blu]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

is this associated then with a certain ps3 model (40gb, 60gb, 80gb etc)



has everyone tried resetting/unplugging their router/modem for 5 minutes then restarting them?

60gb PS3 did reset/unplug router and modem. And it worked until I shut off the PS3. Then had to do it again. Had to reset every time over the weekend.

[VinnAY]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

is this associated then with a certain ps3 model (40gb, 60gb, 80gb etc)

either way people should set their dmz to the ps3 static ip address

has everyone tried resetting/unplugging their router/modem for 5 minutes then restarting them?

I have a 40gb model.

Yeah, I did the routine of unplug the modem and router and then plug them back sequentially a few minutes each time to try and get the DNS to do it's thing. (non nerd speak).

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

is this associated then with a certain ps3 model (40gb, 60gb, 80gb etc)

either way people should set their dmz to the ps3 static ip address

has everyone tried resetting/unplugging their router/modem for 5 minutes then restarting them?

Mine's a 40gb. I've reset my modem/router on occasion, but typically do not for this issue as honestly, it clears itself up within a couple of minutes.

Overall, it's really odd but since I primarily use mine for movies and SP games, it's not enough of an issue for me to mess with further. I did read somewhere where someone suggested swapping the order of the DNS addresses and that helped them. That's an easy enough thing to try and will be next for me to give a go to.

[DonRSD]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

I've had this for the entire 14 months I've owned my PS3. I get the random DNS errors that disconnect me from PSN, and constant DLNA errors when I try to stream media.

I've tried two different routers. I've tried ethernet and wi-fi, on each router. I've set a static IP and manually input ALL of my network settings. I've turned UPnP off and on. I've set my PS3 in the DMZ of my router. I've opened all applicable ports. I've sacrificed a goat. Nothing has fixed it

LOL @ the goat comment

you have a 40gb ps3?

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by DonRSD

sony is doing something with their networks?? any proof?

maybe this update is going to FORCE people to finally clean up their connection and not just 'plug and play'.
the 'plug and play' people ruin the online game. they lag everything down.
now is the time to fix your settings.

open up all the ports = the solution.....very simple yet people wont do it AND they keep complaining!

Well sorry man! But for me its not that damn simple! Dont know anything about this tech crap! Last time I tried ``fixing´´ it to play CoD3 it sure didnt work and my internet connection didnt work either for an amount of time.. And besides it should be necessary for everyone to get into this just to play online! Sony's responsibility!
- and yes my PS3 just started giving me that DNS error thing right now

[Scooby Blu]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Yes. I once made a thread about my particular problem, and everyone in it came to the conclusion that my home network just must be crap despite the fact that every other device on it has zero issues... including my printer fercryinoutloud.

I agree. I did not have ANY issues till I downloaded this damn new firmware update !

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Nielsb90

Well sorry man! But for me its not that damn simple! Dont know anything about this tech crap! Last time I tried ``fixing´´ it to play CoD3 it sure didnt work and my internet connection didnt work either for an amount of time.. And besides it should be necessary for everyone to get into this just to play online! Sony's responsibility!
- and yes my PS3 just started giving me that DNS error thing right now

Try this:

Go onto one of your home pc's. Go to Start > Run and type "Cmd" and press enter. Type "ipconfig" and press enter. Write down the IP address, the DNS addresses. Go into Sony's GUI and create an IP address that matches the computer's first three octets- for example if it's 168.199.1.100 you would use 168.199.1.XXX where XXX= a higher number- I'd suggest at least 50 above your pc's to avoid the DHCP range. Copy in your DNS settings.

It may help, or may not. But what it'll do is provide a static IP so it won't keep searching out for one every time the lease expires.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

I haven't downloaded the update. I've had these issues for over a year now. Maybe the update was intended to fix these sort of issues.... since they do seem to be relatively common.... and instead made them worse

I've had the issues since I got it and I regularly update. I'd like to think I'm pretty savvy with the tech (sounds like you are too) and it's just not any one thing.

[Wreck]

add me to the bunch, been having this issue for about 2.5 weeks ...

ridiculous!

2 other lap tops stay connected and 100% signal

ps3 is hard wired too, tried many things found off of google to no avail ...

horsesh!t

[VinnAY]

Originally Posted by Scooby Blu

I agree. I did not have ANY issues till I downloaded this damn new firmware update !

hmmm...come to think of it...<scratcheshead>

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Try this:

Go onto one of your home pc's. Go to Start > Run and type "Cmd" and press enter. Type "ipconfig" and press enter. Write down the IP address, the DNS addresses. Go into Sony's GUI and create an IP address that matches the computer's first three octets- for example if it's 168.199.1.100 you would use 168.199.1.XXX where XXX= a higher number- I'd suggest at least 50 above your pc's to avoid the DHCP range. Copy in your DNS settings.

It may help, or may not. But what it'll do is provide a static IP so it won't keep searching out for one every time the lease expires.

Thanks but what is Sony's GUI?