Connecting Ps3 online via network dongle

Sharpz · 2 Jul 2009 at 18:54

My friend just recently bought a ps3 and he wants to connect it online and i don't know if its possible because the only internet he has comes from a T-mobile network dongle he plugs into his laptop. just wondered if this was possible to do? :confused:

Robert1986 · 2 Jul 2009 at 19:05

Needs to be connected with an Ethernet cable. I take it he connects the phone to the laptop with a usb cable?

Memphis · 2 Jul 2009 at 19:19

It's possible, but I hope he doesn't expect to be able to game over the mobile broadband connection.

icehot · 2 Jul 2009 at 19:19

there is youtube tutorials on this, he needs to make a seperate network on the laptop or something. mate has done it with his 360, same principles for the ps3 from what ive heard.

Sumanji · 2 Jul 2009 at 23:14

Ad-hoc wireless network + internet connection sharing = win

Su

Dutch Guy · 3 Jul 2009 at 11:29

icehot said:
there is youtube tutorials on this, he needs to make a seperate network on the laptop or something. mate has done it with his 360, same principles for the ps3 from what ive heard.

That should work as long as the laptop has a wireless network card integrated which most newer laptops have.

Disadvantage is that the laptop has to be on to be able to have a network connection on the PS3 but it should work.

Sumanji · 3 Jul 2009 at 11:36

Dutch Guy said:
Disadvantage is that the laptop has to be on to be able to have a network connection on the PS3 but it should work.

Sharpz said:
...the only internet he has comes from a T-mobile network dongle he plugs into his laptop.

Well it's going to have to be on anyway isn't it? Unless he can get the USB dongle to work on the PS3 which I highly doubt is possible...

meths · 3 Jul 2009 at 13:05

Sumanji said:
Ad-hoc wireless network + internet connection sharing = win

Su

If I remember rightly I don't think the PS3 is compatible with ad-hoc networking.