PS3 - Fed up of Wifi streaming. Need to get PS3 and PC doing ICS

Liquid_Entity · 2 Mar 2011 at 21:33

Ok so I am finally fed up with jittery movie playback from my PC to my PS3. It's crazy. My PS3 is 2 metres from my PC and yet it jitters most of the time. When I stream to the Xbox360 which is in the lounge (10m away and a wall or two in-between) there is not a single jitter.

I want to LAN my PC to my PS3. I have acquired a Netgear 10/100 Hub which is under my desk. I have CAT5 cable from PC to Hub and a CAT5 cable from PS3 to Hub. I have tried to ICS the LAN connection but I still cannot get ICS working.

What am I doing wrong ? What do I need to do ?

Liquid_Entity · 2 Mar 2011 at 21:43

I have VM 20mb, but the Netgear hub/router is in the lounge and I've already extended the cable length by 10m and I am not trailing a LAN cable from the lounge across and in to my bedroom.

Whenever I have the PS3 on, the PC is on anyway so ICS is an option I want to use. I tried before with x-over cable from PS3 to PC and that didn't seem to work so then found my old 10/100 Hub and thought I'd give that a go.

Liquid_Entity · 2 Mar 2011 at 22:09

I know what you mean, but I really don't want to buy another router.

Surely ICS is capable of sharing via LAN.

Liquid_Entity · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:14

Looks like I am going to have to bite the bullet and get some homeplugs then.

I am not running a cable across 2 rooms and a hallway.

Liquid_Entity · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:25

So what Homeplugs should I go for ??

I have the Virgin Media 20mb service using a VMDG280 Netgear Hub. What would be a good pair of homeplugs to use with this service. In the future I hope to upgrade to the 50mb or 100mb service when it arrives. Would whatever I buy still suffice then ??

Cheers

Liquid_Entity · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:37

I don't see that I have any other choice. It's rented accomodation so I can't go drilling holes for cables etc.

Liquid_Entity · 3 Mar 2011 at 11:47

I've seen these Western Digital Livewire 200Mbps Powerline 4-port AV Adapter - Twin Pack for around £70

These have 4 ports so would be ideal for my bedroom with the PC, PS3 and Netbook connected. The other one can run with the VM router and the 360 ? Yes ?

Liquid_Entity · 3 Mar 2011 at 12:14

I shall be buying online yes, I hope they don't come in those plastic sealed containers. Hopefully just a cardboard box ! Then if any issues I can easily send back.