PS3 DNS Problem and Solution

May 1
07:59

2010

Jack Bush

Jack Bush

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DNS(Internet Domain Name System) is key to PS3 network service. But many gamers have reported to get PS3 DNS problem at times recently. How to solve this DNS problem on PS3? Is there any quick and easy method? There are three ways worth your try. Read the PS3 Fix Guide Review for more...

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DNS(Internet Domain Name System) is key to PS3 network service. But many gamers have reported to get PS3 DNS problem at times recently. How to solve this DNS problem on PS3? Is there any quick and easy method? There are three ways worth your try. Please read on.

First,PS3 DNS Problem and Solution Articles check your connection. Turn off your modem and router. Wait 10 to 20 secs and turn them on. Please make sure the blue Ethernet cable has connected the modem to the router. If that doesn't work, your DNS problem with PS3 probably has to do with the router.

In order to test your router, you can plug your PS3 directly into you modem. Press the reset button on the modem and go to the network settings. After that, check your connection. If everything goes fine, congratulations, you have found the problem -- you need a new router. If not, go to the next paragraph.

Second, reset the PS3 network settings. Manually enter your IP and the DNS server addresses in the settings. Try to change the ranking of the DNS sever, for example use secondary DNS server from your ISP as either the primary or the tertiary DNS server. As how to find out the IP or DNS, you can...

Go to the control panel, click on the "Local Area Connection". You will see a window telling you the speed, status, and number of packets being transmitted. Click on the support tab, and then the "Details" button. Then you will get what you want, the DNS, IP address and so on.

Does it work for your PS3? If not, go to the last method.

The last but not the least, get yourself a repair manual. Most of them provide unique and effective ways to solve your PS3 DNS problems, and other PS3 errors as well. As a PS3 gamer, you may come across PS3 errors of different kind, such as the yellow light of death, disc reading error, sound problem, etc. One way to solve all these possible is to get in hand a repair manual.

If you are interested, here is an honest review of Rob Sheffield's PS3 Lights Fix Guide. Take a look at it and see if it helps.

Hope this information helps and Good Luck!