I'm well aware of how technologically dunced I'm going to sound after I say this, but it's worth it.
I play FFXI on a PS2 in a VERY small town, so my internet isn't the most well known. It's from Aliant and it's technically ADSL. Now I know I needed to put in a ton of ID's and internet passwords and such to get into FFXI, but I was wondering if simply setting up the PS2 with any old connection, will it still work?
I'm living in a residence in another town now, and they provide DSL service to all residence free of charge. Would I be able to set up my PS2 with just a cable and be able to play on my character?
I don't have all the specifics so I don't know if it will work, or even if all I'd need would be a phone cord. Does it require a different type of cable to set it up? Or would just a phone cord do the trick?
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Hey man I saw your post in the OoT, sorry I didn't get to it. I am trying to understand exactly what you are trying to do. Are you implying that you already have a computer hooked up with an ADSL connection? If you only have a PS2 and want to hook it directly up to the internet that will be different. Let me know what your current setup is as of right now and I will try to help you out.
Yeah, I got kicked out of that forum :P.
I'll try and clear this up some.
At home I had a ADSL connection, and was using that to play FFXI. It had a modem and I had to run a phone line into the wall, then into the modem. The modem connected to my PS2 with another cord, I'm not sure what it's called but it's a lot thicker than a phone cord.
Where I am now, they don't have the modems so I was wondering if I could just use a cord to connect the jack in the wall to my PS2.
I'll try and clear this up some.
At home I had a ADSL connection, and was using that to play FFXI. It had a modem and I had to run a phone line into the wall, then into the modem. The modem connected to my PS2 with another cord, I'm not sure what it's called but it's a lot thicker than a phone cord.
Where I am now, they don't have the modems so I was wondering if I could just use a cord to connect the jack in the wall to my PS2.
You can tell if the jack is ethernet or phone by looking inside the jack itself.
There will be a series of little wires strung up and down. Count them. There will only be four if it is a regular phone jack, but if you see six go ahead and plug in your PS2 with an ethernet cable, it should work.
There will be a series of little wires strung up and down. Count them. There will only be four if it is a regular phone jack, but if you see six go ahead and plug in your PS2 with an ethernet cable, it should work.
Ok thanks, I have a ethernet cable, and your right it looks just like a phone cord but much thicker.
So if I do have an etherned connection it should work just by plugging it in?
So if I do have an etherned connection it should work just by plugging it in?
Yeah, in the world of fairies and donuts...odds are it won't work and i'll be deprived of FFXI for months.
Ok, thank you for the help.
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