Got some info to share. Whether it is old news or new to people in here, I wanted to share in case no one knew about this.
For those that don't know, I have stellar internet. I get any where from 55mpbs download to lowest around 45 down. Uploads are from 27 to 25 up. So my internet is fantastic.
On my Xbox 360 my downloads were always great but on my PS3 the store, downloading demos, system updates, etc where always sooo damn slow. It was the main reason I rather my 360 over my PS3, but no longer.
I recently discovered how to speed up the PS3 to Xbox 360 speeds.
To give you a example of how much this helped.
My PC
55 Down
25 Up
My PS3 Before changes
800 kb down
300 kb up
PS3 after changes
10 mpbs down
8 mpbs up
It was going to take me about 15 hours to download Hitman which was 17 gigs. I did the change and downloaded Hitman (17 gigs), Little Big Planet Carting (7 gigs), X-Com (7 gigs), Saints Row 3 (7 gigs), Zen Pinball (400 megs I think), Runner 2, Machinorium, and Odd World all in 5 hours. That is close to 40 gigs in 5 hours. That is close to 133 megs a min continuously for 5 hours.
Now granted your internet speed will greatly affect your results. If you have poor internet from the get go, your performance increase will be hard to notice, but if you have excellent internet and struggling with slow PS3 then this should help you.
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Ok the procedure will require you to use a proxy server such as a desktop PC or I'm assuming a laptop would work.
1) Open up command prompt and run ipconfig /all so you can see your computers IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS.
2) Write these down
3) Now go into your network center and go to your internet connect settings and choose the properties of your TCP/IPv4.
You want to manually set a static IP for this computer. Type in each area from what you wrote down.
Now you have a static IP on your PC.
4) Now you need to go in and make it a proxy server.
Download http://www.privoxy.org/
5) Install it and choose for it to run at startup. Complete the install and make sure it is running in task bar.
6) Right click the little blue privoxy icon in task bar and choose "Edit Main Configuration".
7) Once the box opens up, scroll down to section 4.2. Right above 4.2 you will see a line that reads. "listen-address 127.0.0.1:8118", ONLY change that line! Nothing else in the text matters.
8). Change "listen-address 127.0.0.1:8118" to your PC IP address you set for the static IP. So as example it would read something like this "listen-address 192.168.0.202:8118"
9) Go to file and click SAVE. Then close the editor.
10) Make sure your computer is still able to connect to the internet. You are now done with everything needed to be done on your PC.
Next we will set your PS3 to run through the proxy server on your PC you just setup.
11) Go to your PS3 settings and internet connection settings.
12) Choose custom and go through everything on auto until you get to where it ask if you want to use a proxy. Choose YES.
13) Set the proxy IP to the IP of your PC and the IP you wrote in the editor.
14) Set the port to 8118
15) Go through rest of setup until you see test connection. When you test two things can happen, it can work perfectly and go through fine and you are done.
If it receives a IP yet fails on the second step then you need to go back to your PC. Close Privoxy, reopen it, and then go run through the connection setup again on PS3 to test your connection again. Sometimes privoxy needs to be shutdown and restarted to receive the changes made.
16) Another thing that can throw a failed second step is not allowing privoxy under your firewall. Go to your windows firewall and allow privoxy. This should clean up any kick backs you are getting.
That is it, enjoy your MUCH faster download speeds!!
Any questions let me know and I will do my best to help you out.
For those that don't know, I have stellar internet. I get any where from 55mpbs download to lowest around 45 down. Uploads are from 27 to 25 up. So my internet is fantastic.
On my Xbox 360 my downloads were always great but on my PS3 the store, downloading demos, system updates, etc where always sooo damn slow. It was the main reason I rather my 360 over my PS3, but no longer.
I recently discovered how to speed up the PS3 to Xbox 360 speeds.
To give you a example of how much this helped.
My PC
55 Down
25 Up
My PS3 Before changes
800 kb down
300 kb up
PS3 after changes
10 mpbs down
8 mpbs up
It was going to take me about 15 hours to download Hitman which was 17 gigs. I did the change and downloaded Hitman (17 gigs), Little Big Planet Carting (7 gigs), X-Com (7 gigs), Saints Row 3 (7 gigs), Zen Pinball (400 megs I think), Runner 2, Machinorium, and Odd World all in 5 hours. That is close to 40 gigs in 5 hours. That is close to 133 megs a min continuously for 5 hours.
Now granted your internet speed will greatly affect your results. If you have poor internet from the get go, your performance increase will be hard to notice, but if you have excellent internet and struggling with slow PS3 then this should help you.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ok the procedure will require you to use a proxy server such as a desktop PC or I'm assuming a laptop would work.
1) Open up command prompt and run ipconfig /all so you can see your computers IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS.
2) Write these down
3) Now go into your network center and go to your internet connect settings and choose the properties of your TCP/IPv4.
You want to manually set a static IP for this computer. Type in each area from what you wrote down.
Now you have a static IP on your PC.
4) Now you need to go in and make it a proxy server.
Download http://www.privoxy.org/
5) Install it and choose for it to run at startup. Complete the install and make sure it is running in task bar.
6) Right click the little blue privoxy icon in task bar and choose "Edit Main Configuration".
7) Once the box opens up, scroll down to section 4.2. Right above 4.2 you will see a line that reads. "listen-address 127.0.0.1:8118", ONLY change that line! Nothing else in the text matters.
8). Change "listen-address 127.0.0.1:8118" to your PC IP address you set for the static IP. So as example it would read something like this "listen-address 192.168.0.202:8118"
9) Go to file and click SAVE. Then close the editor.
10) Make sure your computer is still able to connect to the internet. You are now done with everything needed to be done on your PC.
Next we will set your PS3 to run through the proxy server on your PC you just setup.
11) Go to your PS3 settings and internet connection settings.
12) Choose custom and go through everything on auto until you get to where it ask if you want to use a proxy. Choose YES.
13) Set the proxy IP to the IP of your PC and the IP you wrote in the editor.
14) Set the port to 8118
15) Go through rest of setup until you see test connection. When you test two things can happen, it can work perfectly and go through fine and you are done.
If it receives a IP yet fails on the second step then you need to go back to your PC. Close Privoxy, reopen it, and then go run through the connection setup again on PS3 to test your connection again. Sometimes privoxy needs to be shutdown and restarted to receive the changes made.
16) Another thing that can throw a failed second step is not allowing privoxy under your firewall. Go to your windows firewall and allow privoxy. This should clean up any kick backs you are getting.
That is it, enjoy your MUCH faster download speeds!!
Any questions let me know and I will do my best to help you out.
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