thefarewellnote Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Hopefully someone can help me for I am lost right now. I have had a ps3 now for about 2 weeks and can't connect it to my wirelss network at all. I am broadcasting my SSID, and using WPA-AES. All my other wireless devices can connect just fine but when I try my ps3 I get the following error: 8013031A. I can't find much info about it. I can connect to a wireless router that isn't encrypted just fine. I have tired entering the settings manually and it is failing when it checks the IP address. Any one have any ideas? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
morficus Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 sure you're using WPA-AES and not WPA2-AES? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589088761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefarewellnote Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Just wanted to post a reply to those that come looking for the answer in the future. Here is what I did to resolve the problem. 1. Update firmware on the router. 2. Make sure that the wireless settings are WEP or WPA. Currently the PS3 does not support WPA2. 3. Make sure that you disable the MAC address list (where you can block or allow certain MAC addresss from logging into the system. ) That was my problem. Once I disabled that the PS3 connected instantly. Hope it helps someone out. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589089900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I couldn't connect to my wireless network at all with any form of WPA (It may be my router or the PS3 mixing encryption methods). I use it with WEP now, but due to the lowered security i've enabled MAC filtering and no SSID broadcasting. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589090056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
morficus Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 the PS3 supports WEP and WPA, both TKIP and AES but no form of WPA2... if WAP2 is anywhere...the PS3 will not work on your wireless network. Also... you can enable MAC filtering... just make sure you add the PS3 wifi access list else it wont work (duh) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589090354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7un7 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 morficus said: the PS3 supports WEP and WPA, both TKIP and AESbut no form of WPA2... if WAP2 is anywhere...the PS3 will not work on your wireless network. Also... you can enable MAC filtering... just make sure you add the PS3 wifi access list else it wont work (duh) FYI....MAC filtering is pointless. So is hiding your SSID and WEP. ANYONE can pick up tools on the internet and with a little practice can have all 3 broken in minutes. From there they can view everything you do online.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589090371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 S7un7 said: FYI....MAC filtering is pointless. So is hiding your SSID and WEP. ANYONE can pick up tools on the internet and with a little practice can have all 3 broken in minutes. From there they can view everything you do online.... I hear a lot of people saying this, but I've yet to find a fast, easy way to hack a WEP network. It usually involves more than one PC; one for sniffing packets and one for stimulating data on the router, and even then I'm not sure how simple it is. I don't think WEP cracking is all the rage, really, especially since most home users won't know how to find non-broadcasted SSIDs much less do the aforementioned. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589090414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7un7 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 cpu killer said: I hear a lot of people saying this, but I've yet to find a fast, easy way to hack a WEP network. It usually involves more than one PC; one for sniffing packets and one for stimulating data on the router, and even then I'm not sure how simple it is. I don't think WEP cracking is all the rage, really, especially since most home users won't know how to find non-broadcasted SSIDs much less do the aforementioned. Just searched Youtube, someone cracked 128bit in 1min 40sec with a new tool. Atheros chips, fairly common in wireless cards, can inject packets and capture at the same time. Prism can do it too, common in older Netgear cards. Or you can use 2 cards in on PC. A hidden SSID is broadcast on association, which can happen often. Just passively listen or force deauthentication. And if you're using Linux, the MAC address can be changed in one line, bypassing MAC filtering. These tools are not just available to Linux users too. Besides that, WEP has more network overhead than WPA. So with WEP the router and cards are doing the work, where WPA, the comptuer is. I don't know about you, but I don't want to even take the chance of anyone seeing bank account and credit card numbers. Sorry to get off topic: @thefarewellnote If you are using WPA, the key is case sensitive. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589090470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
morficus Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 S7un7 said: FYI....MAC filtering is pointless. So is hiding your SSID and WEP. ANYONE can pick up tools on the internet and with a little practice can have all 3 broken in minutes. From there they can view everything you do online.... yeah, and by "anyone" you mean tech-saavy people. Your average Joe could not find a wireless network that is not broadcasting the SSID and much less know what "MAC spoofing" even means. But when it comes to people that have a clue as of to what they are doing, MAC filtering will not prevent them from getting on your network.. simply make it harder and posibly turn them away. It's like if you had 2 entrances to a store... one that you have to push and another with automatic sliding doors. You can still get in by pushing the door, but most people won't bother and will opt for the automatic sliding doors. But the bottom line is... MAC filtering and WEP encryption on residential networks are mostly just so random people (aka: your neighbors) don't jump on your network and use your bandwidth. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589090770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7un7 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 morficus said: yeah, and by "anyone" you mean tech-saavy people.Your average Joe could not find a wireless network that is not broadcasting the SSID and much less know what "MAC spoofing" even means. But when it comes to people that have a clue as of to what they are doing, MAC filtering will not prevent them from getting on your network.. simply make it harder and posibly turn them away. It's like if you had 2 entrances to a store... one that you have to push and another with automatic sliding doors. You can still get in by pushing the door, but most people won't bother and will opt for the automatic sliding doors. But the bottom line is... MAC filtering and WEP encryption on residential networks are mostly just so random people (aka: your neighbors) don't jump on your network and use your bandwidth. You don't need to be a neighbor to see a network. With the right antenna someone 2 miles away can see your network. And you don't need to know what mac address spoofing is to do it when there is a tool that guides you through it. Take a look at some of those videos and how many 'average joes' wanted to know where to get the tools from. I'm just trying to help, if you want to risk your personal information go ahead and keep using something that is broken. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589091253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
morficus Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 again... not something your average Joe would know how to do... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589091740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7un7 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 You're fighting a losing battle. You can't defend the use of broken encryption when there is a more secure, faster alternative. @thefarewellnote, Did you fix your problem yet? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/609321-ps3-wireless-error/#findComment-589091754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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