No, it will not take up an empty ethernet port.
If the wireless router is like mine then you also can make an ethernet connection with the PS3 using an ethernet cable
You have two basic options. 1.You can connect your laptop to your cable, fibre optic, or DSL modem or Ethernet port using an Ethernet cord. 2. You can connect your cable, fibre optic, or DSL modem or Ethernet port to a wireless router using a Ethernet cable. You then connect your laptop using wireless to your wireless router.
Use ethernet cable and have wired connection
You need internet service to go online. You must either have wireless or ethernet wired hookup to the internet. I used a wireless router connected with ethernet cable to my cable modem. When I didn't like losing the connection I then also used a 50 foot Cat 6 Ethernet cable from one of the 4 wired spots on the back of the CISCO LINKSYS WRT 160N wireless router to my PS3. I noticed improvements in the connection speeds with the PS3 tests using a wired connection and recommend using a wired connection.
Well I don't know about that but something similar is getting a wireless repeater relay, that should double the distance of your original router if that's what you're looking for. Hope that helps.
Direct internet connection via a ethernet cord are generally faster and more reliable than wireless connections.
sometimes your connection may get bumped off by a computer using the same connection to fix it use an ethernet cable and connect the router and the PS3
This is assuming that there is no outside access to the Ethernet network such as a Internet connection. If there were then firewalls would be needed to prevent a outside intrusion of the network. In addition to physical access security, a wireless network requires authentication and encryption to prevent unauthorized devices from connecting to the wireless network or capturing and decoding the data that is being transferred via a wireless network connection. If the wireless network has outside WAN access then you would also need firewalls as with the Ethernet network.
If your question is asking how you get access to the Sony store and access to the free Sony PS3 features you just need to go online and register yourself. Sony does not provide a free internet connection with the Sony PlayStation 3, but does offer the ability to receive both an Ethernet Cable connection and or a wireless connection. You must go to the setting menu of the PlayStation 3 and go all the way down to network settings, then you choose the internet connection setting. If you do not have an Ethernet connection the PlayStation 3 will search for a wireless connection when you choose auto after the PS3 tells you that it can not detect an Ethernet connection. When I set up my PS3 I noticed that it detected many possible sites besides the one for my wireless router and asked me to choose the site. I ended up buying a 50 foot Ethernet cable and not using the wireless because I found that the connection was slightly better with the cable. I do know that some places offer free internet wireless access if you live near one of them. If someone near you has a wireless internet connection and is not using a password protected site your wireless capability in the PS3 may also allow it access to the signal. It is then possible to log on and use the internet.
A router is a device that connects to your modem to share your internet connection with other computers. A wireless router uses a power cord and an Ethernet cable to connect from the modem to the router without the need of a connection between the router and the computers it's sharing the Internet connection with. A USB wireless router connects to the modem using a single USB connection that serves as both the power supply and data connection.
Yes, you can connect a PC wirelessly to a DSL connection. You will need a wireless access point/router and connect that to the DSL modem via USB or ethernet. Configure your PC to attach to the wireless access point/router using the wireless (802-11a,b,g) or eithernet.
Yes that is correct the only way you can connect a PS3 to the internet is either through the Ethernet cable or through the WiFi wireless connection to a Broadband internet service. The USB ports can not be used to connect the PS3 to the internet in any manner.