(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hey guys, hopefully this tutorial will help people with online gaming and I apologize in advance if this has already been posted or it's in the wrong section.

This tutorial will hopefully improve your connection by a lot - I accidentally discovered it when trying to fix my router.
This tutorial was written using a NETGEAR DG384Gv5 router.

Step 1:
Assign your PS3 a static IP address, to do this refer to this guide: You must login or register to view this content.

Step 2:
In your PS3 "Network Settings" disable UPNP

Step 3:
Either place your PS3 in DMZ or Forward the ports you need to in your router, I am using a NETGEAR router so to open my router I have to browse to You must login or register to view this content.

To DMZ:

• In the side menu select "WAN Setup"
  
• Check the box that says "Default DMZ Server"
  
• Enter your PS3 IP address (Available from Network Settings > Settings and Connection Status List)
  
• Press "Apply"
  

To port forward:

• Select "Services" from under the "Content Filtering" section
  
• Click "Add Custom Service"
  
• Name the service something relevant, if you require more than port to be forwarded then I recommend naming it something like "Service-1", "Service-2", etc..
  
• Select "Firewall Rules" from the "Content Filtering" section
  
• Press "Add" under "Inbound Services"
  
• Select the service from the drop down list
  
• Make sure "Action" is set to "ALLOW always"
  
• Enter your PS3 IP Address in "Send to LAN Server"
  
• (Repeat previous steps if more than one service is required to be forwarded)
  

Also see the "Useful Links" section below for a guide on how to Port Forward.

Step 4:

• Select "QoS Setup" from the "Advanced" section
  
• Check "Turn Internet Access QoS On" if it's not already checked
  
• Delete all unused services from the list
  
• Press "Add Priority Rule"
  
• Select "MAC Address" from the "Priority Category" dropdown
  
• Enter the MAC Address of your PS3 and set the priority to "Highest"
  
• In the "QoS Policy for" box type "Playstation 3" and then after everything is filled in press "Add"
  
• Press "Apply"
  

Step 5:
On your PS3 "Network Settings" change your DNS settings to "Manual" - Please note that you must be using the "Custom" setup option in order to do this.

Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS: 8.8.4.4

Save your settings.

Now restart your console and you should have a much smoother gaming experience!
If this helps then I'd be grateful if you could thank the thread
-Connor

Useful Links:
How to port forward for nearly any router: You must login or register to view this content. - Recommended by @KILLER4HELL666
Check if a port is open: You must login or register to view this content.
Automated port forwarding utility: You must login or register to view this content.
LAN over power (Much faster and more efficient than wireless): You must login or register to view this content.
Wireless repeater and range extender: You must login or register to view this content.
MTU Editing Guide: You must login or register to view this content.

[If the Amazon links break the forum rules about advertising (I couldn't see anything about advertising on Amazon) then please could a moderator remove them immediately]

I'm going to try this out right now. I'll edit this post after I'm done to notify you guys if it actually worked. In the meantime, rep'd

Nice guide to improve connection speed, Keep it up.

Apart from the title being wrong good post.

Thanks for doing this. Now if I can only remember my router's password

Thanks
I should probably be honest and say that I can't say this will work for everyone, but at least it may help improve peoples gaming experience by a bit, right?

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Any chance you could rename it to "Optimize your connection for online gaming" ?

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Most routers will have a label on the bottom of them telling you what the password is, you can also find many default passwords for routers online by searching for your router model. If you changed it then the only other way you can do it is by resetting the router I guess?

"former staff" no powers to do it friend. But what I can do is report the post and ask for a change

Good post good find

I didn't realise I could prioritize my Mac address, thanks

Maybe this will help just place your final MTU reading into your router and ps3 You must login or register to view this content. Or maybe this You must login or register to view this content.