PSP wifi

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  1. 007 Hollow Bastion Committee

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    whenever I try to get wifi on my PSP it says it can't open the IP address.
    (by the way, since someone's bound to ask, yes, I do have a router)
     
  2. Reisen Twilight Town Denizen

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    On the Sony PSP unit, it supports wireless networking with its built-in wifi network capabilities, and now with the 2.0 firmware update, it also includes a reasonably powerful Web browser, but just as you can't watch a movie without a UMD or memory stick, you can't actually use the PSP to connect to the Internet without finding a local wireless network to join.

    And that's where you are: If you're seeing "no access points" displayed, it's because you aren't within range of a wireless wifi network. Make sense?

    Now, it turns out that there are two basic types of wireless networks that a PSP can connect to: an "open" network and a network that has what's called a Wireless Encryption Password, or WEP. The latter is a bit safer from the geek perspective, but if you're just plugging in to grab a download, can be more of a hassle because you need to find out the network password and enter it on your PSP so you'll be allowed on the network.

    An open network, one that doesn't have any password requirement, is riskier for regular computer usage, but a ton easier for us Sony PSP fans wanting to get onto the Internet.

    -This should do-
     
  3. Radiowave ITSA PIIINCH

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    Does your router have a WEP code? If your psp doesn't have it typed in, the router will just block it from connecting correctly.
     
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