ps3 online without psn

[keim]

Currently in order to keep from being banned i took my ps3 offline and banned its mac address from my router

however id like to install ubuntu on it and that supposedly requires an internet connection, not to mention i would like to be able to stream stuff to it from my computer, ftp, etc etc

so heres the question then:

can you block the ps3 from talking to sony while still having it online?

to clarify i dont care about trying to get on psn, but i read that the ps3 automatically sends data to sony as soon as its turned on and has a connection, id like to block this from happening while still being able to connect to my ps3 from my other computers or even the internet

[rAiN mAn 2o0o]

block these servers by whatever method you choose. this blocks PSN and still allows for full internet access including game patches.


auth.np.ac.playstation.net
np.stun.playstation.net
ena.net.playstation.net
ps3.update.playstation.net
service.playstation.net
creepo.ww.hl.playstation.net
np.community.playstation.net
manuals.playstation.net

[keim]

so if you dont mind me asking where did that list come from? has someone watched network traffic on a ps3 and those are all the places it tries to contact? do we have any idea if basically blocking *.playstation.net will prevent a console from being banned even if its online? (by online i mean on the internet not on psn, i dont care about psn but would like to avoid being banned if possible)

[rAiN mAn 2o0o]

these addresses were obtained through reverse proxy research through charles. by blocking the above servers, your ps3 cannot phone home... (as far as anyone knows)

*.playstation.net will work. but then you will not be able to get game patches.

original thread is here ---> http://psx-scene.com/forums/f189/how...-banned-81285/ (How to keep full Internet access while blocking Sony to avoid getting banned.)

[keim]

[lang=sr]thanks rainman i really appreciate it[/lang]