Can't get SMB to work via crossover cable

[mancalledhero]

I'm trying to use OPL .7 to get SMB working for my PS2 SCPH-70012 via crossover cable. I followed this video tutorial with no success.
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I have everything set up exactly as it is in the video.
On my laptop using Win 7 Enterprise, I'm sharing my external hd.

Share name: PS2SMB
Permissions for everyone: allow read

Advanced sharing settings
Network discovery: ON
File and printer sharing: ON
Public folder sharing: OFF
File sharing connections: Use 128-bit encryption
Password protected sharing: OFF

Adapter settings
IP: 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0

OPL Network config (didn't change anything from default)
- PS2 -
IP: 192.168.0.10
MASK: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192.168.0.1
- PC -
IP: 192.168.0.2
PORT: 445
SHARE NAME: PS2SMB
Network automatic startup: OFF

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Once I have everything set up in this way, I go to "start network" but as soon as I select it, everything on the screen disappears showing only "Network loading: 2". It stays frozen that way and I'm wondering why this is the case?

Any help would be appreciated.

[randomblitz10]

The Pc should be the gateway since you dont use any GateWay/router device in cross over

on your pc

Adapter settings
IP: 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
Default GW: 192.168.0.2

OPL config
- PS2 -
IP: 192.168.0.10
MASK: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192.168.0.2
- PC -
IP: 192.168.0.2
PORT: 445
SHARE NAME: PS2SMB
Network automatic startup: OFF

[mancalledhero]

Dude, thanks a lot. Works perfect now.

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OK, it worked the first time and I was able to load a couple of games and play. However, I just tried it again and am experiencing the same problem except this time it shows Network loading: 5, jumps to Network loading: 2 and hangs.

[offthewall]

OK, it worked the first time and I was able to load a couple of games and play. However, I just tried it again and am experiencing the same problem except this time it shows Network loading: 5, jumps to Network loading: 2 and hangs.

Maybe your PC obtained a new IP address (happened to me once for no reason). Check to make sure that the PC's IP address is still the same.

[Rotosound_rb666]

Or make the adress of the pc nic you are using for the ps2 connection static. It should be the same number you are using for the ps2's "gateway" adress. If you have another nic connecting your pc to the internet, you can enable internet connection sharing for that nic, and your ps2 should be able to conntect to the internet as well, through your pc.

[l_oliveira]

There's no need to change the Default Gateway IP to match that of the PC with the fileshare.

I don't even know why OPL has that setting. I never touched that setting.

Default Gateway is supposed to be the address for an eventual access for a WAN (wide area network I.E.: Internet).

What you MUST match is the PC IP on OPL settings. Also, the fileshare name are critical.

Here I use:

PC:

IP: 192.168.0.17
Mask: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192.168.0.200 (Internet router)
Share: PS2ISO (No password, read-only)

OPL:

IP: 192.168.0.10
Mask: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192.168.0.2 (default setting. as OPL does not access the Internet this is kind of a useless setting.)
Share name: PS2ISO

SMB works fine on this setup and all settings are easy to remember. Ah and to make sure these things keep working for you, make your PC have a static IP (by setting Windows to use the same IP all the time.)

Do not set the PC gateway to it's own IP. That's not necessary and will block you from accessing the Internet.

[Rotosound_rb666]

There has to be 2 nic's, or NO connection to the internet, if a crossover cable is used, there must be a nic to plug it into, and another if there is an additonal connection to the internet. Making the nic used for the crossover connection static is usually always necessary. Your connection involves a router, not a crossover connection, these are mutually exclusive. I used to use this setup when my only connection to the internet was my pc's wireless connection (the other nic), so I used my lan port to crossover the ps2. With connection sharing enabled, the ps2 could access the internet through the pc, sort of using it as client bridge.

[l_oliveira]

There has to be 2 nic's, or NO connection to the internet, if a crossover cable is used, there must be a nic to plug it into, and another if there is an additonal connection to the internet. Making the nic used for the crossover connection static is usually always necessary. Your connection involves a router, not a crossover connection, these are mutually exclusive. I used to use this setup when my only connection to the internet was my pc's wireless connection (the other nic), so I used my lan port to crossover the ps2. With connection sharing enabled, the ps2 could access the internet through the pc, sort of using it as client bridge.

Point to you, but still there's no point on setting the gateway on the NIC talking to the PS2 neither on the PS2 itself.

An Ethernet switch is so cheap these days. Making an proper setup for this stuff is much cheaper (headache wise) and not so expensive money wise. With 20 bucks one can get the switch and all cabling needed (all being of high quality stuff).

Anyway, I'm obligated to use the a switch as one of my PC NICs do not work correctly due to driver bugs (the one which fails is the nvidia embedded MAC the other one is a Gigabit Marvell chipset based MAC).

[dlanor]

Point to you, but still there's no point on setting the gateway on the NIC talking to the PS2 neither on the PS2 itself.

This reasoning holds true only for cases where you have decided never to use anything other than traffic local to this particular LAN subnet. Because without a gateway you can never get a router to direct traffic anywhere else, whether that is another local subnet or the Internet. And personally I like my PS2s to have the capability for all kinds of traffic, both locally and on the Internet.

And even for the same local subnet as the PS2 itself, some routers may still refuse to forward packets correctly if proper gateways are not defined both at the PS2 end and at the PC end.

It is different with a simple switch, since all traffic passes from each of its ports to all the others, without any logical routing being needed, but with a real router it is important to use complete configurations.

Best regards: dlanor

[Rotosound_rb666]

Oh, I know. I have DD-WRT, and you know what that does. But the thread topic was help configuring a crossover cable, and although it has been a long time since I have used one, I used to depend on that setup, so I thought I'd share what worked for me, static adresses for the crossover connection.
Obviously, a router would be the best solution all the way around, but that would defeat the topic.

Oh yeah, and I'll add disable windows firewall entirely for the nic dedicated to the crossover connection with the ps2.