How to keep full Internet access while blocking Sony to avoid getting banned.

--- UPDATE 1- updated with better (but slightly more risky) blocklist to allow ps3 game updates via Multiman.
--- UPDATE 2 - added OpenDNS list - UNTESTED!

This guide will let you keep full Internet access (except PSN, of course) on your PS3 without letting Sony collect any data. Note that you must have a router that supports DD-WRT (UPDATE - or be willing to use OpenDNS) for this to work.

1. Install dd-wrt (www.dd-wrt.com | Unleash Your Router) on your router if you haven't already. This is fairly complicated so you will have to follow the instructions on the dd-wrt site.

2. be sure you set your PS3 DNS server to your router's IP address (usually 192.168.0.1) and not your ISP's

3. Log into your router and click on Services and then scroll down to dnsmasq

4. be sure both dnsmasq and local dns are enabled.

5. add the following lines and then apply/save your settings

address=/.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/playstation.net/127.0.0.1

6. click on the setup tab and be sure the following items are checked: use dnsmasq for dhcp, use dnsmasq for dns, and dhcp-authoritative.

7. turn off your ps3 and turn it back on.

8. to test it go to online manuals on your ps3 and if you get an error then it is working

9. have fun

UPDATE - if you want to keep PSN game updates working you can try using this list instead. Note that using this list is slightly more risky as I might not have gotten all of the servers they use but they do send the data they collect to *.np.community.playstation.net so blocking that and the auth server should do it. Still, you might wish to restore default settings (not reformat, just reset/restore the settings) to clear out your PSN login info if you use this method.

--- DD-WRT List

address=/auth.np.ac.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/.np.stun.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/ena.net.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/.ena.net.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/.ps3.update.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/service.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/.service.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/creepo.ww.hl.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/.creepo.ww.hl.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/.np.community.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/np.community.playstation.net/127.0.0.1
address=/manuals.playstation.net/127.0.0.1


-- OpenDNS List
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

Or, you could just set your PS3's DNS to 1.1.1.1, or register w/ OpenDNS and set all *playstation.net servers to 127.0.0.1 and use their servers for your DNS.

@OP: Any way of doing that, but only for a specific mac address/static LAN IP? I have two PS3s and would like to allow one to access playstation.net/org whilst keeping the other one "in the dark"(my homebrew PS3).

Uhh, see my above post?

I don't want local network access only, nor use openDNS when DNSMasq and dd-wrt should suffice. ..Unless DNSMasq can't do that? :P

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Originally Posted by daxtsu

@OP: Any way of doing that, but only for a specific mac address/static LAN IP? I have two PS3s and would like to allow one to access playstation.net/org whilst keeping the other one "in the dark"(my homebrew PS3).

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Not that I know of, sorry.

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Originally Posted by daxtsu

@OP: Any way of doing that, but only for a specific mac address/static LAN IP? I have two PS3s and would like to allow one to access playstation.net/org whilst keeping the other one "in the dark"(my homebrew PS3).

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yes, you could set your router to block all outside communication to the mac address of your modded ps3.

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Originally Posted by erickdj

yes, you could set your router to block all outside communication to the mac address of your modded ps3.

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True, but that would disable web browsing and game updates as well, which is not the goal of this guide.

I ended up giving in and using an OpenDNS on my CFW PS3 since I couldn't figure out how to get dd-wrt to block PSN on only one PS3[aside from the lame Access restrictions tab, which doesn't do entire domain blocking, or using DNSMasq to block it for ALL connected PCs/PS3s].

My router has access restriction settings. i just set up an access policy for the ps3 using the ps3 mac address. I was able to set up blocking by url address and blocking by keyword. I blocked playstation.net .com .org and .ca and playstation as a keyword.

I can still access the internet but nothing to do with playstation works. I can't even google playstation on my ps3, lol

I think its safe but we'll see