pardon my ignorance, but i have a network adapter question

[prisoner1138]

yes i know, the sony network adapter is the best solution. but that aside, out of curiosity can you use a usb network cable? i know you can use some usb->ethernet adapters, but could you also possibly use a usb networking cable and run some sort of ics on the pc that the ps2 can use to connect to the internet through?

[nightcrawler]

No,
There is no driver (probably never will be) on the PS2 side to support this.

[prisoner1138]

ok, thats what i figured, but it didnt hurt to ask anyway.

[muffdiver0069]

Originally posted by prisoner1138
ok, thats what i figured, but it didnt hurt to ask anyway.

You could use a splitter, that is of course, if you are hooked up to a broadband connection.

Get a good quality Splitter. I use the "Monster Cable" two-way spliter, gold plated. 2 Ghz.
Low-Loss Output:
5 MHz-1GHz: - 3.5dB
1 GHz-2GHz: -4.9 dB

[prisoner1138]

uhhh, splitter for what? i'm talking about networking.

[muffdiver0069]

You'll need a Router then

[prisoner1138]

a router would be completely useless ergarding the question i asked. i'm not talking about using a usb ethernet adapter, or using the sony network adapter, or anything like that. my question was already answered and i acknowledged the anser, and it seems like you completely missed my original point.

using a usb link cable(no network adapters or splitters involved) linked to a pc using ics is what i was wondering might work. however as the person said above, the game would need a driver for the cable and as i recall the only discs with such a driver are the sharkport type discs.