Quick Tutorial - Networking your PS2 HD with Hdl_dump

**A Murder of Crows** · 02-26-2005,07:23 PM

has anyone come up with a tutorial to burn a homebrew disc and instructions that forces hdl_srv to use a different IP addy, no matter what?

i have very spesific needs on my network and i can't change the IP address of the router to 192.168.0.X, and therefore can not assign an address for the PS2/hdl_serv program.

i'd really appreciate a step by step set of instructions on getting my ps2 networked with hdl_serv on 192.168.1.X.

also, what's the current version of the program, and where do i find it? i got the latest hdl dump/dumb, but can't find the server program

thanx

**b081** · 02-27-2005,08:28 AM

There are few ways: 1st, edit elf itself, using a hex-editor; 2nd use a config file and copy it to the memory card. Retail hdld_svr.elf does not look for config file anywhere else, but the memory card.

**A Murder of Crows** · 02-27-2005,01:39 PM

can you tell me what addresses to look for in the elf to use the hex editor?

can you tell me exactly how to go about using the config file?

i *REALLY* need a step-by-step walkthru of something that will work.

thanx!

**b081** · 02-28-2005,05:50 PM

1st case: search for "192.168.0.10" (that is the default IP address) and replace it with something else. C-style strings are zero-terminated, and maximum length of v4 IP address is 15 characters, so any valid IP address should work just fine. In my copy the offset is 0x6780. Below it (considering 16-bytes column) is networking mask and the last is the default gateway (which is irrelevant, IMHO).

The 2nd approach: create an empty text file and name it IPCONFIG.DAT. Open it with notepad and enter desired IP address, space, networking mask, space and default gateway. Text file is one line only and addresses are separated by a single space. Save the file and copy it to mc0:/SYS-CONF/IPCONFIG.DAT (uppercase is important). If you decide to use ps2link + ps2client plug-in the memory card and use the following steps:

1) open a command prompt and navigate to the directory, where ps2netfs.irx is; execute the following (replace IP with the address of the Playstation 2 console; ps2link should be running there!):

Code:

ps2client -h IP execiop host:ps2netfs.irx

wait for few seconds and when no more new messages appear, use Ctrl+C
2) navigate to the directory, where IPCONFIG.DAT is and issue the following commands:

Code:

ps2client -h IP mkdir mc0:SYS-CONF
ps2client -h IP copyto IPCONFIG.DAT mc0:/SYS-CONF/IPCONFIG.DAT

that's all I think.

You might use an ftp-server to transfer the file, but I cannot help you there.

Good luck.

**anch** · 03-07-2005,01:03 AM

Sorry for such comp noob reply, but i still cant get PS2 via PC to work directly using the no hub no router method.
Whenever i look at Network Connection my Local Area Connection alway shows up "Network Cable Unplugged". is that the reason why it isnt working?
Also do i have to change the PS2's ip to 192.168.0.7 also following Step 4A?

**Liquid Swordz** · 03-07-2005,01:24 AM

Good Tutorial. I was planning to do something like this and your tutorial is the perfect way for noobs to start networking thier ps2. Thanks

**TarzanMan** · 03-07-2005,04:28 AM

Originally Posted by anch

Sorry for such comp noob reply, but i still cant get PS2 via PC to work directly using the no hub no router method.
Whenever i look at Network Connection my Local Area Connection alway shows up "Network Cable Unplugged". is that the reason why it isnt working?
Also do i have to change the PS2's ip to 192.168.0.7 also following Step 4A?

You haven't explained (AT ALL) what you are trying to do. Are you trying to connect the PS2 directly to the network card on your computer with a cross-patch network cable? Using a *normal* network cable for this type of direct connection (no router, no hub) will not work.

If you get the 'cable unplugged' thing, then it means that your computer isn't seeing anything. There are a ton of things that might be wrong. Among them (but not limited to) are:
-You aren't using a cross-patch cable, or your network cable is bad
-Your PS2 is turned off, or HDL-SVR is not running
-Your computer network card is busted
-You haven't connected the cable to both the PS2 and the PC

**TarzanMan** · 03-07-2005,04:30 AM

Originally Posted by Liquid Swordz

Good Tutorial. I was planning to do something like this and your tutorial is the perfect way for noobs to start networking thier ps2. Thanks

Yeah, even though this site has a lot of good information... its really a pain in the ass to find much of it. I wouldn't even know where to start if I were a newbie looking for information on mod-chips and stuff.

**anch** · 03-07-2005,10:58 AM

Thx a lot TarzanMan, i appreciate your help.

**Ryuji13** · 03-21-2005,08:00 AM

Originally Posted by TarzanMan

That speed does suck, but its normal to get such slow speeds. From what I have heard, the hdl_dump code is not optimized for data transfer rate.

Hey there,

Getting very slow speed as well with a direct link between my NIC and the PS2... can anyone confirm the statement about hdldumb and slow data transfer rate ?
PS2's NIC is 100Mbits, my laptop's NIC is Gigabit... i should get approx 8-10 megs/s. Also, i only leave TCP/IP in my NIC's setting, and disable all the crappy M$ QoS bullshit.
I hardly see why hdldumb would limit the speed (or maybe there is a MTU setting to specifiy in the win registry in order to increase speed).

Anyway, great tutorial... too bad i didn't read it before doing everything myself

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