Possible bug in 4.28 with PS2Net

[pythonjosh]

Cannot access Host: (using ps2client rev8) when PS2Net is running. I removed PS2Net from my default and rebooted and Host: works.
-Josh

[dlanor]

Originally Posted by pythonjosh

Cannot access Host: (using ps2client rev8) when PS2Net is running. I removed PS2Net from my default and rebooted and Host: works.

I suspect that this 'problem' is just a misunderstanding on your part, about how these tools work, and thus how to make them work right together.

You never said exactly how ps2client is launched, but I assume you are using one of the normal GUI programs for it, like PS2ClientLoader (others have the same problem).

Your problem is not unique to the new versions of uLE and ps2client, as it applies identically to all versions of these programs. If the FTP server is opened first, then the client GUI on the PC will launch ps2client.exe prematurely, resulting in a failed connection.

Same thing again, but described in greater detail:
When opening the FTP server with the PS2Net command, the PS2 will start sending replies to each incoming 'ping' sent by PS2ClientLoader. On seeing those replies PS2CL will then launch ps2client.exe and assume that its connection to the host server is successful (no way to test for it ). But since PS2Net does NOT open the HOST server at all (and is not supoposed to), the connection has really failed though PS2CL has no way of detecting this. And when you later open the HOST server by browsing to host: in the FileBrowser this has no effect, since ps2client.exe has already failed to connect, and is unable to retry.

There are several ways around this problem, including the easiest one you have already used, of simply not using the PS2Net command at all. Note that PS2Net is only useful when you intend to use an FTP client on your PC to access the PS2, so for all other cases you should not be using the PS2Net command anyway.

Two other ways around the problem, if you really need both FTP access and host: browsing in the same session, are listed below:

1: Use RadHostClient instead of PS2ClientLoader+ps2client on the PC. Since RHC has the HOST client in the same main program as the GUI, this GUI has no problems realizing when a connection failed, so it can retry later when you browse to host:.

2: Place PS2Net on a launch button link of uLE instead of the 'Default:' launch link, and only use that button after having browsed to host: to open the HOST server. This will allow PS2CL to work correctly even when the FTP server of uLE is open, since that then happens after ps2client has successfully connected to the HOST server.

Best regards: dlanor

[pythonjosh]

That makes a lot more sense. Thanks Dlanor. I have switched to RHC and it's working.
Who's project is RHC? The RHCAutomater isn't saving the previously used ps2 IP. It has no options to save settings or anything.

[dlanor]

Originally Posted by pythonjosh

That makes a lot more sense. Thanks Dlanor. I have switched to RHC and it's working.
Who's project is RHC?

It was developed by 'radad' a well known PS2 scener and programmer of some other homebrew programs too, though most of them are intended to run on the PS2, and not on a PC like RHC does. (eg: "radshell" which is used to run batch scripts, and to launch program elfs with argument passing)

The RHCAutomater isn't saving the previously used ps2 IP. It has no options to save settings or anything.

When I do use RHC, I do not normally use that 'automator' (developed by a different author than RHC), but if you have a decent version of it, then you should have the options you claim to be missing. But you will have to maximize the program into a normal application window to access those options, since they are not available while minimized to the 'system tray'.

I think it would be easier for you to just use RHC directly, without that 'automator' program.

Best regards: dlanor