Wednesday, February 21, 2018

[TIPS] How to Connect PS4 to PC via LAN cable with Connectify app

Yesterday, I wrote about this article but the problem is my PS4 can't get to connect to the internet via LAN cable with my PC on the next day and it requires to do the setup all over again in order to getting back to online. Now I'm too damn lazy to do it back again from start so I have to use an easy hotspot app, Connectify to getting my PS4 back online, easy as it is.

Before that, make sure that you have all of these:

1. A LAN cable connected with both PC and PS4.
2. Connectify app with PRO/MAX license. (NEVER ASK ME WHERE TO GET A PIRATED VERSION!!!)
3. An adequate time to do it.
4. A working functional brain.

Here's how to do it:

1. Configure your network settings in Windows by turning off Internet Sharing Settings or even remove the bridge network. Also, the IPv4 settings and its DNS should be remain blank and set to detect automatically. Reboot your PC after that.

2. Install Connectify app and activate the PRO/MAX license. If you're using free version, it never work either. (DO NOT ASK ME FOR PIRATED/CRACKED VERSION!!!).

3. Set up the wired router in Connectify app (see picrture below). If you're using PRO version, you only permitted to use "Routed" mode in Network Access option while MAX license can able to use Bridged mode which is most recommended. Also, set Internet to Share to the wifi network that you are currently used and when you are finishing setup, click Start Hotspot.



4. Go to your PS4 and go to [Settings > Network > Set Up Internet Connection > Use a Lan Cable> Easy] and your console will connect to your PC automatically. 

5. If the connection is successful then you can enjoy using it.

NOTE: If you're using Routed mode in Connectify app wired router, you might see some warning text below during connection testing in PS4 like this: "Your router does not support IP Packet Fragmentation...". 

This is because of Connectify app config itself and it is strongly requires you to use Bridged mode only if you have MAX license on your Connectify app. You can still use it, however there will be some limitations of access during using the Routed config in Connectify app.




Tuesday, February 20, 2018

[TIPS] How to connect PS4 with your PC via LAN Cable

Before that I had been searching for exact guide on how to connect these 2 devices with a single LAN cable and most of it are just half-baked guide with no exact explanation and even possibly throwing some errors after doing that. Now I'm gonna write this stuff so everyone can get the right guide on how to set it up.

Well...let's get started!

Before you want to set up PC-PS4 connection over a single LAN cable, make sure that you have:

1. A PC and a PS4 console. Both devices must be connected with LAN cable first!
2. A wifi connection on your PC.
3. A LAN Cable (any kind of LAN cable, best performance use Cat 6 cable or better)
4. An adequate time to do it.
5. A working functional brain.

Here's how to do it:

1. First of all, open up [Network & Internet Settings > Change Adapter Options] in Windows OS to make changes of the adapter. Then, right-click the wifi adapter which is your primary connection that used to connect to the internet and click Properties. Then, go to Sharing tab and enable Internet Connection Sharing as shown on the picture below:

Also, make sure that you are selecting the right adapter name by selecting the LAN adapter name if the box with adapter name appears when you have multiple LAN or/with VPN connections carries virtual LAN adapters.

2. Right-click the LAN adapter and click Properties and select [Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) > Properties]. You will need to enter the IP address like this below:



3. Then, boot up your PS4 and go to [Settings > Network > Set Up Internet Connection > Use a Lan Cable> Custom] and select IP Address Settings to Manual. Then, input IP address as shown on the picture below:



Then, other settings should be followed as below:

> MTU Settings : Automatic
> Proxy Server   : Do Not Use

After that, perform internet connection test to check whether your PS4 is connected to your PC. If the test is success then congratulations...you have set up the PS4-PC connection via the LAN cable. Now you can use it for using it with Remote Play app or something else.

Note: If you found some difficulties of reconnecting it back on the second day after that, you might need to reconfigure it all again from the start or just follow this guide here instead.

Guide references: Help Desk Geek - Connect Two Computers Using a Crossover Cable  https://helpdeskgeek.com/networking/connect-two-computers-using-a-crossover-cable/

Time to resurrect the old blog...

Cleaning up all of my old blog post and here I am...time to rebuild it back!

Today I'm resurrect my very old blogsite since ages and I have to do some writing stuffs here to show to the people on how to getting things done.

Well...that's for my short intro...