Can someone help me install my PS2 network adaptor?

Alright, I’ve read the booklet and watched the help videos and I am still having trouble.

So far, I have the adaptor connected to my PS2 and a phone line connected from my cable modem [box] to the adaptor (in the phone line outlet). The cable modem company (Optimum Online) gave an ethernet cable but its too small and doesn’t reach. I could probably just move the little modem thing closer to my PS2 and just connect with the ethernet cable. But I have everything setup so nice and don’t feel like moving stuff around.

First question,

Is there a way to connect my PS2, through phone line, to my cable modem?

Second question,

Can someone walk me through the ISP set-up? I have an ISP (AOL) but I have a different cable modem provider. So it complicates things.

No. You’ll need a CAT5 ethernet cable.

We’ll need more information here. I think you are confused about this, in that AOL is unnecessary and probably a waste of money. Why do you have AOL riding on top of your broadband connection in the first place? If you are connecting your PS2 directly to the cable modem, AOL never comes into play.

The best way to have both your computer and PS2 online at the same time would be to get a router.

Alright, so after I connect the ethernet cable to my PS2, I just put I have an ISP provider and keep giving them my info?

I don’t know the specifics (I made my friend, who works in IT, install mine), but you absolutely have to get SOCOM II for online play. Amazing blast. Look me up by my SDMB username on that one.

From what I remember, my friend had to get all kinds of info from my internet account (the only one I remember off-hand is my IP address). The cool thing is, though, once you’ve got it configured, it saves on your memory card and you don’t have to do it again.

That why I got the network adaptor!

I’m dying to get on and play.

Alright, my adaptor is now connect to my cable modem with an ethernet cable.

I went to ISP Setup
Then to I have an ISP
Then to Broadband w/ User Name and Password
Clicked on Other
Typed in User Name and password

Now I’m at

  • Use automatic IP* and Set Manual IP settings

I clicked on automatic IP before and the connection timed out. So I’m stuck at the set manual IP option.

How do I get my IP, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS?