# Help me get my PS3 online! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 24, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-ps3-online/427568 "2007-11-24T02:30:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IOMDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@IOMDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IOMDave)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-ps3-online/427568/1 "2007-11-24T02:30:06Z")
I feel foolish asking because I’m usually pretty good at this sort of thing, BUT… How do I get my PS3 online? I was under the impression that it had WiFi - says so on the box and the pimply teenager at the store confirmed this - but I have a wireless network and it doesn’t seem to have any interest in it. I know that just plugging it into a phone point is the easiest way, but the nearest phone point is on a different floor of the house and I’m not albout to just run a massive cable up the stairs and into my office. This leaves the only other option - getting someone in to install a point near the console, and that’s an expense I’d like to avoid if possible. Cheers, David ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-ps3-online/427568/2 "2007-11-24T07:59:49Z")
Your PS3 isn’t the 20gig one, right? As that was the only one that shipped without Wifi. There should be a “Scan” option on the network screen; does it find anything? If not, is “broadcasting” enabled on your Router? If not, then the PS3 won’t be able to find it unless you enter the settings manually ---
**Author:** ![IOMDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/91b2a8/32.png) [@IOMDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IOMDave)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2007, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-ps3-online/427568/3 "2007-11-24T10:16:25Z")
Cheers for the reply, I’ll go investigate that lot and report back. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2007, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-ps3-online/427568/4 "2007-11-25T07:22:10Z")
Any luck?