Since the initial steps left my internet whacky I decided to redo the procedures which enabled me to have internet access, networking access, and mics for online gameplay.
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Before we begin steps!
Step1: Click on the link below. This will bring you to the Linksys page for downloading new Firmware for the "WRT54G Version 5" router. If you do not have this router do NOT download the firmware. It will either not work or could screw up your router if you do not own the WRT54G. Click on the firmware link then click download firmware and save the file to your desktop for easy access. Unzip the file then let it sit there.
FIRMWARE LINK
Step2: Open your internet explorer or web browser. Type
http://192.168.1.1 into the address bar of your web browser. A window will appear asking for your user name and password. If you have not configured your router or are not familiar with this router control panel, simply type in "admin" for your password and press enter. Go to the Administration tab at the top of the router control panel. Once under Administration go to the Firmware Upgrade sub-section. Click browse and find the unzipped folder you downloaded to your desktop. Use the file named "WRT54Gv5_fw_v1.00.4_us_code.bin" within this folder and select it. Click upgrade and let your router sit (do not touch anything) and complete it's upgrade. Once the upgrade is completed scroll to the bottom of the router control panel and click Save Settings. Confirm your save then exit the router control panel.
Step3: Now reset your router by pressing the orange button on the back of your router labeled "reset." After the router reset you will need to completely shutdown your modem (either unplug it or turn power to off). You should also unplug the power plug to the router to turn that off aswell. After 30 seconds reconnect the router power plug and wait 5 seconds for it to boot back up. Then reconnect or turn on your modem and wait for that to completely boot back up to online mode. Congratulations you are ready to begin the steps to get your mic working perfectly on Socom3!
If you did not get your internet connection back for your computer after the above steps you need to type this into your browser:
www.linksys.com/connect <-- that will reconfigure and connect your router by itself pretty much. You shouldn't have to access it though, if you followed my steps.
Actual Mic fix step by step!
Step1: Press the Start button in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. Go to "Run" & type in cmd in the blank field then press enter. A black window will pop up. Do not touch anything. Simply type ipconfig/all and press the enter key. A list will appear. In the lower half of the window you should see your IP address among other things. Remember the last two segments of your IP address. For this step by step we will refer to them as ".x.x" at the end of the IP address. The IP address should read 192.168.x.x in this window. Once you have those digits close the cmd prompt window.
Step2: Open your internet explorer or web browser. Type
http://192.168.1.1 into the address bar of your web browser. A window will appear asking for your user name and password. If you have not configured your router or are not familiar with this router control panel, simply type in "admin" for your password and press enter.
Step3: As soon as the router control panel opens you will be under Setup > Basic Setup. Scroll down and you will see DCHP Server with two options, enable and disable, to the right of it. Check off enable and enter the last segment of your IP address from the command promt in the blank field.
Step4: At the top you will see different tabs to access. Click on the Applications & Gaming tab now. You are automatically sent to Port Range Fowarding. Stay in this section of the Applications & Gaming tab. There are a total of 10 lines here you should see. You need to fill out the following information for the first 5 lines. Read carefully.
ORDER - Line#: Application | Start | End | Protocol | IP
Line1: S3 | 10060 | 10070 | TCP | Fill in Last segment of your IP address
Line2: s3 | 80 | 80 | TCP | Fill in Last segment of your IP address
Line3: Socom3 | 7000 | 8000 | UDP | Fill in Last segment of your IP address
Line4: SOCOM3 | 10070 | 10070 | UDP | Fill in Last segment of your IP address
Line5: Socom 3 | 50000 | 50000 | UDP | Fill in Last segment of your IP address
Once the five lines are filled out check off enable next to each one. Afterwards, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Save Settings, then confirm your save.
Step5: Still under the Applications & Gaming tab, go now to the DMZ sub-section. Check off enable. Now, in the blank field enter the last segment of your IP address from the command promt yet again. Once you complete this step, scroll to the very bottom of your router control panel and select Save Settings. It asks you again if you want to, confirm to save the settings.
Step6: Boot up your PS2 and login to Socom3 via the Main Menu (X) from the start up menu. When you come to the Choose Network Configuration screen select Edit Configuration. This will bring you to the Network Configuration Menu for Socom3. Select Add Configuration. Go through the steps until you come to the IP address screen. Select Manual. Go to the next screen and you will see the following lines below. Fill in the information listed then continue to the next screen.
IP - 192.168.x.x (Enter your IP address you found in the Command Prompt for this)
Subnet - 255.255.255.0
Router - 192.168.1.1
Step7:On the screen after the above one you will see a screen requesting your Primary and Secondary DNS numbers. For this step you will need to open your Router Control Panel (type
http://192.168.1.1 into your browser). Go to the Status tab of the router control panel. You will be automatically put into the Router sub-section for this tab. Here you will find near the bottom DNS 1, DNS 2, and DNS 3. For the primary DNS number type in DNS 1's corresponding number. For the secondary DNS number type in DNS 2's corresponding number. Continue through the setup until you come to the connection test screen. If all goes well you will pass the test. If not, shutdown your modem and router for 30 seconds then turn on the router then the modem and wait for them both to come up to online/functioning modes. Try the connection test again. Name the configuration whatever you like then exist the Network Configuration Menu.
Step8: Socom3 will load up and bring you right back to the Choose Network Configuration screen. Select your newly created configuration and login. You should not get any error messages. Create a room and have a friend join, or simply join a random room, to test whether or not your mic has been fixed.
Congratulations you now have a working Mic for Socom3 without any sacrafice of your internet access for your computer
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