I have a regular problem connecting to PSN, which is normally resolved in one of two ways.

I wondered if anyone else suffers this torturous pain in the arse, and knows of a better / quicker / more permanent solution?

I regularly switch on, attempt to sign in, and get a failure to connect error (forget the exact code - can post here later).

After much huffing and puffing a few months ago, I finally found that the following sometimes solves the issue:
  1) Disconnect all hard wired devices from my hub,
  2) Re-power the hub,
  3) Re-connect the PS3
  4) Start PS3
  5) Sign into PSN
  6) Re-connect all other hard wired devices

Sometimes this doesn't work. 

In this event, I have to also disconnect all wireless devices from the network also (all seven of them!) and then follow steps 2) - 6), and then re-connect all wireless devices.

As you can see this is a ball-ache to say the least, and it happens a lot.

I believe it is caused by two devices being allocated the same MAC address, which then causes a conflict when the second one tries to connect.  That being so, I cannot understand why it happens so often to the PS3, or is this a known design fault?
That said, my networking knowledge is fairly limited, and so I could be talking utter crap.

Anyone else have this issue?  Found a quicker resolution to it?
Know why it might happen, or how to prevent it?



 

Couldn't you assign a static adress for you ps3 in the ps3 settings? I know dutch providers have issues with the way the ps3 works with dns. so my sollution always was to do the advanced wired setup, assign the dns and the lot yourself (take notes for the right numbers) and you good to go