What would I have to do so my PS3 can connect to Windows Media Player 11 so I can transfer my songs/videos… When I set Comodo to “Allow All” my ps3 connects, and when i set it to custom… Well… It doesn’t. How do I fix this?
Hi btman
I don’t have a PS3, so unless one of my colleagues has experience of configuring this, we’re going to have to use a little trial and error 
First question is, do you connect to the Playstation Network, if so, are you connecting via CFP?
Something you can try:
- Open CFP, go to ‘Activity/Logs’
- Right click anywhere in the log window and select ‘Clear all Logs’
- Try to connect your PS3 to your Windows PC to transfer songs etc.
- When it fails, open 'Activity/Logs
- Hopefully you will see some events related to incoming connections being blocked.
- Right click in the log window
- Select Export HTML
- Save the file and then post it as an attachment using Additional Options on the replay page.
We can take it from there…
Toggie
Here it is, it wouldn’t let me upload the html so I put it in a .zip.
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Thanks for that.
Looking at your log, I assume the IP Address of the PS3 is 192.168.0.100? Also from the log, I see that CFP is blocking both IGMP and UPnP.
The next thing to try, is creating a Zone/Trusted Network, within which, we will place your PC and your PS3. This is not absolutely essential, but it may make life a little easier.
The reason for creating a Zone/Trusted Network, is to allow all nodes within the Zone, to communicate freely, i.e. they are trusted.
Open CFP:
- Open Tasks/Add/Remove/Modify a Zone. Click Add.
- Give the Zone a Name (Something you’ll remember)
- Specify the Start IP Address and the End IP Address (see note)
- Click Ok
- Open Tasks/Define a New Trusted Network
- Click Next
- Select the name of your Zone from the drop down list
- Click Next
- Click Finish
This will create two new rules in network Monitor, at positions 0 and 1 (Right at the top)
Note: The IP Addresses you enter here are dependant upon your network environment. As your PS3 seems to have the Address 192.168.0.100, I assume you PC also has an address in this range. For simplicities sake I’d use the following Address range:
Start Address: 192.168.0.0
End Address: 192.168.255.0
Now, when you connect your PS3 to your PC, they will both be in the Trusted Zone.
That’s the first stage and although the PS3 and the PC are now in the same trusted environment, we still have to create some Network rules. I’m thinking specifically, that we will probably need to Allow IGMP In and possibly open port 1900.
What I’d like you to do, is create the Zone/Trusted Network and try the connection again, use the instructions in my previous post. The upload the zip of the log.
Toggie
Yeah still can’t connect… My Ip address is 192.168.0.136 if it matters. Ready for the second stage
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I guessed that would happen.
Ok, stage two
Interestingly, your second log didn’t show IGMP being blocked, just UPnP…
Lets try that first, and if needs be, we can also allow IGMP later. Best to open a little as possible.
Open Network Monitor:
- Right click in the Main NM window
- Select Add Rule (doesn’t matter where for now we can mover it later)
- Allow UDP IN
- Source IP = Zone (your zone name - or if your PS3 IP never changes use that address 192.168.0.100)
- Destination Address = The address of your PC (192.168.0.136)
- Source Port = ANY
- Destination Port = 1900
I suggest moving this rule up, so that it’s just below your Zone rules, position 2.
That should allow UPnP In. Fro IGMP, if we need it, do this:
Open Network Monitor:
- Right click in the main window
- Select Add Rule
- Allow IP IN
- Source IP = Zone (your zone name - or if your PS3 IP never changes use that address 192.168.0.100)
- Destination Address = The address of your PC (192.168.0.136)
- IP Details = IGMP (Select from the drop down list)
Again move this up to position 3. You may not need this rule, try with just the UPnP rule first.
I hope that’s it for Network rules, we may, however, need an Application rule or two, that’s stage 3
If you don’t mind, please do the same as before, and report back.
Toggie
Still nothing… Though now ICMP shows up lol
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It still seems to be blocking UPnP:
Date/Time :2007-06-04 17:27:22
Severity :Medium
Reporter :Network Monitor
Description: Inbound Policy Violation (Access Denied, IP = 192.168.0.100, Port = upnp-mcast(1900))
Protocol: UDP Incoming
Source: 192.168.0.100:49288
Destination: 239.255.255.250:upnp-mcast(1900)
Reason: Network Control Rule ID = 9
Did you create the rule for this, if so, is it above rule 9?
Might be worth uploading a screenie of your NM rules.
The ICMP entries are standard, they won’t play a role here.
Here it is… The only rules above it is another rule for my PS3… and for Bit-Comet and Warcraft 3.
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I think what’s happening here is that the multicast address (239.255.255.250) is being blocked by rule 9. Modify the upnp rule we created and replace your PC’s IP Address with 239.255.255.250
In NM:
- Right click in the Main NM window
- Select Add Rule
- Allow UDP IN
- Source IP = Zone (your zone name - or if your PS3 IP never changes use that address 192.168.0.100)
- Destination Address = 239.255.255.250
- Source Port = ANY
- Destination Port = 1900
Try that.
Still nothing… My rules so far are (Incase I ■■■■■■■ up somewhere)…
Allow IP In from IP Zone: [PS3] - 192.168.0.0/192.168.255.0 to IP 192.168.0.136 where IPPROTO is IGMP .
Allow UDP In from IP Zone: [PS3] - 192.168.0.0/192.168.255.0 to IP 192.168.0.136 Where source port is ANY and Destination port is ANY.
Alow UDP IN from IP Zone: [PS3] - 192.168.0.0/192.168.255.0 to IP 239.255.255.250 Where source port is ANY and Destination port is 1900.
Heh, we need to make the rules copy/paste compatible :P.
And heres the log thing
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Ok, now we seem to have a new entry:
Date/Time :2007-06-05 17:06:40
Severity :Medium
Reporter :Network Monitor
Description: Inbound Policy Violation (Access Denied, IP = 192.168.0.100, Port = 2869)
Protocol: TCP Incoming
Source: 192.168.0.100:54527
Destination: 192.168.0.136:2869
TCP Flags: SYN
Reason: Network Control Rule ID = 10
This one is for TCP. I don’t remember seeing it before, in your logs. So another new rule:
- Right click in the Main NM window
- Select Add Rule
- Allow TCP IN
- Source IP = Zone (your zone PS3)
- Destination Address = The address of your PC (192.168.0.136)
- Source Port = ANY
- Destination Port = ANY
Heh, we need to make the rules copy/paste compatible
I couldn’t agree more, maybe version 3…
Sorry this is taking a while.
That did it :D. Thanks for your time. Transfering my music/videos/photos over now (B) (L) (R)
Oh and <3 PS3 too lol.
Cool. You welcome I’ll close this thread for now, if you need it reopened, just PM a Mod.