Internet for the PS2

[Shakespeare]

I've seen guides on how to hook a regular hard drive up to a PS2 as well as god-knows-how-many modchip guides. I've seen guides on casemodding and even one on how to take a guitar amp and cram it into a PS2. I have not, however, found anything on the ethernet adapter for the fat PS2. It fits in the expansion bay along with a hard drive and allows you to get internet access on your PS2.

However, I really don't understand the point in shelling out $40 on something like this if I can get a home-made one working.

Is it possible to make your own ethernet adapter for the PS2? What would it involve? If only it'd be something simple like taking a network card out of a computer and figuring out which contact goes where. Of course, it's never simple. ;-;

[snowpenguin]

Doesn't the slim have one built in?

[Shakespeare]

Doesn't the slim have one built in?

This is the phat model, hence the mention of an expansion bay.

[stuntpenguin007]

I really don't think it would be that simple, and being that there are no guides on it you would have to put $40 worth of work into it just to figure it out.

[snowpenguin]

Yeah I knew you were talking about the old one. I'm not THAT dumb! And I agree with stuntpenguin. Stole the words right out of my mouth!

[SonyPortableizer]

look on amazon, I got one for $20. It was from a couple who got married and I got it from the girl. Look around you can get lucky

[Shakespeare]

look on amazon, I got one for $20. It was from a couple who got married and I got it from the girl. Look around you can get lucky

You got one of these and never bothered to take it apart? My good man, this is blasphemy!

But yeah, I figured it'd be cheaper if someone had already done it. I guess I'll check Craigslist and whatnot for an exceptionally cheap one and hack it open for the sake of science.

[HotDog-Cart]

We have like 8 of them at the gamestore I work at for pretty cheap. :S

[SonyPortableizer]

look on amazon, I got one for $20. It was from a couple who got married and I got it from the girl. Look around you can get lucky

You got one of these and never bothered to take it apart? My good man, this is blasphemy!

But yeah, I figured it'd be cheaper if someone had already done it. I guess I'll check Craigslist and whatnot for an exceptionally cheap one and hack it open for the sake of science.

No I took it apart

[Shakespeare]

look on amazon, I got one for $20. It was from a couple who got married and I got it from the girl. Look around you can get lucky

You got one of these and never bothered to take it apart? My good man, this is blasphemy!

But yeah, I figured it'd be cheaper if someone had already done it. I guess I'll check Craigslist and whatnot for an exceptionally cheap one and hack it open for the sake of science.

No I took it apart

Any discoveries? Could this be done?

[Tibia]

I've got one I could open up and take some pictures, but that's all the help I've got. The Phat I'm using it on will NOT be undergoing any major mods, hence why I got it.

[SonyPortableizer]

not too complicated, but ill try to find something out

[HotDog-Cart]

I'll see if I can get one for free from my job. If so, I'll open it up and take some pics.

[Tibia]

Got some pics. I don't know how many of the chips are for Ethernet, and how many are for the hard drive, but it sure doesn't look like anything you can do for under $40. Click for bigger.

[HotDog-Cart]

If you want I bet I could get you a cheap one from the store I work, shakespear.