Where can I get an ILink Hub

[joestreich]

I have been trying to convince my buddies that linking 4-6 PS2's on GT3 would be cool but I don't knot how much it would cost to set it all up. Where do you get the hub and can you get a set with all the cables included? I saw the cables at funcoland for $20 but could I go to a computer store and get the same thing cheaper? Also I think the Link cable would be worthless without the hub because my understanding is you can only still play 2 players.

 

[Paradox]

Technically, if I have my information correct, all of this ILink hoopla is essentially just a standard FireWire connection. You can pick up a hub and cables at any computer store, though the price will vary. Also, most firewire hubs use a type "A" connector (similar to a full type "1" usb connector) and the PS2 uses a type "C" connector (I think, ask a sales person). If your WAY lost, just basically tell the sales person that you have a sony viao laptop and need a firewire hub for it. VIAO laptops have the same connectors for their built in firewire ports, though they use a different name (IEEE1394 or something like that).

Hope this helps.

 

[Paradox]

Ohh and yes, you need a hub for more than 2 people, though I can't guarantee that just one cable will even work for 2 machines, you may be required to have a hub if you want to ILink at all.

 

[troy]

at a computer/elecronics store

 

[Tank]

Check http://www.bestbuy.com

Here's some info on linking:

http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/specials/special.pl?spec=gt3lan&pagenum=1

 

[Race Idiot]

if you live in the UK you can pick up an I link hub and 6 cables together for £99 at electronics botique. I dunno if its like that in the US. I.Link is soooooooo cooool I had it with 4 people and now im making rules for a competition series, im gonna make a thread about that shortly.

 

[Axis maN]

100 notes thats pretty steep...

 

[SaleenASL]

I-link has always sounded cool, but i never got it because only one of my friends has both a ps2/gt3. i still might get one, but i want to know what other games support Ilink. also, do u need a hub to connect 2 ps2's (i know u need a hub for 3-6).

that broadcast mode for gt3 i-link sounds sweet.

 

[Axis maN]

u know i havent seen em anywhere...

maybe im blind....

 

[Race Idiot]

Originally posted by Axis maN
100 notes thats pretty steep...

Yeah I know but the results are worth the dosh. Just get all yer mates to put some money into it and yall be fine. I bought mine in the Oxford Street branch of Elecronics botique, but I saw another one without cables in the HMV on the same road for £70. So I thought the extra £30 was woth loosing the hastle of shopping around for cables. Which im still gonna have to do, because the cables are a tad short.

 

[Paradox]

Well I know this doesn't have anything to do with where to find an I.Link hub, but it has to do with it....

I'm working on a program to mimic firewire connections from a PC to a different PC over the internet. Basically what this means is essentially I am working on a program that will allow someone in say San Jose, California to plug their PS2 into their computer via a firewire connection, and someone in say Belgium to do the same and with their internet connection (DSL at least) be able to play I.Link games over the internet. Somewhat surpassing Sony's online plans.

However the main objective of this project is to have someone with a say firewire video camera at home and a firewire based DV converter at say the office to connect to eachother. The whole PS2 thing was just icing on the cake.

 

[captainkirk]

Well, Paradox, is this showing that you are a programmer???

I am working on learning some programming now, but getting to the level that you seem to be at now, it would take a while. Yes, the IEEE 1394 standard is the Firewire. It is pretty nice, but I don't have any Firewire at home. A good cable or DSL connection would do nicely for some online gaming. I do have a lot of networking knowledge, so I might be able to help in that department....

Let me know if you have a question. I may be able to help you. Good luck and keep us updated!! :burnout:

 

[Paradox]

Well I'm doing ok so-far... I have a couple of friends helping me.. But the premise is simple... Think of sharing a hard drive over a network... Pretty simple premise... It's basically mapping an IP address to a piece of hardware and allowing access to it..

Right now only tests have been run on local area 100mbit connections. So far the result is a connection can be established, but we're having problems with latency and timing. I.E. the connection keeps getting dropped because the data being sent from the host to the device is either too fast or too slow so it gets confused and crapps out.

The test with the PS2 works to the point of showing that another connection is established but when you run the game it says "player device cannot be found".

The next step is putting together a GUI so connecting to these devices isn't as messy as it is now...

Expect something on sourceforge soon.

 

[Tank]

Paradox that is an excellent idea!

That would be extremely cool if you can get it to work.

Good luck!

 

[Axis maN]

hey thats pretty cool. post up if u get it workin....

 

[captainkirk]

Hmm, I have never seen the I-Link at work, so I would not be sure of some error messages you may receive from it. Anyway, what is sourceforge??? I am curious to anything new and interesting I can find out about programming and basically anything computer-related right now. Good luck, throw an update out there. You never know that someone may have an answer or idea for you.....

 

[Axis maN]

so were there like firewire hub thingies b4 the ps2 came out ?

 

[Paradox]

Yes, long before that... Mac's all come standard with Firewire ports since the old blue n' white G3... Sony has now adapted it as a main stream connection and adds it to every system they sell now, and all digital video cameras and most newer digital cameras come standard with it now. They've been very standard for a long time.