Reply to thread "not really suitable for general web browsing" ... yet it IS what's invoked when you use the "Configure External Network Device" option from the setup disk. This allows folks with just a PS2 and no PC or whatever to set up their web-based router/firewall etc. And this is how you sneak it as a web browser. I see the latest network disk doesn't allow non-LAN IPs to be entered for browsing (which the original disk did allow) but a quick prod on the router to get it to forward port 80 out to some other site works a treat. I'm also pretty sure it is slower than the original - certainly scrolling is dreadful on the new disk. imj on 26/11/04 11:16AM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ] Please login before posting a comment. Use the form on the right to do so or create a free account.

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