Do you have a broadband modem? DSL or Cable is good. Does your modem have a built-in firewall, most do? If so, have you opened the right ports for your particular game?
There are more questions to be asked and answered as well, but what you really need to do is post what equipment you are using when you are trying to get online.........OK?
btw: A 56k modem will not work fast enough for multiple player online gaming......don't even try!
Give us some particulars my friend and help will be forthcoming a lot quicker.
Respects........Winter
hey, I just starte playing online games in my ps2, and i realised that games like need for speed most wanted and carbon are supposded to support online gaming but in the case of those games it doesnt say "online" and i cant play online with them, anybody know about this?
thanks a lot, Marcelo.

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