Normally you would never see any video game advice or tips on this blog, however GT5 is such a brilliant game, and i feel all IEDEI readers should own it. Since buying my console and copy about a month ago, I had never been able to connect for ‘online game play’ via the Playstation network. I kept getting messages which said “cannot connect to server” even though I had always had an easy time watching films on Netflix or logging into the playstation network (PSN) for other things.
My wife is a bit of a computer nerd sometimes, and helped me fix this very easily! She’s so cool. So in the Playstation 3 main network settings, I chose ‘custom’ and ran everything as standard——-except the DNS settings. I have changed the DNS settings to 4.2.2.2 (primary) and 4.2.2.1 (secondary). Apparently these are open DNS numbers that can be used with any connected device. My wife uses them on her laptop and has fixed a bunch of connection issues, and after entering this in my PS3 network settings; and then restarting the device——-IT WORKED! Make sure you clear the ‘cache’ found in the GT5 network settings options as well. You should then be able to enter the lobby and join online! Last night i played on the PSN for GT5 online gameplay, and it was a ton of fun. Plus there are new challenges and a host of different used cars on the online part of the game.
Try using this trick, and i hope it works for you. Tell them IEDEI told you. cheers!
IEDEI 
Thanks Man. I’m gonna try this out now.
I’ve had this same exact problem since buying GT5 on launch. I was so frustrated trying to DMZ and port forward with my router but nothing worked. I tried the two DNS you listed and IT WORKED like a charm. Thanks so much, you really made my day!!!
great, man! glad it worked for you! make sure to forward this link to anyone having difficulty! cheers
Worked Perfect for me. I searched the whole web but this was it! Thanks!
nice! enjoy, man!
your wife is a genius, since the day this game came out i’ve been having problems getting onto the gt5 servers, but these dns servers did the trick, thanks a fucking ton..
good stuff Will! glad it worked! enjoy and see you online!
Worked perfectly… Couldn’t find the cache but worked without clearing it 🙂
great stuff! enjoy, man!
I f***in love u man good job
haha…glad it worked! cheers
Awww! Maaaan! I thought this was going to work for me! So many happy people driving online and me driving around my living room! I still can’t connect! Any other suggestion? I forwarded a bunch of ports, changed the DNS, reset my modem/router, never found the cache thingy though,,, And still, no online gaming.
i am soooo frustrated. I don’t know who to call.
thanks!
i wish i could help you more. But what kind of error are you exactly getting? what does it say exactly? also, did you repeat these steps/and/or restart your PS3?
Thanks for this. This has been bugging the crap out of me. You are a legend.
cheers roger! glad it worked, man
I had been having this problem for the past week. I was about ready to try and call Sony or someone to help me figure it out. I tried it and it worked. Now I’m wondering how my settings changed to begin with? Oh, well. Thanks!
glad it worked, cheers!
it worked out for me.. great 😉
sweet!
Sweet deal Man, Love the tip.
right on, man. glad it worked.
dude i love your wife, theroetically, like this can now get me online gt5 again, can you tell me why gt5 did this
You and your wife is my heroes 😉
thank you so much my gt5 has been getting this error for months finally i can play online
i thought i was getting errors cos i live in kenya but it worked for me too
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its not work with me
can you help me plz
this did not work for me ::(
Hi, tried this and about 30 other suggestions from internet this did not work for me. any other ideas? thxs
Hey guys didnt work for me either so if anyone can help id appreciate it
It still does work for me 😦
DUDE!!!
after spending 4 days (literally) trying to update to the latest game patches (totalling around 5-6GB) I finally managed last night only to find my ps3 couldnt connect to the GT% server, even tho I was signed in etc, anyway after finding this page & trying the info, I cant believe the difference
the whole game is 90% faster than before, no long 5 min loading screens
its amazing, I’ve also done this on my xbox360 & its truly amazing, all my pals are now doing it also
THANK YOU
I’ve been trying to download the 2.07 update and tried your DNA settings but it does not seem to work. Any ideas?
I’ve been trying to download the 2.07 update and tried your DNS settings but it does not seem to work. Any ideas?
cheers dude many thanx to your wife 😀 worked for me
thanks dude
Thank you so much dude 🙂
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