I added a "Wi-Fi mod" to my PS2 using a cheap Wi-Fi signal repeater connected via an RJ45 cable—which I shortened by using only wires 1, 2, 3, and 6—and powered the repeater with a 5V step-down converter. It allows for online gaming and using OPL's SMB feature; it’s just like having the PS2 connected directly to the main router.
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Bro this is genius! In Nigeria PS2 is still king in game centers. We pay ₦200 for 30 mins to play PES. Wi-Fi mod with RJ45 + 5V step-down is clever — did you get online gaming working for PES? OPL + SMB to load games from PC saves us buying fake discs that scratch. How is the lag? I want to try this on my cousin's PS2. Clean build!
This is fire! PS2 still runs all the game shops here in Benin City. So you basically turned a WiFi repeater into a PS2 WiFi dongle with just 4 wires? What repeater model did you use? Thinking of doing this for our shop PS2 to load games via SMB instead of burning discs. Tested with Blink? — chikasun@blink.sv
This is a great example of solving the problem with a network bridge instead of trying to make the PS2 itself support Wi-Fi. Powering the repeater from a 5V step-down is clever. Did you notice any difference in SMB loading times or latency compared with a direct Ethernet connection?