New to PS3

[todgerman]

Just got a ps3 if i mod it to play backup discs etc will i get banned from going online can anyone tell me? thanks Todger

[allycoops]

No Mate if you mod the PS3 on 3.55 firmware you will not be able to play online or sign in.

There was a hack available until today but its been stopped.

If you upgrade to 3.56 firmware to play legit online you can't hack your PS3

[todgerman]

thanks allycoops ill stick to my banned xbox live chipped xbox360 then for backup games and use the ps3 for the online stuff.

[SaMirakle]

Just got a ps3 if i mod it to play backup discs etc will i get banned from going online can anyone tell me? thanks Todger

They've figured out a new way to get online on the PS3 as of yesterday. It's another DNS trick/hack which will allow you to stay on the 3.55 hacked firmware.
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The following assumes you?re technically inclined and/or very resourceful, i.e. you know how to use Google. You?ll likely need to reference Google when it comes to generating/signing a certificate and creating a CA (certification authority). That said lets get started; here we?re using a combination of two tactics:

DNS server trick: Set Primary DNS to 67.202.81.137 under Network Settings
Simple SSL proxy that basically modifies the headers for outgoing packets to auth.np.ac.playstation.net?s to change ?PS3 03.55***8243; to ?PS3 03.56***8243; ? this makes PSN believe the PS3 is using the proper firmware version
Got it? Now here is how we accomplish tactic #2:

Replacing a SSL cert in the CFW (in /dev_flash/data/cert) with your own CA SSL certificate
Creating an SSL certificate for ?auth.np.ac.playstation.net? signed with your CA certificate
Run a DNS server on your machine that resolves auth.np.ac.playstation.net to your PC?s internal IP
Create a Java SSL proxy (basically PS3 <-> PC <-> PSN). The PC claims (to the PS3) that it is ?auth.np.ac.playstation.net? and is successfully accepted because a CA signed the SSL certificate
Replace the headers sent PS3 -> PSN to specify ?PS3 03.56***8243;

(I personally haven't tried this yet but apparently there was a video on YouTube showing that it worked but it has just been removed.)