~ PS3 NET Server

ps3netsrv is a server application used to stream content from a remote server to the PS3.

Download: https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/tree/master/_Projects_/ps3netsrv/bins

The communication is always started from the PS3. The server mounts the ISO or folder, and an ISO image is streamed to the PS3.

Command line syntax:

ps3netsrv  [rootdirectory] [port] [whitelist]

 Default port: 38008

 Whitelist: x.x.x.x, where x is 0-255 or *
 (e.g 192.168.1.* to allow only connections from 192.168.1.0-192.168.1.255)

Features

Configurable shared root directory (uses ps3netsrv path if the root directory is omitted)
Configurable port (38008 is used by default if port is omitted)
Start without command line parameters if GAMES, PS3ISO, PSXISO folders are found in ps3netsrv folder
List local server IP addresses
Support up to 5 PS3 clients concurrently
Remote IP address filtering: Whitelist IP addresses using wildcards
Remote directory listing (whole directory at once or by file)
Streaming of ISO images (CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, Bluray or PS3 Blurays)
Detection of standard & non-standard CD sector sizes: 2048, 2352, 2336, 2448, 2328, 2368, 2340
Multi-part ISO support (ISO images split as *.iso.0, *.iso.1, etc.)
Realtime decryption of PS3 ISO images (3k3y & redump encrypted images)
Realtime conversion of mounted folder to virtual ISO (vISO)
Merge multiple paths into a single directory (list paths in folder_name.INI)
Remote file operations (stat, open, create, read, close, delete, mkdir, rmdir)

Content Directories

You need to copy your content to the following optional folders in the shared directory or in the same folder of the ps3netsrv:

Folder Name	Purpose	Contains
GAMES	Games in folder format (files extracted from BDVD)	Folders
PS3ISO	ISO images of PS3 blurays	ISO + Covers
PSXISO	ISO images (CUE/BIN) of PS1 CDs.	ISO + Covers
PS2ISO**	ISO images of PS2 DVDs or CDs.	ISO + Covers
PSPISO**	ISO images of PSP UMDs.	ISO + Covers
BDISO	ISO images of video blurays (decrypted).	ISO + Covers
DVDISO	ISO images of DVDs.	ISO + Covers
ROMS**	ROMS folder (zip, 7z, bin, chd, cue, sfc, gb, etc).	ROMs + Covers
GAMEI**	Folder to store PSN games extracted from packages.	Folders
PKG	Folder to store PS3 packages. Used to install games, DLC, homebrews, etc.	pkg files
MOVIES	Folder to store movies (MKV, DIVX, AVI, etc.).	Video Files
MUSIC	Folder to store music (MP3, WMA, WAV, etc.).	Audio Files
PICTURE	Folder to store photos (JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.)	Image Files

** These folders are supported only by webMAN MOD.

The folders are converted to ISO on demand by ps3netsrv when they are mounted.
The folders require to have that specific name (in uppercase). Other folders be streamed too.

Subfolders are now permitted using ps3netsrv 20220326 or later. Older versions require single letter subfolders (A, B, C, etc.) or sub-folders with the same name of the ISO.

Supported Backup Managers

There are 4 backup managers that support ps3netsrv protocol: multiMAN, webMAN, webMAN MOD and sMAN.
You can find them on https://store.brewology.com/whatsnew.php
IRISMAN supports remote content if webMAN MOD is running.

Each backup manager requires that you setup the IP address of the remote server and the port (38008 is the default).

When the content is scanned by the backup manager, the PS3 connects to the remote server, reads the folder and the game appear in its game list.

When a game is mounted, a netiso.sprx plugin is loaded and it starts the communication with the ps3netsrv.
The ISO or the folder (converted to vISO) is streamed and mounted on the PS3 as /dev_bdvd

Example: If you mount the folder /net0/PKG, the remote packages (*.pkg) can be installed normally from the mounted /dev_bdvd using the Package Manager on XMB, although the installation speed is a bit slow.