How do I connect laptops for a LAN party?

audiobahn1000 · 07-28-2007, 01:50 AM

I am going to host a LAN party soon. I want to know how to connect the laptops via wireless cards and via Ethernet. So how do I link the comps together with the built in wireless card and how do I hook the comps up via the Ethernet? I want to know how to do both methods.

Deepblue · 07-28-2007, 03:11 AM

get a router and connect the wired computer and connect the wireless computers and your done.

not much to explain on this issue its simple.

Viking · 07-28-2007, 06:39 AM

Don't they need a network also ?

audiobahn1000 · 07-28-2007, 11:50 PM

Let me try again.

1. How do I network the computers together via the wireless cards?

2. How do I network the computers together via the Ethernet ports?

Viking · 07-28-2007, 11:54 PM

what are you going to have in the way of chips and drinks ?

Are you going to be playing internet games or Local Games running on a pc ?

audiobahn1000 · 07-29-2007, 12:25 AM

Both. Some times we will play games locally P2P and at other times I just want to share my Internet connection so we can all play online. So I need to know how to network them together locally and I need to know if we can just plug each laptop into a router and play independently online. I have a 10 Mbps cable Internet connection.

Viking · 07-29-2007, 01:49 AM

First I would do a dry run b4 you have the actual party

try this
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1038/

http://www.guru3d.com/tech/lan/index1.html

http://www.intel.com/personal/how-to/home/lan-party.htm

http://www.tweak3d.net/articles/howtolanparty/

http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/network2.shtm

http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/network.shtm

p2p do you mean playstation 2 or peer to peer?

audiobahn1000 · 07-29-2007, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viking

First I would do a dry run b4 you have the actual party

try this
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1038/

http://www.guru3d.com/tech/lan/index1.html

http://www.intel.com/personal/how-to/home/lan-party.htm

http://www.tweak3d.net/articles/howtolanparty/

http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/network2.shtm

http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/network.shtm

p2p do you mean playstation 2 or peer to peer?

Peer to peer. As in, on our own local LAN. Not through the net.

audiobahn1000 · 07-29-2007, 02:43 AM

Is this a good switch? Will it work for a LAN party?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833168032

INTELCRAZY · 07-29-2007, 04:32 AM

8 ppl with a game play server and seven with a dedicated server, good price though and Gigabit support...

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audiobahn1000 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 438	Let me try again. 1. How do I network the computers together via the wireless cards? 2. How do I network the computers together via the Ethernet ports? __________________ CPU: Core Two Duo E8400 OC'ed to 3.90 Ghz. w/ Thermalright True HSF RAM: 4 GB. Mushkin 1066 MHz. DDR2 4-4-4-12 1:1 GPU: (2) Evga Nvidia 8800GTS G92 512 MB. SLI OC'ed to 725 / 1812 / 1010 Mobo: Evea Nvidia nForce 750i FTW SLI PSU: 750 watt Corsair CMPSU-750TX 60A 12V HD1: 300 GB. Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM SATA 16 MB. HD2: 320 GB. Seagate Barracuda 16 MB. 7.2k OD: Samsung DVD±RW SH-5203B Monitor: 28" HDTV running at 720p via HDMI Internet: Cable, 6 mpbs down / 1 mbps up

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audiobahn1000 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 438	Both. Some times we will play games locally P2P and at other times I just want to share my Internet connection so we can all play online. So I need to know how to network them together locally and I need to know if we can just plug each laptop into a router and play independently online. I have a 10 Mbps cable Internet connection. __________________ CPU: Core Two Duo E8400 OC'ed to 3.90 Ghz. w/ Thermalright True HSF RAM: 4 GB. Mushkin 1066 MHz. DDR2 4-4-4-12 1:1 GPU: (2) Evga Nvidia 8800GTS G92 512 MB. SLI OC'ed to 725 / 1812 / 1010 Mobo: Evea Nvidia nForce 750i FTW SLI PSU: 750 watt Corsair CMPSU-750TX 60A 12V HD1: 300 GB. Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM SATA 16 MB. HD2: 320 GB. Seagate Barracuda 16 MB. 7.2k OD: Samsung DVD±RW SH-5203B Monitor: 28" HDTV running at 720p via HDMI Internet: Cable, 6 mpbs down / 1 mbps up Last edited by audiobahn1000; 07-29-2007 at 12:33 AM.

07-29-2007, 01:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Viking Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: east coast Posts: 392	First I would do a dry run b4 you have the actual party try this http://www.overclockers.com/tips1038/ http://www.guru3d.com/tech/lan/index1.html http://www.intel.com/personal/how-to/home/lan-party.htm http://www.tweak3d.net/articles/howtolanparty/ http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/network2.shtm http://www.lanparty.com/theguide/network.shtm p2p do you mean playstation 2 or peer to peer? __________________ http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g8...512200x267.jpg

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audiobahn1000 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 438	Is this a good switch? Will it work for a LAN party? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833168032 __________________ CPU: Core Two Duo E8400 OC'ed to 3.90 Ghz. w/ Thermalright True HSF RAM: 4 GB. Mushkin 1066 MHz. DDR2 4-4-4-12 1:1 GPU: (2) Evga Nvidia 8800GTS G92 512 MB. SLI OC'ed to 725 / 1812 / 1010 Mobo: Evea Nvidia nForce 750i FTW SLI PSU: 750 watt Corsair CMPSU-750TX 60A 12V HD1: 300 GB. Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM SATA 16 MB. HD2: 320 GB. Seagate Barracuda 16 MB. 7.2k OD: Samsung DVD±RW SH-5203B Monitor: 28" HDTV running at 720p via HDMI Internet: Cable, 6 mpbs down / 1 mbps up

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