LAN Parties, networking

[intergalacticman]

yes i know lan parties are the best. lets discuss lan party stuff.
my lan party, Garage LAN Force, is awesome, me and my friend started it last year and its a sucess. does anyone know how to add an internet connection to your LAN network

[Airbozo]

Depends on your home internet connection. If it is using a router/modem (either dsl or cable), you can connect your lan to that. If you don't have any extra ports on your router/modem then you will need another hub or router to connect the two.

[CanaBalistic]

You can bridge your lan to your network and "share" the connection. You'll need a computer to run as the hub with 2 NIC's. If its a fast enough computer, you can still play the game on that machine or use it as the game server.

Instructions:
Go to Network Connections, select both the lan and network connections and right click, Select "bridge connections"

[intergalacticman]

nice, i think i got it now

[chedabob]

For me, I have a router downstairs, with 4 ports on it, plus the cable modem in. The modem goes in, then a cable goes from port 1, into port 4 on my other router, then everything plugs in the spare ports. I have a crazy network but it works.

If you have a bunch of old routers lying around, you can use them as hubs if you turn DHCP off, and connect them together.