LAN Party at a High School?

Coolnat2004 asks: "I'm a high school student and a member of our technology group. Our school needs extra money for our technology, and I thought that a LAN party would be an effective, and exciting, solution. How can we make a great LAN party with the supplies at hand and make a profit while doing it? We have a network, but not a large enough room with enough ports. We're most likely going to create a detached network for the party, but don't know how to set it up because we have limited supplies. I guess we could seek a sponsorship from a local company, but that is unlikely to happen. Any suggestions on network layout, power layout, and general party to-do's?"

Comments

One piece of technology.

[GoofyBoy]

Never underestimate the usefullness of a good ventilation system at a LAN party.

No, this is not a troll. I've been to many gaming conventions and LAN parties to notice that this is the difference between a professional and amateur hosting.

Re:One piece of technology.

[Guppy06]

Are we talking about venting off heat from the boxen or the interesting aromas from the users?

Dear Slashdot,

[Wwolmack]

Dear Slashdot,
I am a 15 year old geek and I need a fundraiser. I thought that a LAN party would be an effective, and exciting, 'solution'.
Then I realized that we don't have the space, equipment, know-how, experience or startup funding. Please figure this out for me.

-Kid "the yellow dart" planner


P.S. Make it profitable! Even though most experienced LAN parties don't.

P.P.S. Oh, its due tomorrow too, so please hurry!

Re:it's not that hard

[Anonymous Coward]

Coolage? How did u get in d00d? Did you teka the SAAT?

Re:Easy

[Saeed al-Sahaf]

Small companies like mine throw them out all the time. In the last year I've thrown out 2 100MB hubs, 5 10MB hubs, and 2 100MB switches.

What company do you work for? Where is it? Do you lock your dumpster (will I need bolt cutters)?

Thanks!