This lan is kinda dead, but the link above has a lot of great info.
I suggest attending some LANs in your area and talk with the person in charge. Offer to help out! They're usually very personable but very busy! Offer to come the night/day before or whenever they do their setup, help run network lines or setup tables and chairs. Stay after and help tear down. While you're doing that you might be able to pick others' brains, or at least earn a bit of respect from the event head and be able to get a good conversation in. LANs don't just sprout out of nowhere, the people running the event will have been what you are going through.
There is no one way to throw a LAN, so get out there and attend! Help out! You will learn.
Another good link: www.lanwar.com This is one of the most successful LAN parties in the country. Burden throws a 560 or 1000+ party several times a year in Louisville, KY and has been for years. I think they're on their 24th or so party. If you really want to see it done right, go there.
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This lan is kinda dead, but the link above has a lot of great info.
I suggest attending some LANs in your area and talk with the person in charge. Offer to help out! They're usually very personable but very busy! Offer to come the night/day before or whenever they do their setup, help run network lines or setup tables and chairs. Stay after and help tear down. While you're doing that you might be able to pick others' brains, or at least earn a bit of respect from the event head and be able to get a good conversation in. LANs don't just sprout out of nowhere, the people running the event will have been what you are going through.
There is no one way to throw a LAN, so get out there and attend! Help out! You will learn.
Another good link:
www.lanwar.com
This is one of the most successful LAN parties in the country. Burden throws a 560 or 1000+ party several times a year in Louisville, KY and has been for years. I think they're on their 24th or so party. If you really want to see it done right, go there.