he is a kid, w/o access to corporate routers. second off, unless he knows someone with good wiring experience.....theres no way they coud wire thier own cables....
third 802.11g does not have the same lag issues that its predecessors had....
fourth they arn't gong to be doing any massive downloading using the campus network, at least if this is a legitimate lan party they won't be, so they will only have the traffic from the games.
4. In response to the previous post, there was several ice coolers filled with various alchoholic beverages, and the women were plentiful....very plentiful
5. one more thing about latency, true they may not have the best connection, but then they are going to be connecting through a high school network, which 9 out of 10 times is a shared connection, with its set of lag/latency issues.
6. More than one wireless linksys router could be used pending on the numberof people involved
7. If the club members have access to better equipment, then use that by all means, but if not then make do with what you can get.
8..Being a former poor college student i remember what it was like....
First Slashdot Post so forgive me if i sound like i am repeating something anyone has said. As a former poor college student, and a veteran of many lan parties....I can safely say that, planning iwll be the key to your event.
1. First off Roughly how many users will be connecting
a. is this going to be a small group roughly 15-20
b. medium group around 50 or more,
c. or are we talking 100+ nodes.
2. Second find out who is oging, and see what kind of equipment is already available on hand, or that current members have. They would probably be willing to lend equipment for your party.
3. You might check with some of the local businesses, sometimes they have excess networking equipment they need to get rid of at the end of thier fiscal years.
4. You can do wonders with a wireless linksys router, you can get a good cheap one from best buy for around 40-60. Then just have everyone bring thier own wifi card...usually around 40 dollars on up. BTW for those that don't know Linksys was recently bought by cisco, or mergered or whatever, and is now backed by htem. Any new Linksys router has the CISCO logo plastered all over it....so really given the speed of the wireless G. Wireless would suit your gamming needs especially for the time period you are talking
If this was going to be a more permament situation...then you might want to consider other equipment....but to get the balling rolling thats what i would recoment, and they are so easy to set up an untrained chimp could do it....
one more note. Be careful about the whole money thing, most schools require thier clubs to hold an account with them and deposit all thier club money in the account and then go make a voucher to thier cashier or whatever when they need to use it for club events....if you do have some kind of system set up make sure you have a treasurer you can trust.
ok that really wasn't the last note...but this one is i promise. with a little bit of planning on your part, and the coordination on the part of your friends and fellow lan kiddies it can very easily happen. Heck I set up a wireless lan for a friends bachelor party, 50 computers between four smal motel rooms,...now that was a logistical nightmare....
But it can be done.
Peace love and dope...
flame at will
-Omega216
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first off,
he is a kid, w/o access to corporate routers. second off, unless he knows someone with good wiring experience.....theres no way they coud wire thier own cables....
third 802.11g does not have the same lag issues that its predecessors had....
fourth they arn't gong to be doing any massive downloading using the campus network, at least if this is a legitimate lan party they won't be, so they will only have the traffic from the games.
4. In response to the previous post, there was several ice coolers filled with various alchoholic beverages, and the women were plentiful....very plentiful
5. one more thing about latency, true they may not have the best connection, but then they are going to be connecting through a high school network, which 9 out of 10 times is a shared connection, with its set of lag/latency issues.
6. More than one wireless linksys router could be used pending on the numberof people involved
7. If the club members have access to better equipment, then use that by all means, but if not then make do with what you can get.
8..Being a former poor college student i remember what it was like....
First Slashdot Post so forgive me if i sound like i am repeating something anyone has said. As a former poor college student, and a veteran of many lan parties....I can safely say that, planning iwll be the key to your event. 1. First off Roughly how many users will be connecting a. is this going to be a small group roughly 15-20 b. medium group around 50 or more, c. or are we talking 100+ nodes. 2. Second find out who is oging, and see what kind of equipment is already available on hand, or that current members have. They would probably be willing to lend equipment for your party. 3. You might check with some of the local businesses, sometimes they have excess networking equipment they need to get rid of at the end of thier fiscal years. 4. You can do wonders with a wireless linksys router, you can get a good cheap one from best buy for around 40-60. Then just have everyone bring thier own wifi card...usually around 40 dollars on up. BTW for those that don't know Linksys was recently bought by cisco, or mergered or whatever, and is now backed by htem. Any new Linksys router has the CISCO logo plastered all over it....so really given the speed of the wireless G. Wireless would suit your gamming needs especially for the time period you are talking If this was going to be a more permament situation...then you might want to consider other equipment....but to get the balling rolling thats what i would recoment, and they are so easy to set up an untrained chimp could do it.... one more note. Be careful about the whole money thing, most schools require thier clubs to hold an account with them and deposit all thier club money in the account and then go make a voucher to thier cashier or whatever when they need to use it for club events....if you do have some kind of system set up make sure you have a treasurer you can trust. ok that really wasn't the last note...but this one is i promise. with a little bit of planning on your part, and the coordination on the part of your friends and fellow lan kiddies it can very easily happen. Heck I set up a wireless lan for a friends bachelor party, 50 computers between four smal motel rooms,...now that was a logistical nightmare.... But it can be done. Peace love and dope... flame at will -Omega216