Re: Setting up a Gaming Lan to connect to internet...how??

From: Jeremy (Nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:10:33 -0500

Easiest way is to go by a
      Linksys EtherFast 4-Port Cable/DSL Router

      Model: BEFSR41

It is currently on sale at best buy for 49.99 You hook that to your cable
modem and it has an IP adress for you. Has built in DHCP,Nat routing etc...
Has 4 ports with a cross over cable an another switch/hub you could hook
more than 4 computers. That is currently how i Hook 6 computers to 1 cable
modem. With port forwarding I can setup a server behind the linksys that
the internet can get to for specific games like fs2004. No strange configs
on severs, dual nics etc.. Just a easy to manage box with a web interface. 

-- 
Jeremy Kettelhohn
"Doobie Doo" <not@real.email> wrote in message
news:b8s3c.757431$ts4.256127@pd7tw3no...
> Hi all,
>
> I was talking with a buddy and we've decided to set up a LAN party, and
> possibly keep having it on a regular basis, but we have just one problem.
> We want to all be able to play on internet servers, not just our own LAN
> server.  We would be going through a cable connection which gives us only
> two IP addresses.  We will be having at least 5 computers playing at a
time,
> minimum.  I've been doing some reading online trying to figure out which
was
> the best way to go, proxy or NAT, but I couldn't find anything that could
> show me the best way to do it.  So I was just wondering what the common
> configuration was for hardcore gamers.  I was thinking of just getting an
> older box, throw 2 NICs in it, hook it up to the modem, and to a
multi-port
> switch.  Then install W2K and some proxy software (someone suggested
sygate,
> but I had a look at their website, and couldn't really tell what the hell
it
> did), and bang!  Every machine can communicate with the internet game
> server.  Could even have the proxy server host a few net games.
>
> Any suggestions/corrections?
>
> Thanks,
>
> D
>
>
>

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