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

From: Doobie Doo (not_at_real.email)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:10:48 GMT

Hmm, the BEFSR81 is the same thing, but has 8 ports. Would save me the cost
of buying another hub...

D

"Jeremy" <Nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:e2b6WHrBEHA.1964@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> 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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