Running a lan party

[astranger200]

so I am running a lan party for a project at school.

It will be run at school where we have 200 up 200 down

what is the best way of networking it (we will likely have about 50 people)

I would also like to run a game server. what is the best way of going about that?

[AlphaGamer46]

5 minutes ago, astranger200 said:

so I am running a lan party for a project at school.

It will be run at school where we have 200 up 200 down

what is the best way of networking it (we will likely have about 50 people)

I would also like to run a game server. what is the best way of going about that?

Hi.

 

Use ethernet (for those machines that have ethernet) for that. You will probably need an ethernet switch. Talk to your school about getting one of those.

 

Running game servers can be difficult. I recommend using a different machine to the one you will be gaming on and use it to host the servers. Create LAN servers so others can't join, just those on the network. For the games you'll be playing, just google 'how to host a (insert game here) server'.

 

Good luck, I wish I could do a project like this for my school!

[astranger200]

Just now, AlphaGamer46 said:

Hi.

 

Use ethernet (for those machines that have ethernet) for that. You will probably need an ethernet switch. Talk to your school about getting one of those.

 

Running game servers can be difficult. I recommend using a different machine to the one you will be gaming on and use it to host the servers. Create LAN servers so others can't join, just those on the network. For the games you'll be playing, just google 'how to host a (insert game here) server'.

 

Good luck, I wish I could do a project like this for my school!

yeah man planned on using ethernet. I plan on buying a pc to use as the server. what sort of power will I need?

[AlphaGamer46]

Just now, astranger200 said:

yeah man planned on using ethernet. I plan on buying a pc to use as the server. what sort of power will I need?

Power?

 

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by 'power'.

 

If I am correct and please correct me if I am not, you're talking about the power for the machines.

 

Technically, you should evenly distribute the power but in my setup I don't. It may be worth using anywhere from 4-10 power sockets with numerous power boards. There shouldn't be a power delivery issue as with my setup, I've got 22 power sockets being powered off of 1 socket on the wall. As long as all of the power cords are firmly plugged in, you should be fine.

[astranger200]

Just now, AlphaGamer46 said:

Power?

 

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by 'power'.

 

If I am correct and please correct me if I am not, you're talking about the power for the machines.

 

Technically, you should evenly distribute the power but in my setup I don't. It may be worth using anywhere from 4-10 power sockets with numerous power boards. There shouldn't be a power delivery issue as with my setup, I've got 22 power sockets being powered off of 1 socket on the wall. As long as all of the power cords are firmly plugged in, you should be fine.

processing power for the server. like will 4gb ram and a dual core zeon do?

[DarkRuskov]

what games will you be playing to need a server?

[astranger200]

Just now, DarkRuskov said:

what games will you be playing to need a server?

counter strike lan, factorio lan, things like that

[AlphaGamer46]

2 minutes ago, astranger200 said:

processing power for the server. like will 4gb ram and a dual core zeon do?

Seriously, you don't even need a Xeon for any of that.

 

Just look on eBay for an old LGA775 build with 4GB RAM and a decent hard drive. That's all you'll need.

 

It's not like you'll be hosting files or rendering video, so you just need something with speedy ethernet.

 

EDIT: You would actually be fine with something like a Core 2 Duo CPU, just something that is 'good enough' to stay on for a long time and host gaming servers.

[DarkRuskov]

counter strike you probably do not need to buy a server, plus setting a server for games yourself is quite time consuming

[astranger200]

Just now, DarkRuskov said:

counter strike you probably do not need to buy a server, plus setting a server for games yourself is quite time consuming

as it is a project it is something I want to do...

[DarkRuskov]

then you should check the requirements for the server software on the developer's sites