first LAN party need help!!!!

[thePh@r@oh]

OK im having a little LAN party sunday only 5 people i only have a 4 port router one of the guests is bringing a hub i was wondering how i could set up this so it will work.

[Jon11582]

Easy, connect the hub to the router.

One of the ports needs to be set to "uplink" which is sometimes selectable on one device or the other. If they cannot be set to uplink, you will need to buy whats called a "crossover" cable to connect the two. Some newer routers are "auto-sensing" which means they automatically sense if a crossover is needed at any port and makes whatever port requires a crossover into an "uplink" port automatically.

Just to make myself clear, a crossover is needed to connect two "like" devices, such as two computers to eachother without a hub, or two routers/hubs/switchs to eachother (Using two routers together is not recommended, but one router and any number of hubs/switchs is alright). You can either get a crossover cable, which crosses over physically within the cable, or you can set one side to uplink, which crosses over the send/recieve lines in that port so it works with "like" devices.

The lights for a port will not light up if the wiring is incorrect, so if the port on the hub and the router light up on the ports were you link them, your good to go.

[John Prophet]

the hub just goes into one of the router ports....you may have to play with it going into the "shared" or "uplink" port..or else try it with a x-over cable.

the 2 or however many who go thru the hub will be at a tiny disadvantage speedwise since they may have some data collisions..but probably only a TINY difference.

Id go 3 straight to the router and then the 4th router port to the hub then the other 2 peeps to the hub.

If they are already using dsl or cable at home it will basically be ready to go, perhaps they will have to do "msconfig /release" then "msconfig /renew" and turn off firewalls.

If youre gonna share files make sure workgroup names are the same.

JP

[thePh@r@oh]

Id go 3 straight to the router and then the 4th router port to the hub then the other 2 peeps to the hub.

thats exactly what i was gonna do

[bfcx]

What games are you going to play? I have atleast 1 LAN party a month if not more. 5 people is a bad number if you play CTF or TDM 2v3 :/ I always try to have 8 people but it's hard to get everyone's schedual straight

Have fun.

[thePh@r@oh]

well 5 is really all that i kow that are interested. this is a small town.