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Home Network Noobie..How can i...
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I have a home pc connected to the internet via a wireless router... I then got a laptop that i configured to access the internet via the same wireless router Then my son had a great idea, he wants us to ba able to play mulitplayer games against each other. So figuring out that i would need to also set up a LAN, is it possible to keep the wireless network, and have both the pcs networked together so they can play games against each other?? Did that make sense? Probably not |
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"AlexHaden" wrote: Ok I have a home pc connected to the internet via a wireless router... I then got a laptop that i configured to access the internet via the same wireless router Then my son had a great idea, he wants us to ba able to play mulitplayer games against each other. So figuring out that i would need to also set up a LAN, is it possible to keep the wireless network, and have both the pcs networked together so they can play games against each other?? Did that make sense? Probably not The wireless network is a LAN. You can use it to play games without setting up anything else. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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On 23 Feb 2006 04:06:14 -0800, "AlexHaden" wrote:
Ok I have a home pc connected to the internet via a wireless router... I then got a laptop that i configured to access the internet via the same wireless router Then my son had a great idea, he wants us to ba able to play mulitplayer games against each other. So figuring out that i would need to also set up a LAN, is it possible to keep the wireless network, and have both the pcs networked together so they can play games against each other?? Did that make sense? Probably not Alex, Your question makes sense. The answer will make the most sense if you can describe the intended games. Are they multi-player games that require a server, or are they peer-peer? If server based, does one of your computers provide the server, or is the server on the Internet? Next, remember that WiFi is a half duplex medium, where only one computer can be sending data at any time. There are WiFi routers that are specially designed to support game playing, but many WiFi routers support it very poorly. If your game playing is very intense, you may not be satisfied by the WiFi performance. -- Cheers, Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking] http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck mvps org. |
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im all sorted out now, just used the windows network wiz and it works!
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