How do you setup a LAN

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Justgetmein

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Gonna have a mini lan party (connecting 5 pc's), so if i just connect them to a router it should work right?
If i run out of ethernet cables can i connect like 2 computers using a phone cable to a computer that is connected to a router?

Thanks for the help :D
 
But it's gonna start in like 3 hours don't have time to buy or nor do i want to buy a hub.
Can i connect all the computers the 5 computers without any hubs or routers, just with phone cables.
 
Justgetmein said:
But it's gonna start in like 3 hours don't have time to buy or nor do i want to buy a hub.
Can i connect all the computers the 5 computers without any hubs or routers, just with phone cables.
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No, you can't do that...
You need a router or hub.
 
Justgetmein said:
Can i connect all the computers the 5 computers without any hubs or routers, just with phone cables.
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How would this work, considering you have 5 PCs and each cable only has two ends (aside from the fact phone cables are the wrong cables)? It looks like someone won't be invited to their own LAN party!
 
You need cat5 cable and a hub. You gotta be smarter than this. Are you messing with us?
Previous poster said you can't use phone cable and you asked the same question again.
Good luck with your lan party. Hope one of your buddies knows what he's doing
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lol yeah i just followed the link didn't even read what he said i was at work (not allowed to view web pages).
Hey it's my first mini lan party be nice, ok so what i need are ethernet cables.
Well anyway thanks for the help but the lan was cancelled :(
 
You could do it with just a wireless router, but their computers would need a wireless card of course.
 
I'm picturing 5 people lugging their computers in, finding a pile of phone cables sitting on an otherwise empty table.
 
lol, my idiot friend has homework (it's at his house) and he said we coul come at 8pm but i have to work tomorrow so noes, gonna play arcade on the pc with my friends so here i come golden axe
 
-___- it's not cause I got frustrated and scared that i wussy out it's because if i did set up the lan i would only played like for 4 hours and that is not worth the trouble.
Next saturday my friends says we should do it so maybe you are gonna see me here on saturday asking Where do i connect the ethernet cable so we can all have a laugh at the n00b
 
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