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Re: LAN Party Questions
I have not read all of the responses as I'm in a bit of a hurry so I will put in the things I make sure of during a LAN as I've run quite a few of them before.
Power: I always check the circuits I will be using estimating each desktop to use between 5 and 10 amps at first boot if using a CRT guess higher and LCD go lower, you can *sometimes* fit more per circuit than that. On a 20 AMP circuit I usually put 3 desktops and 2 laptops after that there are issues on occasion with popping a breaker.(2 desktops with CRT and one with LCD if they have all LCDs you could probably fit another computer on there.)
have lots of heavy duty power cables.
Network: DHCP is nice for the net as you don't have to go to each computer and set it up manually but it can be done on its own. I prefer wired over wireless but its your choice.
FPS and RTS are usually big games for LANs so try to stick with those
for fees usually 5-10 dollars per player with raffles and prizes is usually a good Idea. email me if you want more ideas as I'm late to class.
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