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How to Setup a LAN Party

   First of all you need to know what LAN is. LAN is translated as Local Area Network, which means that the computer network will interconnect in limited area such as a small house, school, or even an office. LAN is very useful for transmitting information very fast between many computers, which you will need to set up a good the gaming party.

In this tutorial I will explain on how to setup a LAN party from 5-8 people which is the most common size. If you are willing to setup a bigger party, the process will be very similar, but you will need to have much more space, and probably you will need to buy a server rack.

You will need:

-Lots of space(A garage, or maybe an empty room)

-Lots of energy(Computers consumpt a lot of electricity, and you will probably need lots of sockets)
-Router (THE MOST IMPORTANT)
-Network switch (If there is more than 4 people)
-Cat5e or Cat6 patch cables
-Tables and chairs
-MONEY :)

ROUTER

Router is the most important part in the LAN party, because if everyone connects by WiFi the speed is gonna be times slower than if you connect by router. 

This is a good router for a LAN party, but if you are planning to have more than 4 people playing you should get a Network Switch 

This is a network switch. Network switches come in many different sizes, but you will probably need about 4-8 ports, which is a fair amount. To connect the computers and the router you will need Cat5e or Cat6 cables.

The cable will look something like that. I recommend to chose a longer cable, because personally I use LAN cable on my PS4 and if it was only 5 cm longer, I could put it in the place I want to, but however I can´t. 

One of the computers will act as a gaming server, but if you are planning to have a big LAN party, you should buy a server rack.

Setup your LAN party today and have no lag and 0 ping!!!