Me and some friends have moved into student accommodation, we're in different rooms connected to the Internet through a socket in our walls.
Is there any way we can get LAN set up so we can play some games together? At the moment I'm trying to get a Minecraft server set up so we can play and we they cannot connect to the server I'm hosting. We tried using Hamachi but its still not working (Times out when trying to ping each other through it)
Buy a wireless-N router; and forward the local ports, you may not be able to play with other people on the internet, but behind the router you should be fine.
Only 1 of us can really do wireless, and we dont really want to spend any money
If you are already connected through a common campus LAN you should be able to play without forwarding any ports or anything.
[QUOTE="Minecraft wiki"]Select the "Multiplayer" option in the game client (or browser client), and type in the local address (e.g. 127.0.0.1) include the port number only if you aren't using the default (25565) (e.g. 127.0.0.1:1234).[/Quote]
[QUOTE=Cheezy;25896668]If you are already connected through a common campus LAN you should be able to play without forwarding any ports or anything.[/QUOTE]
Would that actually work from another computer in another room? I thought 127.0.0.1 was your computer?
-snip- didnt read
[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;25897222]Try Hamachi it works for me and my friends[/QUOTE]
Try reading the thread it works for me and my friends.
[QUOTE=FlashStock;25897494]Try reading the thread it works for me and my friends.[/QUOTE]
I read everything up to the Hamachi part :saddowns:
[QUOTE=Asm;25896907]Would that actually work from another computer in another room? I thought 127.0.0.1 was your computer?[/QUOTE]
Depending on how the network is set up you might not be able to see other participants in the network.
The simplest solution would probably be a switch and a few meters of Ethernet cable. Optionally connect the switches uplink to your campus LAN - that way you can have Internet while playing LAN. Be aware that all internet traffic will run through one room now.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;25898548]Depending on how the network is set up you might not be able to see other participants in the network.
The simplest solution would probably be a switch and a few meters of Ethernet cable. Optionally connect the switches uplink to your campus LAN - that way you can have Internet while playing LAN. Be aware that all internet traffic will run through one room now.[/QUOTE]
Its a good idea, but the way the rooms are set out it wont be practical. I might just have to see about getting wifi and using a router. The only reason we want to LAN is because the Internet here is shit, worse than Dial-up
[QUOTE=Asm;25898994]Its a good idea, but the way the rooms are set out it wont be practical. I might just have to see about getting wifi and using a router. The only reason we want to LAN is because the Internet here is shit, worse than Dial-up[/QUOTE]
Can you draw a diagram of your room? Wireless routers are fairly expensive, you should try to work out just using a wired switch for one room.
oh you're in different rooms?
Wait, so your rooms are completely separated and connected by a 'public' corridor that you obviously can't lay cables in?
Pretty much we have our own rooms, yeah so the wires would have to go through our flats main hallway, I just thought that we would could have a LAN because our wall sockets should be on the same network.
[QUOTE=cdlink14;25899783]Tunngle perhaps?
[url]http://www.tunngle.net/[/url][/QUOTE]
It looks good, but wouldn't I have the same problem as I did with Hamachi? I'll try it anyway though.
Just get a wireless router and have everyone connect to it.
[QUOTE=Asm;25899989]It looks good, but wouldn't I have the same problem as I did with Hamachi? I'll try it anyway though.[/QUOTE]
AFAIK Hamachi requires you to login and set some stuff up.
Tunngle allows you to login, simply open a game room and it'll auto-set up a virtual network all you have to do is launch your game and set up a server (or join) as you normally would do on LAN.
[QUOTE=cdlink14;25900322]AFAIK Hamachi requires you to login and set some stuff up.
Tunngle allows you to login, simply open a game room and it'll auto-set up a virtual network all you have to do is launch your game and set up a server (or join) as you normally would do on LAN.[/QUOTE]
Ah alright, cool thanks
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