dMw LAN VI Packing List

[Dr Sadako]

OK, this thread will provide a packing list so that you remember to bring everything you should bring to the LAN!  If you have something to add to the list then please post it here and I will edit it into the main list.

Hardware:
PC - Virus & Trojan Free!
Monitor & VGA/DVI cable
Keyboard with cable
Mouse with cable
Mouse Mats
Power cables for PC, monitor etc
Panel plug (so that you can plug all of your electrics into the one panel).
Extension cable (just in case you end up 10m away from the nearest plug.
Joystick/Steering wheel
Lots of spare HDD space
Headphones (no you cannot bring your speakers )

Software:
Driver software for any hardware that you bring (in case you need to reinstall).
OS software for those hard luck system crashes followed by format c:
Games software

Networking
Your PC must have a working NIC.
Ethernet cable - preferrably as long as you can get (10m would be great)

Miscellaneous
Duck tape - to keep those trailing cables from being triped on.
Hardware spares (if you have any then bring them just in case somebody else needs to swap out a CPU or HDD etc).
There is a licensed bar 10 yards from the gaming room.
There is a high street with shops, cash points etc 20 yards from the gaming room.

[smilodon]

A working procedure for how not to log out of your Steam and find you're unable to start CS would be a help.

Nice job by the way  

[TeaLeaf]

Originally posted by smilodon@Aug 11 2004, 08:21 PM
A working procedure for how not to log out of your Steam and find you're unable to start CS would be a help.

 

I am trying to organise an internet connection - I'm waiting for them to come back to me, so it may not be a problem.  If not then we'll post a procedure.

TL.

[TeaLeaf]

Originally posted by smilodon@Aug 11 2004, 08:21 PM
Nice job by the way

Yeah, I agree, it's a heck of a list.  Way to go that author! :worship:

Wait a second, I recognise that list!  Oh yeah, I wrote it for LAN V..........Sadako you plagiarising git, I hope your PhD has a higher percentage of original work

TL.

[Penfold]

Great thanks for that TL -  I would thank Saddy but he's just been busted bigstyley  :lol:

I believe the 'officially supported games' will be posted in due course - I've just seen the server plays CZ which is a total new one on me .....

I'm not too sure what 'a working NIC' means - sorry I'm just not technical (geeky) enough but I'll find out.

Thanks again

PEN

[smilodon]

A NIC would be a network card. Available from any good car boot sale for a tenner or PC World if your desperate  

[Dr Sadako]

Originally posted by TeaLeaf+Aug 11 2004, 08:31 PM-->

[Liberator]

Who knows, we might even be playing HL2!!!!!!!    

:whistle:







I'm sure this must have been said last year!

 :lmfao:  :lmfao:

[Liberator]

Originally posted by smilodon@Aug 11 2004, 07:44 PM
A NIC would be a network card. Available from any good car boot sale for a tenner or PC World if your desperate  

I have some ISA BNC 10mbps cards and some Coax if anyone needs them!

Not forgetting the "50 Ohm" terminators and 'T' pieces!


 :blink:

On a more serious note......

What about hubs/switches?

Are we covered?

[Penfold]

Originally posted by smilodon@Aug 11 2004, 07:44 PM
A NIC would be a network card. Available from any good car boot sale for a tenner or PC World if your desperate

Ahh ok - me got one of those then - its the port I plug my network cable into if I need to hardwire the PC to the wireless router then . Sorry, I didn't understand the terminology.

umm I dunno if you use hubs but I've got a '3com superstack 11 Hub 10' thing someone gave me but never used - if it's useful I can bring it along - just lemme know.

TY

PEN

[TeaLeaf]

We will be using switches rather than hubs on the day.  dMw has 2 x 24 port switches and we are usually more than supported by two or 3 CISCO switches.  This will give us all plenty of connection points.

A hardware list will be posted in due course.

TL.

[Penfold]

Originally posted by TeaLeaf@Aug 11 2004, 08:10 PM
We will be using switches rather than hubs on the day. dMw has 2 x 24 port switches and we are usually more than supported by two or 3 CISCO switches. This will give us all plenty of connection points.

A hardware list will be posted in due course.

TL.

Heh I'm not even going to pretend I understood a word of what you just said fella

I think my job will be to provide beer to those setting me up - I can cope with that  

PEN

[Benny]

in which case, I'm setting it up.

Sign up here for free beer.

ok ok, I'll be on topic.
If you need the switches, please tag me, I was assuming you wouldn't this time...

[smilodon]

I'm small, delicate and insecure, so I think Benny should set my PC up first of all.

Then we should haul the thread back on topic.

Our resident nerds (and we have far more than is really healthy) go into Over-Geek Mode at the LAN and sort everything out for us. Computer duffers like me, Doorman and Dingo sit in the bar, drink much ale and comment on what a bloody decent bunch of blokes they really are.

So as long as you bring the bits mentioned above in Sadakos piece of exquisite plagiarsim, you'll be sorted  

[Liberator]

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!!

Add Alka-Seltzer/Resolve/Liver Salts to the list!

Got to have some of those!!