On 2007-05-28 15:44:44 +0100, "Plebism" <plebism@gmail.com> said:
>
> "Gaz" <Gaz@BY.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:FRB6i.26725$Ro3.26128@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>> Plebism wrote:
>>> Hey all 
>>>
>>> Im planning a gaming meet with some of my friends and plan to use xbox
>>> 360's and system link.
>>>
>>> The topography will be 8 systems split into two seperate rooms. One of
>>> my friends has an 8 port hub which I know will work .. but that means
>>> quite a bit of long network cable.
>>>
>>> Heres my questions ....
>>>
>>> Is there a way if I took my router (the WRT54G) and used that to build
>>> the LAN. Then those who had the wifi connector would not need any
>>> cables ... thus limiting the mess and hassle.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> Yes, should work. Those with WiFi just need your router's SSID and WPA
>> key, and it should issue them with a LAN IP address each, so they will
>> see each other. The router doesn't need a connection to the internet
>> to do this.
>>
>> Those who need a wired connection could connect to one of the 4 LAN
>> ports on the router, or if there's more than 4, just plug the 8-port
>> hub into one of the LAN ports and use that.
>>
>> As long as each Xbox has an IP address issued by the router, the system
>> link should work. You might want to plug a PC into the router so you
>> can bring up the admin pages if you need to check the DCHP settings for
>> example.
>
> Cool - I was thinking it would work. Hopefuly there will 4 with wifi
> and 4 with out
>
> As it won't be connected to the net ... there will be no need for
> WEP/WPA to make things tricky 
>
> Cheers
The WEP/WPA has nowt to do with the internet, just your network. Unless
you're suggesting disabling it as you won't be online, in which case
this is a good idea.
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Zo