(Part 2) Best products from r/lanparty

This guy is a pretty good resource. Check out "Section 4: networking" under his A+ study videos. He also has a Network+ series. If you decide you really want to get in depth you might check out a CCNA study guide like this one. CCNA goes more into enterprise level stuff than you will need (and it's obviously cisco-centric), but you will still learn a lot of good networking theory.

This was the cheapest one I found. Personally, I use this one, but I bought it used for ~$70. If you're already at 15 people, you may want to invest in a 24 (or more) port switch, to give yourself some room to expand.

As /u/sirsquidness said, the 10/100 switch will work fine for running games, it'll just be slow if everyone's getting their steam updates from the cache or such. If it's a one-off, I wouldn't bother, but if you're planning on running another, it'd be worth the extra initial cost.

I'm a bit late to the party here, and its not exactly snack food, but just wanted to point out that there's a whole ass World of Warcraft cook book. I have it and its pretty awesome.

I picked up a North Face Base Camp Duffel - X-Large. Along with a gear grip, I can carry all my stuff in one trip. It's a pretty big bag with comfortable straps.

I like trendnet, never had any problems and pretty cheap.

16-Port ($88.69): http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-16-Port-Gigabit-GREENnet-TEG-S16DG/dp/B0044GJ516/ref=pd_sim_e_3

24-Port ($102.25): http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Unmanaged-GREENnet-Auto-MDIX-TEG-S24Dg/dp/B0044GH27U/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8

We have some Keyboard enthusiasts (myself included) attend. People have since turned up with suitcases full of custom keyboards. The razer RGB ones have nothing on what we bring to the party ahaha

The one @ 2:27 is actually a Drevo Gramr 84 with the tops of the keys sanded down to the translucent plastic. It makes the keys feel HORRIBLE but it looks quite nice.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DREVO-84-Key-Tenkeyless-Mechanical/dp/B01H6DHITE

I think I'll probably have to build something. Really just a micro table that goes the length of the real table to hold the monitors and have room for keyboards underneath. Like this but with with support in the middle if it goes 6 ft or so.

https://standsteady.com/products/titan-monitor-stand-height-adjustable-from-2-25-to-12-25-black

This is more about fitting 12ish people into a tiny townhouse and still having room to have your stuff.


Bazongo! Found something. I'll see Friday if it works as expected but at least the middle part fits a keyboard. https://www.amazon.com/Monitor-Adjustable-Computer-Organizer-Notebook/dp/B0785F1Y4C/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1527095339&sr=8-11&keywords=dual+monitor+stand

Firstly, most the comments here sucked, people should read and only comment if they are actually answering the question. (Internet sucks balls).

I've got the same question except I'm usually on a bench seat so I'm probably not looking for the most comfortable but for something that is just slightly comfortable, I've found these so far:

DJ adjustable chair:
http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-DJCHAIR-Adjustable-Dj-Chair/dp/B001Q3KT4M/ref=sr_1_62?ie=UTF8&qid=1420846849&sr=8-62&keywords=folding+chair

Slacker chair with a back:
http://www.amazon.com/Travelchair-Ultimate-Slacker-Chair-Black/dp/B0017HB9IM/ref=sr_1_93?ie=UTF8&qid=1420847138&sr=8-93&keywords=folding+chair

Folding portable swivel chair:
http://www.amazon.com/rEvolve-Swiveling-Portable-Chair-Black/dp/B00794MN00/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420847250&sr=8-3&keywords=portable+office+chair

Hair dressing chair:
http://www.amazon.com/SALON-HYDRAULIC-DENTIST-PURPOSE-STYLING/dp/B00EAR4HIU/ref=sr_1_45?ie=UTF8&qid=1420847304&sr=8-45&keywords=portable+office+chair

Director / makeup artist chair:
http://www.amazon.com/CHAIR-HEAVY-DUTY-CONSTRUCTION-High-Product-5-WARRANTY-A-RECHARGEABLE/dp/B003YA5SZA/ref=sr_1_93?ie=UTF8&qid=1420847344&sr=8-93&keywords=portable+office+chair

something like this, keep away from noname, or storebrands.

A good guide of how to build a proper highspeed router of old hardware can be found here

Remember that routing is not CPU intensive, i have used a 10 year old pentium3 powered computer to run a 50 person lan. Anything that boots and has two network adapters will work. The reason for doing all this is to minimize lag and add some extra security to all.

$65 - http://www.amazon.com/GS1100-16-Gigabit-Ethernet-Rackmount-Switch/dp/B004EIFCHK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1370496762&sr=1-1&keywords=16+port+gigabit

Looks alright. I haven't used it, but I recognise the brand, which is a good sign.

100 Mbps is old fashioned. It doesn't cost that much more to get a gigabit capable switch and is totally worth it.

I bought this for my Silverstone Sugo build years ago..still have it to this day.

amazon

My brother-in-law picked one of these up at Dreamhack Austin last year, he loves it more linkage

Gang Beasts

Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed

Starwhal

Blur

Nidhogg and Towerfall are both fantastic too.

I've got this switch, it hasn't failed me yet, just wondering if there's something better I should be using

That was my first thought. Definitely use wired, even the powerline adapters are more reliable than wireless. I've recommended them to my GF's bro and dad (both are ps4 gamers) which were using wireless before and it was mediocre. They upgraded to powerline adapters and it's been smooth sailing ever since.

You can even get powerline adapters that have a 4 port switch built in...

http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Powerline-Network-Adapter-PLSK400/dp/B006JG5S6U/

The Gear Grip Pro has for decades been the ideal product for this, imo.

https://www.amazon.com/ThinkGeek-108-0170-GearGrip-Pro/dp/B00021UJSK