Can anyone five me a LAN for Dummies quick method to set up 2 computors to play a game?
what hardware do I need:
will server comp be only comp game disk needs be in?
Both comp need to have game installed?
Don't suppose a x-box could be added in?
I want to set up so just 2 people can play so hopefully nothing extravagant needed. I have 2 PC's and 1 x-box. Game of choice right now would be Fallout 3.
Proposed server is a intel quad core with a 4870 vid running on win xp pro.
thanks
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If the game can be played without a dedicated server (e.g. one player hosts the game), it's even easier because you won't need a third machine. If that's the case, you can even just use a 'crossover' ethernet cable directly between two machines.
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