Author Topic: What is a LAN Server? (Read 635 times)

Zeron · April 22, 2009, 03:48:54 PM

I was just wondering, do you need to forward ports to make a LAN Server? And is a LAN server a server for anything connected to your wireless network? Can you make a LAN server on a wireless network? Please tell me.

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Chrono · April 22, 2009, 03:51:14 PM

A LAN server is for anyone connected to your network. Most likely anyone who is connected to your router through wireless or wired. There is no need for any port forwarding on a LAN server, and other clients joining the LAN server do not need a key of their own, only the host.

Zeron · April 22, 2009, 03:55:12 PM

Thats cool. So your saying, if i have a pal over, and we both want to play, and there is another computer in my house connected to the network, I could just make a server and he could play on the other computer? IF SO BEAST!

Chrono · April 22, 2009, 03:56:48 PM

Yes, that's correct.
Even if you join an online server, you can both use the same key, ONLY if you both use the same name, and are both on the same network.

Zeron · April 22, 2009, 03:59:01 PM

Yeah i just wanted to do that because i cant make an online server so i could make a LAN server THANKS!

JHS Crimson · May 23, 2009, 05:19:44 PM

Local Arena Network. which means only poeple that are in the same building can connect to your server. my dad told me this and he knows alot about computers.