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As the former proprietor of LanParty.com (which I mistakenly included in a sale to IGN) I must salute you. The absolute genius of the provided lan equipment an

As the former proprietor of LanParty.com (which I mistakenly included in a sale to IGN) I must salute you. The absolute genius of the provided lan equipment and particularly the management thereof is an inspiration. I think the lack of any standing offerings of variations of Quake is a glaring mistake but easily rectified. :) It's really heartening to see lan gaming continued and offered in such a way that the amount of hassle and setup is minimized and the gaming is maximized. We spent far too much time in the 90's and 2000's dealing with driver issues, etc etc. Bravo.

leptons 2y ago
Quake is still so much fun. Been playing for years with a group and it doesn't get old.
- ethbr1 2y ago
  What changes after years of playing? I assume everyone has every inch of the maps memorized?
  - leptons 2y ago
    >What changes after years of playing? New ways to exploit the physics to do things your opponents don't expect and can't easily reproduce. As the skill level of regular players increases, I always look for new ways to approach the maps.
    - system2 2y ago
      Download it from tastyspleen.com and play online too. I play quake2 online almost daily.
      - Ringz 2y ago
        Domain for sale?
        pentagrama 2y ago
        I think it may be http://tastyspleen.net/ http://tastyspleen.net/
zamalek 2y ago
I remember our biggest issue being IP addresses. We had no router, or expertise, so we were at the whims of automatic addresses (254.x... as far as I recall?). Good times.
- hunter2_ 2y ago
  Windows will self-assign from 169.254/16 in the absence of a DHCP server.
  - tossandthrow 2y ago
    Also 15 years ago?
    - Symbiote 2y ago
      Yes. The idea was specified in 2005, and there's a related question about Windows using these addresses in 2011 [1]. I haven't tried to find older evidence. [1] https://superuser.com/questions/238625/why-is-windows-default-ip-address-169-xx-xx-xx https://superuser.com/questions/238625/why-is-windows-defaul...
      - amichal 2y ago
        https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3927 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3927 "Microsoft Windows 98 (and later) and Mac OS 8.5 (and later) already support this capability." And https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/win-98-fails-to-get-ip-from-dhcp/ https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/win-98-fails...
- mattbee 2y ago
  I've definitely been to a LAN party where IP addresses were written on clothes pegs by the entrance. You take a peg on your way in, clip it to your ethernet cable, configure that IP statically!
  - 2y ago

leptons 2y ago

Quake is still so much fun. Been playing for years with a group and it doesn't get old.

ethbr1 2y ago
What changes after years of playing? I assume everyone has every inch of the maps memorized?
- leptons 2y ago
  >What changes after years of playing? New ways to exploit the physics to do things your opponents don't expect and can't easily reproduce. As the skill level of regular players increases, I always look for new ways to approach the maps.
  - system2 2y ago
    Download it from tastyspleen.com and play online too. I play quake2 online almost daily.
    - Ringz 2y ago
      Domain for sale?
      - pentagrama 2y ago
        I think it may be http://tastyspleen.net/ http://tastyspleen.net/

zamalek 2y ago

I remember our biggest issue being IP addresses. We had no router, or expertise, so we were at the whims of automatic addresses (254.x... as far as I recall?). Good times.

hunter2_ 2y ago
Windows will self-assign from 169.254/16 in the absence of a DHCP server.
- tossandthrow 2y ago
  Also 15 years ago?
  - Symbiote 2y ago
    Yes. The idea was specified in 2005, and there's a related question about Windows using these addresses in 2011 [1]. I haven't tried to find older evidence. [1] https://superuser.com/questions/238625/why-is-windows-default-ip-address-169-xx-xx-xx https://superuser.com/questions/238625/why-is-windows-defaul...
    - amichal 2y ago
      https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3927 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3927 "Microsoft Windows 98 (and later) and Mac OS 8.5 (and later) already support this capability." And https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/win-98-fails-to-get-ip-from-dhcp/ https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/win-98-fails...
mattbee 2y ago
I've definitely been to a LAN party where IP addresses were written on clothes pegs by the entrance. You take a peg on your way in, clip it to your ethernet cable, configure that IP statically!
- 2y ago