LAN games on SMC barricade?

[coopa]

Is there a website someone can reccomend on how to set up a lan game. i would be plaing midtown madness, quake3, and Aoe2.

do i need to do annything or just go into the game and click lan connection.

i havent tried yet... the 2nd computer isnt connected to the router yet.

The barricade works ok. i think it is slower than direct cable modem w/ one person. is this possible or has my cable speed gone down? thanks

 

[wireless]

you are going to have to forward which ever ports the particular game runs on.
Yes, then barricade is kind of laggy when gamming compared to a direct connection.

 

[Quickfingerz]

The Barricade seems to have high Latency, that's the main reason I bought the Linksys 'cause it screams, I can't even tell the difference.

 

[coopa]

hmmmm thanks for your replies.

i wish i knew that the smc was slower before i baught it. i had heard that but i thought that it was only for high traffic networks.

i got static ip's for both the computers now, (the second computer is hooked up) and i will say that the smc Tech support is AWSOME.

u do have to wait to talk to them but they are very helpful.

 

[howdymann]

I have a smc and a cable connection. At first I had it plugged into my hub allowing two systems to get IP's from the local RR office. Then I had trouble getting both on and decided on the smc barricade. I had a 100MB hub and all 10/100 cards in place so I was hesitant to go down to just 10MB. When I got my Barricade my network became fast and rock solid. I have had experience with linksys, cisco, 3COM, Netopia, and netgear. The SMC is still the best deal in my opinion. I don't play games much, but I download at up to 400k/s.