Setting up a LAN for Counter Strike?

[DPK]

All I need is a router if the PCs are all network ready, right?

Will each PC need a CD to play?

 

[Karsten]

A Hub will do too. Does not need to be a router.

CD wise... good question. I don't think so.

 

[PoPPeR]

<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #dfecf7">CS never needs the CD to play, just hook em up, start a LAN, connect everyone, and go</FONT>

 

[LikeLinus]

You dont need the CD, but you need individual CD keys for each PC. They are authenticated by Won servers and if you are using the same key multiple times it wont let you connect

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
You dont need the CD, but you need individual CD keys for each PC. They are authenticated by Won servers and if you are using the same key multiple times it wont let you connect

Is that true even over a LAN? Some games will let you use a copy more than once if you're not actually online.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
You dont need the CD, but you need individual CD keys for each PC. They are authenticated by Won servers and if you are using the same key multiple times it wont let you connect

Is that true even over a LAN? Some games will let you use a copy more than once if you're not actually online.

Yeah thinking about it i'm not positive LAN games authenticate to Won servers and you can probably use the same CD key. I do know the "SERVER" system WILL authenticate if you use hlds.exe (console)

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: DPK
All I need is a router if the PCs are all network ready, right?

Will each PC need a CD to play?

1. a hub/switch/routher, anything to hook them togenter

2. install latest half life and latest CS patch, no cd after intial installation, just need that 1 cd key to play on a network. only multiple if you are playing online

 

[LikeLinus]

Actually i just tried it (i have a CS server on my server) and I connected to it. It said "trying to authenticate to WON server" and then i got accepted, so apparently even over a LAN it checks your wonid

 

[Kev]

actually about 3-4 years ago me and 3 other people were able to play on the same internet server with the same cd key.

 

[Brutuskend]

I had MOHAA on three boxs on a LAN and we were all able to play online using the same CD Key. Don't know about C/S though.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
I had MOHAA on three boxs on a LAN and we were all able to play online using the same CD Key. Don't know about C/S though.

CS if your playing on a LAN you only need to have it installed and with whatever cd key.

But if you want to game on the NET then you will need separate cd keys. Before it was more lax and you could get away with using the same CD key 2-3 times. Now its more strict. One CD per machine.