Windows Hosting a LAN party: is a 10/100 switch fast enough?

[eclipse]

Hi all,
my son loves to play FPS's like COD etc. Just wondering if a 10/100 is really fast enough, or very laggy, to host a LAN party? Or do I need to jump up to a Gigabit router & Switch?

 

[apunkrockmonk]

If they're using consoles they top out at 100Mbps.

Even with computers I don't see 100Mbps being a limitation unless you have quite the event planned.

 

[eclipse]

If they're using consoles they top out at 100Mbps.

Even with computers I don't see 100Mbps being a limitation unless you have quite the event planned.

Thanks dude! I think the tech store guy lied to me!

 

[itouch rulz]

Hi all,
my son loves to play FPS's like COD etc. Just wondering if a 10/100 is really fast enough, or very laggy, to host a LAN party? Or do I need to jump up to a Gigabit router & Switch?

Who is Ian?

 

[doh123]

Thanks dude! I think the tech store guy lied to me!

probably...

100Mbps is probably fine... I've had "LAN" parties that were Wireless using 802.11g (54Mbps max) with like 6 or 7 people and never had network issues.

 

[peskaa]

100Mbps is perfectly fine - you can play games on a 1mbit or slower internet connection (in fact, I remember online gaming over a 33.6kbps modem).

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Way more than enough.