Can I use a switch to setup a lan party or does it need to be a hub?
The short answer is:
- If you use a normal home internet “Router / Wireless Router / Gateway” to connect the consoles together to do a LAN, the consoles will get IP addresses from the router, and LAN will work out of the box, no extra configuration required. - If you use a “Ethernet switch / Gigabit Switch / Switch / Hub” then the consoles will not receive IP addresses automatically, and you will have to go to each console to manually assign an IP address (and each consoles IP needs to be unique.)I made a thread and YouTube video with instructions on how to manually assign IP addresses.
Thread: Halo MCC “System Link” LAN setup tutorial video
YouTube video: Halo MCC “System Link” LAN tutorial (Direct connect two consoles with ethernet)
You are the man and I am grateful! Were doing a Halo Lan Party for my kids birthday party next month…trying to make sure it all works before hand!
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> You are the man and I am grateful! Were doing a Halo Lan Party for my kids birthday party next month…trying to make sure it all works before hand!
You are welcome, sounds like it will be fun. Not to toot my own horn, but you might want to check out this one as well…
Toot away man. Sounds like you’ve earned that right in this instance!