Dominions 3 and multiple rigs: [Gaming in Person]

[Arralen]

You don't need any NAT if you're setting up a LAN game

[BigJMoney]

Thanks a lot for the replies! I only have one more question. What's the easiest/cheapest physical configuration? Do I have to have a router, or is there a way to get some kind of non-router hub these days that would still create a LAN? Trying to configure router permissions is a real headache that I'm trying to avoid; plus they can be a might expensive.

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[tibbs]

I think the cheapest way is to hook a hub to all the computers.

[Archonsod]

If you only want to run older ethernet you can build a bus network without a hub. I don't think you need a hub for a firewire network either, but you would need to make sure all of the PC's have firewire ports.

You don't need a router unless your looking to share an internet connection (or you want to subdivide the network, but that would be silly...). You can probably pick up a cheap hub for pennnies. Configuration is as simple as plugging the PC's into the hub. You won't need to worry about anything else unless you want to share files across the network. The only other thing which might be a problem are firewalls, but most should let you specify permissions by email address (if the network isn't connected to the net, you could simply turn off the firewalls).