What do you take to a LAN?

[Grrr!!]

Just out of curiousity, what exactly do you take to a LAN? ... some people seem to take all sorts of menial junk ...

Me:
Shuttle Bag with Shuttle, MX500, Headphones, Cords.
Bag with keyboard, cdrs, lansnacks (chocolate and coke in particular) and jacket.
Monitor (CRT unfortunately).

[Wibber]

allways:
case/key/mse/mon/headphones/amp made from old computer speakers/ eth cables

and sometimes:
spare rig(server)/box of cat5/crimp kit/switch

lan snacks are osp

[Tobiaz[nz]]

apart from computer, moniter, keyboard and mouse, i try bring a mouse pad or some paper just in case the tables are **** and wont let me use a optical mouse in pease. i try go round supermarkets getting cheap food thats on special as i do not have much money, and i'd also bring a pillow.

[DansteR]

computer, moniter kb, mouse headphones etc

snacks, coke, lift plus, switch, sleeping bag (an hour or two of sleep makes a differance the next day)

and any spare stuff i can think of i.e a couple of pairs of headphones, power boards, network cards, cabels, moniter etc etc

[KingJackal]

:D :D

Case
Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
Soundcard expansion
Headphones
Microphone
Ratpadz
Secondary monitor
Large bag of power cables
Large box of 4-way splitters
Large box of network cables
A couple of spare NIC's
A few game servers
Half a dozen large switches
A trailer load of tables
Sometimes a mate's rig
Signs
Power grid/seating maps
Cellphone
Food
Drink
Lockbox for money
Game/driver/etc CD's
KVM switch and cables
Rubbish bags
Toilet paper
Cups
...etc - I'm sure I'm missing a few things.

Well, that's what I took to the last LAN, ehehehe :D. In future I may also add at least:

Trailer of chairs
Speakers
....etc etc

*sigh*

Sux2Bme ;)

[Solid Snake]

I have to bring a few things.

SN41G2 case & bag (game server & own gaming rig)
SN41G2 boxed - No bag for it yet (game server)
HP Pavillion pc (Misc server)
Intranet server pc
Another game server (Just got it built)
My brothers rig (it's a Enermax case)
21" monitor
19"monitor
15"monitor
15" monitor
3 keyboards
3 mice
KVM switch & KVM cables
Power cables and other cables
Games/Drivers/CD's
Headphones
A few four way splitters for redundancy
A few spare nic's
Rubish bins
Paper & pens
Cellphone
Wallet & money
Food & drink
-- I'm probably missing some stuff as well.

See you all at the next lan!

[p01s0n_p1e]

lanplace lan's
-case (darkrider)
-mx700 & cradle/receiver
-keyboard
-ratpadz
-headphones
-money for food

Home lans
all the above+
-17" crt
-pda cradle
-snacks

[TheChosen_1]

Me is just:
case, keyboard, mouse, sennheisers, mousepad, 19inch crt, food, drink, game cds and other utils, cabaling, power boxes.

Thats about it I think :D

[Method]

Computer + cables
Headphones
Mx500 and keyboard
Monitor
Little 5 port Switch
10M network cable
1m network cable
Surge protector
money
cd's
and a bag to stick all the bits and pieces in

For a4 i will add a sleeping bag or pillow or somthing, fridge + powerpack for it, my food :D

[bob_dole_nz]

Hmm..

All the basic cabling.
PC + Monitor.
Meeses and KB Headphones etc
UPS
20m Extension Cord
My "bag of goodies"
The all important Espresso Machine + Coffee Grinds
Money

I pack lightly. I like not having to make more than one or two trips to the car.

[varkk]

Laptop bag containing:Laptop, power adapter, MX500 + cloth mousepad network cable, crimping tool (just in case), laptop lock

Then another bag with: Food, keyboard, 4way power board, digicam, batter charger (for camera) and a big bottle of pure orange juice.

[Pubic CHEESE]

PC
Monitor
Bag of PC stuff (KB, mouse, cables etc)
Bag of junk food, half of which I never eat due to takeaways :)
CD wallet
thats it

[Jimminy]

Monitor
Case
Bag with:
keyboard
mouse
joystick
nostromo
momo wheel+foot pedals
power cables
network cables
and sometimes tablet, and drawing pad+pens

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by Jimminy
Monitor
Case
Bag with:
keyboard
mouse
joystick
nostromo
momo wheel+foot pedals
power cables
network cables
and sometimes tablet, and drawing pad+pens

OMG, biggest anti-climax EVA!

Jimminy posts what he takes to a LAN... and it fits on one page! Dude, I.am.disappointed.
;)

[fatsanchez]

Monitor
Box
KB + mouse
sylvester and tweety Mousepad (always!!)
headphones + headphone extention cable
powerboard and cables
a few 7m cat5 cables and sometimes a 30m
spare psu
cd wallets and blanks
sleeping bag & pillow

and the usual wallet, phone etc

i'd like to think i have it down to the essentials by now, but the above still takes 3 trips to the car :(

[.weasel.]

my lanning essentials:

case
keyboard
mouse
wireless headset
jugcoards ( plus at least 4 spare)
multiboard (plus 3 extra & a 5m extention cord)
lan cable (plus 7 extra cables and a 8 port switch and a spare network card)
soldering iron (never know when it'll come in handy)
screwdrivers
food and drink
cash + wallet
loads of blank cds / dvd's :D (i purchased a dvd-ram drive last week :D)


and im probably forgetting a lot of stuff here. i really like to be prepared, so i dont have to take a trip home to pick up stuff.

[O'Neill]

L3:
Case
Monitor 15" bubble
headphones
keyboard
mouse
ratzpad GS
sleeping bag
pillow
COKE (and Lots of it)
snacks
10m cat5 cable
power cords an 4way power board
spindle of blank CDs
lots of free hdd space

if NCGN add

box of power cords
box of cat5 cables
server
14" bubble screen
laptop
32port 100mb switch
printer
real food

[Soggy Chips]

Originally posted by KingJackal
OMG, biggest anti-climax EVA!

Jimminy posts what he takes to a LAN... and it fits on one page! Dude, I.am.disappointed.
;)

Likewise i was expecting to see miiiiiiiiiiiiiiles of stuff there :P
I would type what i take to a lan but its pretty much identical to KJ's list with usual gear plus copious amounts of cables, huge switches, bins, cleaning stuff, key for venue, etc


LH will hopefully make a revival in the new year @_@

[Grrr!!]

Originally posted by Soggy Chips
Likewise i was expecting to see miiiiiiiiiiiiiiles of stuff there :P
I would type what i take to a lan but its pretty much identical to KJ's list with usual gear plus copious amounts of cables, huge switches, bins, cleaning stuff, key for venue, etc


LH will hopefully make a revival in the new year @_@

Good ... I must make it to a LANholm one day. ... as must you a LANthrax ;).

[Doom]

Case (pos Icute) With carrying strap
14" Philips LCD (Lan screen)
Keyboard
Mouse
Headphones
Many Many spare Network cables
multi board
couple of spare power cords
cell phone
wallet
cash for junk
stuff to sell (sometimes ;))
digital cam
screw drivers
misc computer stuff
deoderant (its a lan ffs :P)
normally a pair of spare headphones
black cds
music cd cases (3 of them)

thats abouttt it :D

*edit* i can carry EVERYTHING in ONE trip from the car!

[BiancaB]

All the usuals, plus...wetwipes. They have so many uses!

[Mattimeo{NZ}]

I try to keep my list limited :)

Main case (Cheiftec Darkrider II)

19" CRT

17" CRT - if needed

15" CRT - again, only if needed

MX-700 Mouse + Ratpadz

Keyboard

Earphones

Sleeping bag

24 port managed Catalyst 10/100 CISCO Switch (this has proven to be a LAN saver hundreds of times - network efficiency goes up 40% to 50%

D-Link W-LAN 802.11b/g 52mbps wireless access point

32 Port 3com manged 10/100 switch - if needed

8 port 10/100/1000 switch - again, only if needed

5 port 10/100 switch - as above

A box of CAT 5/6 cables, AC cables and 4 or 5 '4 way splitters'

Game Server #1 (pentium 3, 128mb) - only if required

Game Server #2 - same as above

Laptop + Laptop bag (bag includes spare battery, AC adaptor, WI-FI card, Kingmax lock, etc)

Spindle of CDr's

Lift Plus

a few chew bars

Wallet, Cellphone, etc

Rubbish bags - if needed

[.weasel.]

24 port managed Catalyst 10/100 CISCO Switch (this has proven to be a LAN saver hundreds of times - network efficiency goes up 40% to 50%


hell, i wonder why :rolleyes: :p

[Jetboy]

LCD
Shuttle (in carry bag)
Keyboard (mini one on order)
Mouse
Network Cable
Headphones (with extension lead)
Surge Protector 4 way multi board
Strategic Commander
Steering Wheel and Pedals (usually in car in case needed)
Leatherman (good for so many repairs and fixes)
and a light (either USB driven LED's or a small lamp for seeing in the dark)

oh and a case or two of V and some Gamer SS :p

[casemodder]

Well my LAN checklist is now:

Laptop
Laptop Power cables
17" CRT
My Box
2x 2m network cables
3x 5m network cables
1x 10m network cable
8 port switch + power pack
Head Phones
2x Mice
Keyboard
Joystick
4x Power Cables
Digital Camera
Camera USB cable
Cell Phone
Wallet
Lift Plus (or money to buy)
Move CD Wallet
Apps CD Wallet
Blank CDs
2x 5m Extention cables
2x 3pin power boards
2x 4pin power boards(if i can be bothered)
Computer Repair tool kit
Pocket Knife
TV Out cable
Glasses :p
Tourch
Bag o' chips
Bottle o' coke
2x (atleast) spare fans
USB Snake light
Sleeping bag
extra clothing(jacket/hoodie mainly)
And most importantly (maybe my rig is more important:p) An attitude to have a GOOD TIME, play games and have some FUN!

[neoprint]

System
Monitor (17" viewsonic E70F)
Joystick (well, not anymore, since casemodders lan last weekend..)
Keyboard
Mouse
Spare graphics card (tnt2 in a box)
about 100 blank cd's
my cd wallets (4x 50's)
sometimes sleeping bag
cellphone
wallet
4x 1.5 l botles of pepsi (****s all over coke)
chips. lots of chips
pen for writing on cd's with
headphones

thats about it... oh.. sometimes to the bigger lans i take my 'leech box" which is a PIII 533@600

[Will Hunt]

PC,
Speakers,
Headphones

2x 4way
2x extension cords
Network cable

Cd collection,
Blanks
permenent marker.

Pizza/softdrink other food ect. +utensils/plates

If its more then 24hrs, then bed roll/sleepingbag/pillow

If it's lanholm, then toilet paper, and a van to sleep in safty and a more confortable chair.