Our Network
LANRaiders run a full-gigabit Ethernet network with all cabling provided to each desk. Internet is included to everyone, and we carefully manage quality of service to keep the network as free-flowing as possible to minimise lag. All you have to do is plug the cable into your computer!
LANCache
It’s happened to all of us, we meticulously update all our steam apps the night before the LAN, then first thing Saturday morning there’s an obnoxious patch to download, or there’s that one game you forget to install.
Couple that with a dozen or more other people who need to download the same patch at the same time and it can understandably put a large strain on the internet connection.
To combat this, LANRaiders now have a dedicated LANCache box that keeps a large number of Steam games and downloads pre-cached, turning that obnoxious patch into a quick download. Once one computer downloads a game or patch, it becomes available for anyone else direct from the LANCache.
The best part is that you don’t even have to do anything. Our network automatically serves the update to your Steam Library with no additional configuration!.
Dedicated Servers
We set up dedicated servers for our main tournament games and any other free-play sessions that we can accommodate, making it as simple as possible for everyone to play together in a lag-free and private environment. Experience multiplayer as it was meant to be!
Internet
Internet is provided to all attendees as standard – just plug in that Ethernet cable and you’ll be online! Bringing a lot of gamers together into one place puts a huge load on any connection, and that’s why we carefully tune the quality-of-service on our routers to make sure game traffic gets through, even when someone accidentally leaves their torrent tracker running. But with that said, we do ask that attendees make our lives, and all the other attendee’s lives a little easier by trying to minimise their footprint on the connection. Check for updates the night before the LAN and pause your downloads!