# HL2 server/LAN?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 27, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hl2-server-lan/15113 "2006-07-27T09:52:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hl2-server-lan/15113/1 "2006-07-27T09:52:06Z")

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I want to either pickup an older rig, or buy a new rig so I can get some multiplayer going @ my house from time to time. Has anyone done this here? Do you need to run a server computer, plus the 2 machines? or can you just simply link both machines thru a crossover cable?

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**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2006, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hl2-server-lan/15113/2 "2006-07-27T09:56:05Z")

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you can do it with a crossover, or you can place them on a network together. Personally I have a linksys 48 port switch and a cisco router on the way to my house for my network. That will get you alot of machines at a time.