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Show HN: I built a(nother) house optimized for LAN parties

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1117 points kentonv | 3 comments | 16 Nov 24 15:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.509s | source

I wasn't quite sure if this qualified as "Show HN" given you can't really download it and try it out. However, dang said[0]:

> If it's hardware or something that's not so easy to try out over the internet, find a different way to show how it actually works—a video, for example, or a detailed post with photos.

Hopefully I did that?

Additionally, I've put code and a detailed guide for the netboot computer management setup on GitHub:

https://github.com/kentonv/lanparty

Anyway, if this shouldn't have been Show HN, I apologize!

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22336638

1. hk1337 ◴[16 Nov 24 20:55 UTC] No.42159240[source]▶
> Normally, maintaining twelve machines used by random guests would have two huge problems:

Maybe you did this with your other house but I would have thought guests would bring their own computer to a LAN party. All you have to do is provide the space and network capability?

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2. ◴[16 Nov 24 20:57 UTC] No.42159266[source]▶
3. kentonv ◴[16 Nov 24 20:59 UTC] No.42159273[source]▶
See: https://lanparty.house/#why-build-in