

Plex has a beautiful interface, identifies your movies automatically, and runs on every platform – so you can start watching on your TV and finish watching in bed on your iPad. "Streaming" doesn't need to be from Netflix – if you have a collection of movies stored on your computer, you can use an application like Plex to share them across your home network. Here's my pick of 7 classic games to get your LAN party going, and our ultimate guide to running a LAN party. If you have friends with a laptop, you can invite them round and have a LAN party. It's unlikely you'll have 4 Xbox consoles, but you might have a few old computers that are capable of playing Minecraft. Multiplayer LAN Gamingįor the youth of today, multiplayer is synonymous with "online" gaming, but most games actually allow you to play multiplayer with other devices on your home network. Here are a few ideas of what you can do with a home network - check out the last part of this guide for other home networking scenarios.

Many people think that getting a router is only about providing an Internet connection for all their tech toys, but it can be so much more.
