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We asked our readers to submit their best lame excuses for holding a LAN Gaming Party in the office. By the responses, it sounds like some of our submitters may have actually used them in practice. The Top 11 can...
September 12, 2003
  • We all have to practice before we take on the "real world" ie play over
    the internet -- K. Prewett
  • Allows IT staff to vent on users -- Bob Robinson
  • Boost morale and recognition of our network -- Tony Pedretti
  • Better R.O.I. on all those "pesky switches" we always buy. Besides the
  • T-1 is 24/7 not 9 to 5 again R.O.I.! -- Travis Marsh
  • Keeps folks from going postal in REAL life -- BIll Ward
  • Kill the boss, DON'T go to jail -- BIll Ward
  • Need to check out whether or not the server is truly multithreaded -- BIll
    Ward
  • Why else do you think we needed a P4 3.2Ghz and a Radeon 9800Pro? -- BIll
    Ward
  • Traffic is so bad, we need the workers to stay here in the office
    overnight in case of server failure -- BIll Ward
  • the IT staff was already here after hours doing the daily microsoft
    updates -- DeWayne Cartee
  • Benchmark/Baseline router/switch load balance/failover -- Ron Blanton
  • We need to test the bandwidth capabilities of our network -- Timothy E.
    Robinson
  • We just got Unreal Tournement and we wanted to see how good our network
    really was -- Timothy E. Robinson
  • Test all of the LEDs on network utilization display -- Scott Rohleder
  • Compared to all current projects management has us working on it will
    have a bigger positive affect on the bottom line -- Wayne Kartchner
  • It won't show up on the web proxy logs like all their porn and job-hunt
    surfing did -- Chuck Church
  • Since the network guys are already prioritizing Quake and Unreal
  • Tournament packets, it only makes sense to baseline it, to make sure
    the pesky VoIP packets won't cost you a frag or two! -- Chuck Church
  • Offers a fun and effective exercise in load balancing -- Sarah Rawding
  • Absolutely the best network stress test and anyone can help (even the
    Boss) -- Charles Lecher
  • Great honeypot idea to find WiFi "leaks", Crackers can't resist -- Charles
    Lecher
  • It's not a Lan Gaming Party, it's a level three diagnostic -- Charles
    Lecher
  • Lack of backbone by those people wanning off in private offices -- Randy
    Neuleib
  • Test out those new Business-grade video cards. -- J.W. Breeden
  • Is it really Category 5e Cable? -- J.W. Breeden
  • The CAD department has these really cool 26-inch monitors --
    J.W. Breeden
  • We need to test the frame rate of the data projector in the conference
    room. -- J.W. Breeden
  • Do you really think we bought video cards with 128MB VRAM for word
    processing? -- J.W. Breeden
  • Cisco actually RECOMMENDS using online gaming to break in new switches. --
    J.W. Breeden
  • Prove a need for a new, higher-bandwidth internet connection. -- J.W.
    Breeden
  • It's actually wired for multiple PCs in each room. -- J.W. Breeden
  • Bring out the true persona in each of your coworkers. -- J.W. Breeden
  • Give the boss a reason to stay late. -- J.W. Breeden
  • to Payroll: "You don't have to pay us overtime for sitting here after
    hours." -- J.W. Breeden
  • Allow security guards to test their e-marksmanship skills. -- J.W.
    Breeden
  • We're already hosting a Quake server... why can't we use Quake clients? --
    J.W. Breeden
  • New Employee Morale Award/special parking spot for: Unreal Tournament
    Winner! -- J.W. Breeden
  • Do your part and keep Teens off the streets at night - let them play
    games in your office. -- J.W. Breeden
  • Need something to do while migrating to Windows Server 2003! (or insert
    any long installation/upgrade process here) -- J.W. Breeden
  • Isn't that what networks are for? -- Dave Baldwin
  • betters inter-office relationships, promotoes team work, and gives you
    a chance to kick your bosses arse around just cause you are better than
    him -- Fareed Azeez
  • Support Company's Team Work Strategy -- Moo Mings
  • You said you want your staff in the office on nights and weekends,
    right? -- Ryan Marsh
  • Resuscitate brain after mind numbing helpdesk calls Tim Lupardus

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