trying to start my own game

[billy the kid]

what is a router and can i do this with broardband being sent down a bt phoneline

[highroyds]

Router
A device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP’s network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect.


Routers use headers and forwarding tables to determine the best path for forwarding the packets, and they use protocols such as ICMP to communicate with each other and configure the best route between any two hosts. Very little filtering of data is done through routers.

Simple term a router is a little box that tells other networks where the internet is.

You can start your own Multiplayer game on a broadband service if thats what you mean, no matter what speed your on, but people will be connecting to your pc to play the games. It would be far easier to join a game rather than start your own game.