It has been few months since my last day of college. I miss my college very much, but the things I miss the most are those software/games. Be it DOTA or IP Messenger which tweeted twenty times in a minute. In this post I will familiarize you with most of them. Excuse me if I am a bit nostalgic and praise them above par, but most of them deserve it.

IP Messenger

This is a pop up style LAN Messenger for multi platforms. It is based on TCP/IP(UDP). It does not require server machine. Simple, lightweight, and compact size. This small tools which resides in the taskbar does all the work of an efficient LAN Messenger and supports files/folder trasfer at lighting speed. Can’t imagine network without it.

Your Freedom

Most of the colleges are behind a proxy, and block various traffic or websites. The Your Freedom services makes accessible what is unaccessible to you, and it hides your network address from those who don’t need to know. Just download the client application and install or just run it on your PC.

JAP

JAP makes it possible to surf the internet anonymously and unobservably. It is better and faster than Your Freedom, if you can make it work.

Ventrilo

Ventrilo is best known for it’s superior sound quality and minimal use of CPU resources so as not to interfere with day to day operations of the computer or during online game competitions. Most of the games come with inbuilt VOIP but games like Warcraft and Ages of Empire benefit a lot from it.

Qtracker

If you’ve ever played a multiplayer game on your PC, the in-game server browser has probably left you wanting more. Qtracker lets you say goodbye to the in-game browser, forever! From the convenience of one program you can manage all of the games you play, whether they’re on the Internet or your LAN, without ever having to load a game. Find your friends, find new servers, watch games in progress, administer servers, and tons more.

This is a must for all LAN Gamers in the campus.

Warkeys ( for Warcraft III and DOTA )

A must have for Warcraft III and DOTA players. Go and get it noobs!

Now, the next one I never used it in college but it for the people who miss their multiplayer games over LAN.

Garena

Formerly knows as ggclient, Garena works on the concept of LAN over the internet. You might have visited a chat room, it is quite similar to it but in addition your favourite multiplayer comes in to play. Now you don’t chat, you play. Warcarft III, DOTA, Conter Stike have a lot of players, there are other popular multiplayer games too.

I am quite sure you might have used them before, but if you haven’t try them, especially if you are in a campus hooked over LAN.

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