How far away can you host a lan game.

[Pepsiboy700]

Ok I have been playing games latley and was wondering with a lan game how far can someone be to join or host a game you could connect to. I would say on network but i remember playing some games with people on lan that lived from houses away to blocks away.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

Oh the game is Need For Speed Most Wanted and the distance is like 20 miles. Lol