Connecting

Compatible Viewers

• Linden Client (release version is the only fully supported viewer.)
• Hippo Viewer - a fork of the Linden Client with OpenSim specific enhancements
• RealXtend - a fork of the Linden Client that has specialized features (is not fully supported yet.)

Connecting with the Linden Viewer

Make a 'somefilename.sh' file, and put this in it:

/Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -loginuri http://osgrid.org:8002/ -loginpage http://osgrid.org/loginscreen.php and set it to execute. That is it now run it. Vary easy! Thank you to TiffanyS for this vary usfull tip!

Or you can...

Use the -loginuri yourserver.org:8000 switch and the -loginpage yourserver.org:8000/?method=login switch. You may want to use the -settings switch to use a different configuration set as well (the default is settings.xml). Some examples:

SecondLife.exe -loginuri http://localhost:9000/ -loginpage http://localhost:9000/?method=login

SecondLife.exe -loginuri http://osgrid.org:8002/ -settings settings_osgrid.xml -loginpage http://osgrid.org:8002/?method=login

Setup the protocol handler for convenient connecting, or use the same syntax for other Grids. After the protocol handler is setup, you can try to connect to some grids, by clicking on of the examples below:

opensim://user.deepgrid.com:8002/

opensim://osgrid.org:8002/

opensim://logingrid.net:8002/

opensim://maingrid.centralgrid.com:8002/

opensim://eu-grid.eu:8002/

Another option is to try the 'Launcher' for Windows (.net required). http://www.openlifegrid.com/downloads/gridlauncher.zip
To login to the Public GRID examples registration is required first see OpenSim: Grids for Public Grids.

Warning!

One source of problem - like uploaded pictures not showing or not being able to move directly after loging in into a public grid - is having the "Maximum Bandwith" setting in the Preferences of the SecondLife viewer on the "Network" tab set too high. So set it to about 250 kbps, when you encounter such issues.

Technical issues

Platform Specific

Setup launcher for Mac

/Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -loginuri http://localhost:9000/ -loginpage http://localhost:9000/?method=login
/Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -loginuri http://user.deepgrid.com:8002/ -loginpage http://user.deepgrid.com:8002/?method=login
/Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -loginuri http://osgrid.org:8002/ -loginpage http://osgrid.org:8002/?method=login
/Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -loginuri http://logingrid.net:8002/ -loginpage http://logingrid.net:8002/?method=login
/Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -loginuri http://osgrid.org:8002/ -loginpage http://osgrid.org:8002/?method=login -settings settings_osgrid.xml

alternatively you can add arguments to arguments.txt on a mac by:

1. right-click secondlife choose "show package contents"
2. navigate to contents -> resources -> arguments.txt
3. add this on one line: -loginuri http://localhost:9000/ -loginpage http://localhost:9000/?method=login
4. save and run the application normally
   • note: you will not be able to connect to Second Life again until you remove this line from arguements.txt