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==Compatible Viewers==
 
==Compatible Viewers==
 
Before you can connect to OpenSim, you'll need to have downloaded one of the following clients that can connect to OpenSim.
 
Before you can connect to OpenSim, you'll need to have downloaded one of the following clients that can connect to OpenSim.

Revision as of 06:56, 21 May 2009


Compatible Viewers

Before you can connect to OpenSim, you'll need to have downloaded one of the following clients that can connect to OpenSim.

  • 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

Every OpenSim grid or instance will specify a loginuri, which is a uri of the form http://someserver:9000 (standalone mode) or http://someserver:8002 (grid mode). For instance, for osgrid, this is http://osgrid.org:8002. The following sections assume that you have that uri. We'll use http://osgrid.org:8002 as our example url.

A list of major public grids can be found at Grid_List. OSGrid is just one of many available.

Linux

Windows

  • make a copy of the SecondLife icon on your desktop
  • rename it to the grid you want to connect to
  • edit the properties on the icon and set the command line to ...\SecondLife.exe" -loginuri http://osgrid.org:8002

Mac

  • Make a 'somefilename.sh' file, and put this in it:
  • /Applications/Second\ Life.app/Contents/MacOS/Second\ Life -loginuri http://osgrid.org:8002/
  • set it to executable
  • run it

Alternative Connection Approaches

Via a Web Browser

You can also set up a Browser Protocol Handler which will make opensim:// links in your browser do the expected thing, and launch the right OpenSim viewer.

Via Rezme

TBD

Known Issues

  • None at the moment
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