Connecting

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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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