[Opensim-users] SoaS offline question & shiny helm

[Cider Jack]

That's actually a very plausible explanation. Probably if that step
were placed a bit later in the connection process would fix it. That
is, check to see which grid the viewer is pointing to before sending
the ping, and then only send that ping if it's aimed at SL. Sounds
like a basic if-then statement might solve it, but then I'm no
programmer! Who knows, LL might even appreciate recovering the
bandwidth that must burn. Although, it does allow them to keep an eye
on their competition...

~!CJ

On 9/12/11, Mimetic Core <core at odosys.net> wrote:
> That's a strange one.  I'm by no means familiar with that aspect of the
> viewer code, but my best guess would be that since Imp is a hybrid viewer
> it needs to stop and send out that precious ping before it moves on to the
> final connection phase - regardless of which grid you're headed for - to
> maintain Linden's seal of approval.  If a particular viewer was geared
> ONLY for OpenSim grids it probably wouldn't need this extra procedure.
> I'm sure someone here can give you a definite answer.
>
> -core
>
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:04:01 -0500, Cider Jack <ciderjack.vw at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> IThe question I've seen asked on on this list before, but searching
>> through archives I'm not finding it. It regards SoaS, and how to use
>> it on a computer that isn't online. It seems to need an active network
>> connection to be able to log in. So what do I need to change to be
>> able to use SoaS when not connected to the network? It was a really
>> simple fix, if I recall.
>>
>> Something related to share that the tin-foil-hatters among us may find
>> curious (if it's not already common knowledge and I'm just living
>> under a rock). I recently installed PeerBlock (formerly PeerGuardian)
>> to supplement my firewall. When connecting to OpenSim grids (including
>> SoaS), it seems Imprudence sends an outbound HTTP connection to Linden
>> Lab and won't allow login to any grid as long as that connection is
>> blocked. I haven't tried this with any other TPVs. It's difficult to
>> imagine any reason for LL to be notified anytime someone logs onto an
>> OS grid with a TPV. Probably just totally benign left-over code from
>> the original SL viewer that nobody's gotten around to removing, would
>> be my guess. Anyway, that's actually what sparked the fruitless
>> archive dig and the subsequent question above!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> ~!CJ