External Server Registration
If you frequently host GPL races, and you would prefer to
start GPL up outside of GPL Spy Boy or the VROC applet for hosting,
and you want it to appear in VROC's race list with all
of the information typical of VROC-launched servers, you may
register your server with VROC.
When you register your server, VROC will insert a record into
its database containing information which would normally be entered
through GSB or the VROC applet. This includes your name, your
machine's IP address, host port, connection type, upload baud,
location, and comment. This record will not appear in the GSB
or VROC race list until you launch GPL and it begins to report
its status to the VROC race status daemon. A server registered
with VROC in this manner is known as a Registered Server.
Note that it is not necessary to register your server
to have it appear in the VROC/GSB race list, even if you launch
it from outside of GSB or VROC. However, in order for any race
launched outside of VROC or GPL to appear in the VROC/GSB race
list, you must instruct GPL to report its race status
to the VROC server. See below for details.
Registering a Server with VROC
First you must contact the VROC staff
and request an ID and password that will give you access to VROC
Server Registration.
Once you have been given access, go to the VROC External
Server Registation room. Check the Registered Server checkbox
on the applet, and click Host. GPL will not be launched. Instead,
the information currently in your applet will be entered in the
VROC database.
Verifying your Server Registration
Whenever the Registered Server box on the applet is checked,
the race list will show all of the Registered Servers currently
in the database. You can review the data in your record, and
change it if you wish by modifiying your options on the applet
and clicking Host again.
Note that when the Registered Server box is checked, the race
list will show all Registered Servers, even if they are not currently
hosting (i.e. not currently reporting race status to VROC). The
+ will appear next tomost or all of these races, but they may
not be joinable. To see a list of joinable races, uncheck the
Registered Server box.
Preparing GPL for Race Status Reporting
Important! For VROC to display your race information
in the normal race list, you must set up your GPL server to automatically
report race status to the VROC database. You must insert following
lines in GPL's core.ini file:
[ Communications ]
bcast_listserv = 207.55.131.190 ; IP address of race list server
bcast_send_freq = 30 ; race data send frequency
See the External Server
section for more information.
Normal Hosting on a Registered Server
If you host a race through VROC or GSB in the normal fashion,
your Registered Server record may be deleted when you end the
normal race. Remember to return to the External
Server Registration room and register your server again. |