$OpenBSD: patch-FAQ,v 1.2 2009/02/14 09:41:35 jasper Exp $ --- FAQ.orig Fri Mar 9 00:55:02 2001 +++ FAQ Sat Feb 14 10:40:49 2009 @@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ A: Find the people who run the server you want to lin with them. If both parties agree you exchange a password and follow the directions in the README for linking up. +Q: What is a metaserver? Do I need to run one? +A: A metaserver is a small server that attempts to provide load balancing + to a cluster of linked OpenNap servers. You give it a list of all the + servers in your cluster, and it will cycle through the list each time + a connection is made. Originally, the Napster client would connect to + the metaserver to find out which Napster server to connect to. + However, most clients these days just have support for a list of + servers to connect directly to, totally ignoring the metaserver. + Hence, running a metaserver is NOT required. + * Configuration - Win32 Q: How do I get more than 256 connections under Windows?