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Re: detect router

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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:21
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"Hans Galema" <notused@notused.nl> wrote in message
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> No.

Yes.

> Only the server should always be reachable. For a client
> it is enough that it contacts the server everytime it starts
> up.

You just agreed with me that everyone has to connect to a centralized
server.

> Of course it would be nice that it logged off when it shutted doen.

The central server can detect disconnected connections.

> At connect the server sees the ip. Even computers with
> a permanent connection can be switched off or the client
> could not be running.

In those cases, other users won't be able to find the user that is dropping
out.  The connection to the central server has to be maintained for as long
as the user wishes to provide files to other users.

> Kazaa, MSN and so work with dial up too.

Dialup vs. permanent connections has nothing to do with this discussion.


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