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<h1>Hardware Support: Connecting Multiple Computers to LocoNet® via JMRI LocoNet Server</h1>
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<div class="noted">
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<span class="since">since 5.5.3</span>
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<p>Note: LocoNet Server has been removed from JMRI. Use LocoNet over TCP instead. See <a href=
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"https://www.jmri.org/help/en/html/hardware/loconet/LbServer.shtml">LocoNetOverTCP LbServer</a> for details.</p>
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<p>This page describes how to use the inbuilt LocoNet® Client/Server capability of JMRI to
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connect multiple computers to a single LocoNet-equipped layout.</p>
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<p>Briefly, one computer is physically connected to the LocoNet, and acts as a "Server" for
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others. One or more "Client" computers can then connect via standard TCP/IP protocols to the
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Server.</p>
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<h2>Setup for JMRI LocoNet Client/Server</h2>
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One computer running JMRI acts as the Server, which is directly connected to the LocoNet, the
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other computers running JMRI connect to the Server computer as Clients.
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<ul>
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<li>Configure the LocoNet connection just like for any other use. Select the protocol that
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corresponds to your hardware (e.g. <a href="LocoBufferII.shtml">LocoBuffer-II</a>, etc), the
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communication port, and other options. It's best to make sure this is working well before
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proceeding.
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</li>
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<li>You can then manually start the server by selecting "Start LocoNet Server" from the
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LocoNet menu. This will allow other computers to connect to the layout until you stop the
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program; the next time you start it, you'll have to do this again.</li>
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<li>You can also have the server start automatically every time you start the program by
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<li>Open the Preferences from the Edit menu (on Windows or Linux) or from the
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Application menu (OS X)</li>
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<li>Under "Start Up", click "Add ▾"</li>
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<li>Select "Perform action..."</li>
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<li>Find and select "Start LocoNet Server" and click "OK"</li>
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<li>Save the preferences.</li>
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<p>The program in the Client computer can then be configured to connect to the layout via the
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LocoNet Server by:</p>
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<li>Make sure the Server computer is running the LocoNet server</li>
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<li>Open the program on the Client computer</li>
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<li>Open the preferences from the Edit menu</li>
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<li>For layout connection, select "LocoNet Server"</li>
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<li>In the "Server hostname" box that appears, type the Internet name or address of the
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computer that's running the LocoNet Server. An internet address is something like
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127.0.1.12; a name is something like jmri.org</li>
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<li>Save the preferences and restart the program.</li>
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<h2>Notes:</h2>
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<li>It's strongly recommended that you connect the master computer to the LocoNet with a
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LocoBuffer or LocoBuffer-II. Although a MS-100 will basically work for this application,
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correction of the resulting occasional LocoNet errors may cause noticeable delays in
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updating the remote computers.</li>
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<li>If the computers are all close to the LocoNet, e.g. acting as local control panels, you
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don't really need LocoNet Server to do this. You can instead connect each of the computers
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to the LocoNet via their own LocoBuffer or LocoBuffer-II (or MS-100, though this is not
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recommended) and have them individually take part in the LocoNet communications. This
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doesn't cause any additional communications load. It does cost a little more for the extra
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adapters, and doesn't permit you to put a computer remote from the layout.</li>
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<p>LocoNet® is a registered trademark of <a href="https://www.digitrax.com">Digitrax,
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Inc.</a></p>
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