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This article is from the netrek FAQ, by Tom Holub doosh@best.com with numerous contributions by others.

12 OK, the game runs fine and I found a server and logged in, but there doesn't seem to be anyone else around. How can I find a game with people in it?

Andy McFadden has written a nice little utility called Metaserver II
(based on METASERVER, written by ERic Mehlhaff) that will tell you
where there are active games. telnet metaserver.us.netrek.org 3520
lists all known servers and current number of players. You can also
try telnet metaserver.netrek.org 3521, 3522, 3523, or 3524 for more
information.

There is now a WWW-based version of the Metaserver at
http://metaserver.netrek.org:1080

Most modern clients recognize a -m option; if you start the client
with "netrek -m", it will contact the Metaserver and put up a list of
currently active games.

The metaserver location has changed. The new location is
metaserver.us.netrek.org (the previous was
metaserver.ecst.csuchico.edu). Some clients still default to the old
metaserver; if you get an error trying to connect, try adding the
following lines to your .xtrekrc:

metaserver: metaserver.netrek.org metaport: 3521

 

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