Connecting to a Palace site

There are a number of different ways to access Palace sites. This
section explains the options available to you:

• If you already have a Palace User Software client
  running


• From your web browser


• Returning to a recently-visited Palace name="6420">


• Using other online services

If you are already running the Palace User Software client, there
are several ways to connect to different Palace sites:

• Click
  the Connect To a Palace button in the Toolbox, or select Connect to a Palace
  from the File menu. This displays the Connect window. In
  the Palace Server Address field, either select from a drop-down list of
  Palaces, or type the address of a new Palace (for example,
  practice.thepalace.com), or the machine's IP address (such
  as 205.999.99.99). If the port number of your destination is not
  the default (9998), enter the correct port.

  If you want to connect
  to your own Palace server that is on the same machine as your client, enter <span
  CLASS="Code">127.0.0.1 or localhost in the Connect
  window. This is the Palace local host address, and lets you connect to your local server
  without having to go through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  
  


• Use the Bookmarks menu to choose from a list of Palaces. You can also
  select the Palace Directory option to access the Palace Site Directory (a
  list of publicly available Palaces on the Palace website)


• If you have already bookmarked the Palace you want to visit, you can
  return there via the Bookmark window. To open this window, select Bookmarks...
  from the Bookmarks menu (see Returning
  to a recently-visited Palace).


• The Edit:Preferences window lets you set a "Home Palace"
  where your Palace travels will always begin (like a "Home Page" on the world
  wide web). For more information on the Preferences window, see Preferences.


• Some Palace sites have "hot spots" in their rooms that link to other Palaces.
  If you know about one of these hotspots, you can click it to go directly to that Palace.

You can access Palace sites directly from the web if you know the
address. You do not need to have your client running before entering a Palace site; it is
launched automatically.

• In your web browser, enter the address of the Palace you want to visit in the format <span
  CLASS="Code>machine.domain (for example,<SPAN CLASS="
  Code">practice.thepalace.com), or the machine's IP address (such as <span
  CLASS="Code">205.999.99.99).


• A Palace site operator might even give you an address to access a specific room in that
  Palace. This address includes the Palace server address, room ID, and optional port number
  (if the port number is not specified, your Palace client will assume it to be 9998). To go
  to that room, enter the address in your Web browser.

  This example
  illustrates the extended URL specification, where 89 is the room ID on the Palace server
  located at practice.thepalace.com (port 9998).

  
  

  Palace://practice.thepalace.com:9998/89

  
  


• The Palace website (www.palaceplanet.net) has several links that
  take you to Palace sites.
  
  
  
  • Palace TV has a wide variety of Palaces that change everytime you reload a page with the Palace TV on it.
    You can click any picture in the Palace TV to open either the website in quistion or go to the Palace in the TV. name="6610">
  
  
  • The Palace Site Directory, found int he Quicklinks menu, lists all registered
    Palace sites (if they choose to be listed), even those which are not up and running.
    You can search for a specific Palace, choose one alphabetically, or browse Palaces by
    category (such as dolls or games).
    

    You can also access the Palace Directory from your Bookmarks by selecting Palace Directory from your client's Bookmarks
    menu.

    
    

    If the Palace User Software icon appears next to the Palace listing (the
    yellow smiley), you can click it to go to that Palace. Or, click the Palace link itself to bring
    up its site information.

    
    
  
  
  
  

The
Palace client keeps a list of the last eight Palaces you've visited. To return to a site,
select its address from the Connect window. To access this window, click
on the Toolbox's Connect To a Palace button (or select Connect from the File
menu), and then click on the dropdown list button under Palace Server Address.
To connect to one of the Palace sites shown on this dropdown list, select its name from
the list and click OK.

You can also bookmark a Palace site to return to it quickly. When
you are visiting a Palace site you wish to bookmark, select Add Bookmark
from the Palace menu. Later, you can open your bookmark list by selecting
Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu.

If you don't have a direct connection to the Internet, a number of
online services provide a level of access suitable for running the Palace software. These
services include America Online, CompuServe, and The Microsoft Network.

America Online

1. Download and install the latest version of AOL.


2. Connect to AOL and start the Palace software using the instructions in Logging on for the first time.

CompuServe

1. Download and install the latest version of Wincim (GO WINCIM).


2. Start up the CompuServe Dialer, then launch the Palace software using the instructions
   in Logging on for the first time.

The Microsoft Network

1. Download and install MSN version 1.2 or later.


2. Double click on the MSN icon and choose Settings. In the Settings
   window, click Access Numbers; select Internet and The
   Microsoft Network for the Service Type.


3. Connect to MSN and start the Palace software using the instructions in href="modules.php?op=modload&name=sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=4#1913">Logging on for the first time.