// Using  ZNC = ZGDK.Net.Core;
// Using  ZNE  = ZGDK.Net.Enum;
// Using  ZNH  = ZGDK.Net.Helper;

 

 
//!>> 1). Creating lobby server new instance.
//
ZNC.LobbyServer _Server = new ZNC.LobbyServer();

 

  

//!>>  2). Preparing server network configuration
//

ZNC.ServerConfig m_ServerConfig = new ZNC.ServerConfig();  m_ServerConfig.SetDefault();
//  
m_ServerConfig.Connection          = ZNE.ConnectionType.LAN;
m_ServerConfig.IPVersion            = ZNE.IPVersion.IPv4;
m_ServerConfig.Protocol              = ZNE.Protocol.TCP;
m_ServerConfig.SocketType         = ZNE.SocketType.Berkely; 
m_ServerConfig.IPAddress           = ZNH.GetMachineLocalIP();  
m_ServerConfig.ServerPort          = 60055;

//
m_ServerConfig.CasterPort           = 60057;

m_ServerConfig.CasterType          = ZNE.CasterType.Multicast;
m_ServerConfig.CasterGroup        = ZNE.CasterGroup.IPv4_WORKGROUP;
//
m_ServerConfig.AcceptorMode      = ZNE.SAcceptorMode.Thread;
m_ServerConfig.ReceiverMode      = ZNE.SReceiverMode.TcpThreadPoll;
m_ServerConfig.SenderMode        = ZNE.SenderMode.Asynchronous;
//
m_ServerConfig.ApplicationName  = "Mech Rider-Z Alpha Rel. 0.002";
m_ServerConfig.LobbyName         = "Dexter Channel";

 

 

//!>>  3). Start lobby server service with custom network configuration.
//
_Server.StartLobbyService( m_ServerConfig );

 

 

//!>>  5). Start caster manager service and start announcing the game every 300Ms.

//
_Server.CasterMngr.StartCasterService();

//

_Server.CasterMngr.StartAnnouncingGame( 300 );

 

 

Lobby server caster manager:

See : Complete overview

 

 

Well, that's it, the server caster manager already been started and the game announce the server availability accross

the local subnet for clients to join in or connect and login to server, the following code shows how the client can

automatically discover the announcing server/s.

 

//!>>> Client end, searching for local game/s E.g.  "Mech Rider-Z Alpha Rel. 0.002" for 1Sec or 1000ms.

//

 

 

Local games members:

 

Once a client find local game/s, yes game/s, it can search all available same game tittle creating game

session or running as a server within the local area network,  it can retrieve every game server information

such as computer name, server port,  lobby description and it's local IP address to connect to.