Introduction

Salonic Networks DC Server is a Network tool that gives you the ability to share files and chat with other users connected at our servers. It is designed for high speed file transfers and it is intended only for users who want to share legal content. Salonic Networks provides the Direct Connect Hub, our users all the rest.

Direct connect (DC) is a peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol. Hubs feature a list of clients or users connected to them. Users can search for files and download them from other clients, as well as chat with other users.

Direct connect hubs are central servers to which clients connect, thus the networks are not as de-centralised as Gnutella or FastTrack . Hubs provide information about the clients, as well as file searching and chat capabilities. File transfers are done directly between clients, in true peer-to-peer fashion.

Hubs often have special areas of interest. Many have requirements on the total size of the files that their members share (share size), and restrictions on the content and quality of shares. Hubs can allow users to register and provide user authentication . Some private reghubs only let in users already registered.