---
name: "mgpnet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mgp"
version: "1.13a+upstream20090219-12+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mgpnet"
---

# mgpnet(1)

MagicPoint Netserver (provide MagicPoint presentation over the net)

## NAME

**mgpnet** – MagicPoint Netserver (provide MagicPoint presentation over the net)

## SYNOPSIS

**mgpnet** \[arguments to mgp\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mgpnet** is a small http server to be executed on the presenter's notebook computer. It lets audience read MagicPoint presentation foils on her notebook computers, over the net.

When a presenter performs a presentation, she should invoke **mgpnet** instead of **mgp**, with the same argument. **mgpnet** will become an http server running on tcp port 9999 (by default), and invokes **mgp** as a child process. By accessing URL *http://hostname:9999/*, audience will be able to read the MagicPoint window currently displayed on the presenter's notebook. The webpage provided by **mgpnet** is designed in "client pull" manner; audience's notebook will reload the page, several times a minute.

If no option is specified, **mgpnet** will print the URL to be accessed by the audience to the standard output. This is useful for indicating the URL to be accessed on the presentation, like:

```
%filter "mgpnet"
%endfilter
```

## TODO

Be network conscious. Current implementation is too naive about CPU/network usage. Presenter's notebook may be overloaded if there's too many audiences.

## SEE ALSO

[mgp(1)](/mgp/1.md), [xwintoppm(1)](/xwintoppm/1.md).

## HISTORY

**mgpnet** was created by Jun-ichiro itojun Itoh \<itojun@itojun.org\>, on the day before the newyear's eve, 1997.