Two NetworkManagers

Is there a way to have two separate Network Managers at the same time? My project allows for multiple servers to be running at the same time, and I'd like to use the second Network Manager so that the servers can communicate with each other. The HLAPI is perfect for what I need, if I could just get a second Network Manager up and running.

 

Server to server communication shouldn't need the syncing of all your network objects in the scene. Use NetworkServerSimple for server to server communication, and communicate through Unet Messages.

 

I am assuming you are wanting them to run on a separate port? If so, it is unfortauntely not possible using the standard networking manager without doing something of a hackjob. I was wanting / needing the same thing.

https://forum.unity.com/threads/unet-networkserver-listen-of-multiple-ports.406509/

This is pretty much the closest you will get using what is built into Unity. You can always add in your own 3rd party networking stuff to create socket connections an bind multiple ports to a single listener, though.

 

Thank you both, I hadn't heard of NetworkServerSimple but it sounds like it should be perfect for what I need. Is there somewhere I can see a basic example of how to set this up? So far I've done everything with the Network Manager and HLAPI, but it looks like I can't actually create a NetworkServerSimple in the scene, so I'm a little unsure where to start.

 

This should be an example of how to use it if I am not mistaken.

https://forum.unity.com/threads/chat-server-example.365938/

 

Yes this is the only example I have ever found of it, but it is well laid out.