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by LoganDark 758 days ago
Parsec uses whatever server you tell it to.

Parsec will discover servers on LAN and/or with a port open and display them as distinct entries in the connection list, usually positioned in front of the central server options.

So there's no default as you're always the one choosing.
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mynameisvlad 757 days ago
What? No. That's not how Parsec works at all. Are you talking about the same app?

Parsec displays computers to connect to. If a hole can be punched, it will use a P2P connection. If not, it automatically falls back to their STUN servers or the Parsec Relay server if you're on the Teams plan. There is no "server" to choose from. There aren't multiple entries for a single computer with different connection options. I don't know where you hallucinated all of these things but that's just not how Parsec works.

This article makes it quite clear that P2P is the default with a fallback to STUN: https://support.parsec.app/hc/en-us/articles/4440911373325-P...

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LoganDark 754 days ago
> I don't know where you hallucinated all of these things but that's just not how Parsec works.

I opened the app and looked at it. I distinctly remember there being multiple entries if a computer is on the local network. I don't have another computer on the network right now so I can't check.

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