diff --git a/light9/networking.py b/light9/networking.py
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+from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
+# my intent was to pull these from a file in the LIGHT9_SHOW/ directory
+
+def dmxServerUrl():
+    #host = os.getenv('DMXHOST', 'localhost')
+    #url = "http://%s:8030" % host
+    return "http://localhost:%s" % dmxServerPort()
+
+def dmxServerPort():
+    return 8030
+