--- a/src/proto2/NetworkConfig.hh	Tue Nov 18 22:58:50 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/proto2/NetworkConfig.hh	Thu Nov 20 19:25:56 2008 +0000
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@
 const size_t NETWORK_PACKET_SIZE = 1280;
 const int NETWORK_LISTEN_BACKLOG = 5;
 
+const char NETWORK_MAGIC_STR[8+1] = "KISNGLIS";
+const uint64_t NETWORK_MAGIC_ID = * ((const uint64_t *) NETWORK_MAGIC_STR);
+
 #endif /* NETWORK_CONFIG_HH */