diff --git a/src/common/protocol.h b/src/common/protocol.h
--- a/src/common/protocol.h
+++ b/src/common/protocol.h
@@ -63,9 +63,20 @@ enum distren_request_type
        server->server
     */
     DISTREN_REQUEST_RENDERFRAME = 8,
-    DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME = 9,
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME = 9, /* server should check to make sure the
+slave is repoting on a frame it's actually assigned to */
     DISTREN_REQUEST_PROGRESS = 10, /*< tells another server of the progress of the first server's work at rendering */
     DISTREN_REQUEST_GETWORK = 11,
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_GETVERSION = 12, /* returns version of software that slave
+should be running */
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_GETRENDERPOWER = 13, /* returns the render power of a
+slave */
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_SETRENDERPOWER = 14, /* sets renderpower in server
+database */
+    DISTREN_REQUEST_RESETFRAME = 15, /* sets a frame back to unassigned,
+happens if the slave quits for some reason. server code should only allow
+resetting of a frame assigned to the slave calling the request (see php
+code)*/ 
 
   };