diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ int sendExtSignal(struct remoteio *rem, 
 void finishframe(struct remoteio *rem, int jobnum, int framenum){
   char* data;
   _distren_asprintf(&data, "%d%d", jobnum, framenum);
-  sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_DONEFRAME, data);
+  sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_STATUS, data);
 }
 
 /** resets frame to unassigned on server */
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ void resetframe(struct remoteio *rem, in
   fprintf(stderr,"Resetting frame %d in job %d on server... ",framenum,jobnum);
   char* data;
   _distren_asprintf(&data, "%d%d", jobnum, framenum);
- sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_RESETFRAME, data);
+ sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_STATUS, data);
 
 }
 
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ void startframe(struct remoteio *rem, in
     fprintf(stderr,"Marking frame %d started on server... ",framenum);
   char* data;
   _distren_asprintf(&data, "%d%d", jobnum, framenum);
-  sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_RENDERFRAME, data);
+  sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_STATUS, data);
 
 }
 
@@ -950,27 +950,30 @@ int getwork(struct remoteio *rem, int *j
   //distren_request_new(&req, 
 
 
-  sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_GETWORK, data);
+  sendExtSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_STATUS, data);
   return 0;
 }
 
 /** sets render power of slave on server */
-void setrenderpower(struct remoteio *rem, int renderpower){
+void setrenderpower(struct remoteio *rem, int renderpower)
+{
   fprintf(stderr,"Setting render power on server... ");
   char* data;
   _distren_asprintf(&data, "%d", renderpower);
-  sendExtSignal(rem,DISTREN_REQUEST_SETRENDERPOWER, data);
+  /* sendExtSignal(rem,DISTREN_REQUEST_SETRENDERPOWER, data); */
 }
 
 /** retrieves render power of slave from server */
-int getrenderpower(struct remoteio *rem){
-  sendSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_GETRENDERPOWER);
+int getrenderpower(struct remoteio *rem)
+{
+  /*  sendSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_GETRENDERPOWER);*/
   return 0;
 }
 
 /** compares slave software version with server software version */
-int checkslaveversion(struct remoteio *rem){
-  sendSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_GETVERSION);
+int checkslaveversion(struct remoteio *rem)
+{
+  sendSignal(rem, DISTREN_REQUEST_VERSION);
   char* serverVersionFromRemotio = "9000";
   if(!strcmp(PACKAGE_VERSION, serverVersionFromRemotio)) // compare versions
     return 1;