Alejo, Just a thought but have you consider using the mDNSresponder libraries and going the Bonjour route? You could not only broadcast the presence of the devices themselves but more specifically services such as (and something I do using res_bonjour with Asterisk) "Asterisk Voicemail Box" web interface, astmgr for the Asterisk manager port, as well as IAX and SIP services. In fact, the workstation service used by Macs (just because nobody else does, really) simply broadcasts the machine name and IP's pointed to the echo service (port 9). I too have considered using such an approach however I determined that the network strain of trying to connect to a port of every computer on the subnet was unjustifiable and could be seen by routers/firewalls/paranoid admins as something unwanted (i.e. virus, trojan, worm, etc), especially if there are multiple clients searching. Furthermore it simplified my task by giving me something that was already written for such a task and I merely had to tap in to it. Just my $.02.
Regards, Bryce Chidester Rhino Equipment Corp. [EMAIL PROTECTED] SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 (480) 940-1826 x6351 IAX: [EMAIL PROTECTED] x6351 +1 (800) 785-7073 x6351 FWD: 633686 x6351 THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and its attachments from all computers. On May 21, 2006, at 08:24, Alejo Alamillo wrote: > I've created a udp "echo" server in c, to be able to find any > Astlinux box > in the network. > The purpose is to add a button to my configuration GUI and > automatically > find any Astlinux box. > What's the best way to start the udp echo server at start time in > Astlinux? > Thanks. > Alejo. > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.kriscompanies.com/mailman/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kriscompanies.com/mailman/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
