I would like to have the Avahi package included by default instead of mDNSProxy.
In the near future I have an installation with many printers in the network,
which are hard to discover on some PCs, so this might be a benefit.
I personally do not care about "pbx.local", but for new users that could be
helpful.
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Michael
> Am 02.06.2016 um 14:03 schrieb Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>:
>
> Darrick,
>
> The p910nd binary is very small (13K), though the P910ND_ADNAME0 advertising
> option uses our very old mDNS (mDNSProxyResponderPosix).
>
> Primarily our mDNS allows "pbx.local" to be used in a browser (supporting
> Bonjour) when first configuring AstLinux, but not after which the Network tab
> is saved and rebooted...
> --
> ## Service Advertisement (mDNS)
> ## If you define ADNAME, I will advertise all of the available services on
> ## your AstLinux machine in a way that is compatible with bonjour/rendezvous.
> ## THIS IS VERY INSECURE, THIS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU DISABLE
> ## ADNAME is automatically (always) disabled whenever the web interface
> Network Tab is saved.
> ADNAME="AstLinux PBX"
> --
> except if P910ND_ADNAME0 is defined, then only a single instance of
> mDNSProxyResponderPosix is called publishing "_pdl-datastream._tcp" on the
> 1st internal interface.
>
> Next question, is supporting "pbx.local" in a browser for only the initial
> setup something that is used ? The "pbx.local" was added nearly 10 years
> ago, since then the external interface's IPv4 address is now displayed on the
> console after boot.
>
> Recently, David Kerr (power user here) wanted his custom AstLinux build to
> support printing on guest WiFi which he defaults to an isolated VLAN, not on
> the segment when the printer is located. David built the "avahi" package and
> was able to "reflect" the Bonjour multicasts from the printer subnet to his
> guest WiFi subnet, added a firewall rule for the printer and he reported it
> worked.
>
> Additionally, "avahi" does everything "mDNSProxyResponderPosix" does, and
> more, and is maintained. Uncompressed, Avahi is 326 KB,
> mDNSProxyResponderPosix is 147 KB, both small-ish.
>
> Final question for our users, should the ADNAME feature ("pbx.local")
> continue as is, be removed altogether, or keep ADNAME but use the "avahi"
> package to implement it. If the "avahi" package is used a new
> AVAHI_ENABLE="yes" could be added to allow the text configuration of the
> "avahi-daemon.conf" file when ADNAME="" . The forth option is to remove
> ADNAME support but switch to the "avahi" package with AVAHI_ENABLE="yes" for
> power users on the standard builds.
>
> Feedback is greatly appreciated.
>
> Lonnie
>
>
>
>> On Jun 1, 2016, at 10:54 PM, Darrick Hartman <dhart...@djhsolutions.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Lonnie,
>>
>> Originally this was added to serve a need for one of my customers. We're no
>> longer using it in this way. If it's small, I'm not sure it's worth
>> removing. If it is sizable, by all means, pull it from the main image.
>>
>> Darrick
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Lonnie Abelbeck [mailto:li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:05 PM
>>> To: AstLinux Users Mailing List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
>>> Subject: [Astlinux-users] p910nd - Non-spooling printer daemon
>>>
>>> Question for our users...
>>>
>>> I little known feature of AstLinux is a "p910nd - Non-spooling printer
>>> daemon"
>>>
>>> The printer connects via usb and is configured via user.conf ...
>>> --
>>> ## NetJet Emulation (P910ND)
>>> #P910ND_DEVICE0="/dev/usblp0"
>>> ## Enable Bonjour/mDNS Broadcasts
>>> #P910ND_ADNAME0="HP Officejet 6200"
>>> --
>>>
>>> Does anyone use this feature ?
>>>
>>> Would anyone miss it if p910nd when away from standard releases ?
>>>
>>> Lonnie
>>>
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