maybe you didnt' compiled MULTICAST support in your kernel (i think it's quite frequent issue with gentoo / hand built kernel)
On 2/13/06, Oliver Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have 2 computers - my Windows laptop and this Linux computer. We'll > assume that the laptop is all configured correctly (although it may have > problems). The laptop is primarily used by other members of my family > and they would like to have access to my music. I knew of DAAP and that > Banshee supports it with avahi - so I thought Id try it. > > I use gentoo, so I just emerged avahi with the following use flags: > +bookmarks +dbus -doc +gdbm +gtk -howl-compat -mdnsresponder-compat > +mono +python -qt > > My avahi-daemon.conf is: > [server] > host-name=gentoo > domain-name=home > browse-domains=home > use-ipv4=yes > use-ipv6=no > #check-response-ttl=no > #use-iff-running=no > enable-dbus=yes > #disallow-other-stacks=no > > [wide-area] > enable-wide-area=yes > > [publish] > #disable-publishing=no > #disable-user-service-publishing=no > #add-service-cookie=yes > #publish-addresses=yes > #publish-hinfo=yes > #publish-workstation=yes > #publish-domain=yes > #publish-dns-servers=192.168.50.1, 192.168.50.2 > #publish-resolv-conf-dns-servers=yes > > [reflector] > #enable-reflector=no > #reflect-ipv=no > > [rlimits] > #rlimit-as= > rlimit-core=0 > rlimit-data=4194304 > rlimit-fsize=0 > rlimit-nofile=30 > rlimit-stack=4194304 > rlimit-nproc=3 > > Here I load the daemon: > gentoo ~ # avahi-daemon > Found user 'avahi' (UID 103) and group 'avahi' (GID 410). > Successfully dropped root privileges. > avahi-daemon 0.6.4 starting up. > Loading service file /etc/avahi/services/ssh.service. > *** WARNING: Detected another IPv4 mDNS stack running on this > host. This makes mDNS unreliable and is thus not recommended. > *** > socket() failed: Address family not supported by protocol > New relevant interface eth0.IPv4 for mDNS. > Joining mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address > 192.168.1.2. > Network interface enumeration completed. > Registering new address record for 192.168.1.2 on eth0. > Registering HINFO record with values 'I686'/'LINUX'. > iface.c: avahi_server_add_service() failed: Not supported > iface.c: avahi_server_add_service() failed: Not supported > Server startup complete. Host name is gentoo.home. Local service > cookie is 1548190695. > Failed to add service 'Remote Terminal on gentoo' of type > '_ssh._tcp', ignoring service group > (/etc/avahi/services/ssh.service): Not supported > > (New terminal here): > gentoo ~ # avahi-dnsconfd > Successfully connected to Avahi daemon. > > Attempting to browse: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ avahi-browse -a > service_type_browser failed: DNS failure: NXDOMAIN > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ avahi-browse -D > + n/a n/a home > domain_browser failed: DNS failure: NXDOMAIN > > Also, running avahi-discover shows very little, only: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ avahi-discover > A new main_window has been created > Browsing domain 'local' on -1.-1 ... > Browsing domain 'home' on -1.-1 ... > > In GTK window: > > | + Wide Area > | ---- home > > > A few more details that may help: > Domain: home > My int ip: 198.168.1.2 > Laptop int ip: 192.168.1.3 > > > Any ideas? > - Oliver Charles > > _______________________________________________ > avahi mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/avahi > -- Sebastien Estienne
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