Hi Ravi, On 13/08/2008, at 4:37 AM, Ravi Desai wrote:
> Trent Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Generally speaking, Avahi is used more directly by developers of >> applications and desktop software to integrate this functionality. >> > Allright. >> While some ability to use Avahi directly (by creating static >> service advertisements, and using the command line tools to browse >> for services, as well as some of our more complete examples) - it >> is best actually used inside the context of other programs that >> already added Avahi support. >> > Okay, So if an application does not support avahi, then we use avahi > only for the advertisement of the service? Well if it does not support Avahi natively you have a couple options - Yes you can publish a service using either /etc/avahi/services/ static service files, or using 'avahi-publish-service' tools - You can use something like service-discovery-applet which knows about lots of service types and will open programs for them. - You could write a tool, such as bssh which is like a middleman between launching the app and mDNS Of course maximum benefit is provided when applications have native support. > >> There is a list of such applications here: >> http://avahi.org/wiki/Avah4users#SoftwareMakinguseofAvahi >> >> >> For advertising your printer, there is some patches available now >> in CUPS for Bonjour which can be used with our bonjour (dns_sd) >> compatibility wrapper. It is also possible to do this manually >> but that is quite difficult. >> > This is in vanilla CUPS? I think it is now.. I'm not sure.. google? > >> Generally - you are best using some directly supported programs. >> > Allright, thanks. No problems! Regards, Trent _______________________________________________ avahi mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/avahi
