-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Greg Meyer wrote: > On Sunday 17 August 2003 08:38 am, Buchan Milne wrote: > >>The only reason tmdns can be useful is in a network of machines *not* >>connected to the internet, which *don't* use DHCP, and which *don't* have >>DNS. Thus, IMHO, tmdns should only be started if DHCP leases are not >>available (when using a zcip address), and *only* if tmdns can resolve >>names of other zeroconf machines. > > I believe this is true of zeroconf too. I have not run into one setup yet > where zeroconf or tmdns have come into play. The only scenario I can think > of is a home network, where no one is connected to the Internet persistently > (eg dialup). Most people on broadband use some form of router, or only have > one machine connected. Most business networks have either a static policy or > a dhcp server and/or a proxy setup (mnf).
zcip is useful when connecting two machines directly to each other. With a working ifplug, you can actually (AFAIK) disconnect two machines (say Mandrake 9.1 and a Windows machine) from their network, and connect them via crossover cable, and they should be able to see each other. Maybe if you connect a Mandrake 9.1 box directly to a Mac OSX box, tmdns works? I just really don't have any networks without working DHCP/DNS to test, but I can try connecting to another laptop if we can find a spare one ... Look, I think if tmdns works, it may be useful, but mainly in the same circumstances as zcip, ie where there is no DHCP. I guess machines connected with static IPs could also work, but I haven't tried. Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/QM+erJK6UGDSBKcRArLpAJ4qr2PxAKj5ug6bgMz/QFeJ8/yYuACfXWZa RY3uRsMPuHCdc5/c3bbtDzY= =3oEW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ****************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. ******************************************************************
