If there is DNS communication, that means there is IP communication already setup. Or is there some kind of special DNS for wifi direct? If there is IP, then I think you'll get a lot more efficient data transfer using IP protocols like UDP broadcasts or multicast.
.hc Paul Gardner-Stephen wrote: > Hello Nathan, > > Okay, this is a nice starting point. > > Paul. > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:08 AM, Nathan of Guardian < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014, at 05:01 AM, Paul Gardner-Stephen wrote: >> >> This sounds very usable, especially since we could advertise multiple >> services. >> It would be great if someone is able to make a proof-of-concept for this >> to test the practical limits on Android. >> >> >> This appears to be working: >> >> https://github.com/n8fr8/gilgamesh/blob/master/app/src/info/guardianproject/gilga/service/WifiController.java >> >> here is the log output: >> 10-09 10:30:06.647: D/GilgaWifi(14799): got status from wifi DNS: >> 96:d7:71:90:07:35 (_test._presence._tcp.local.) yygftu >> >> The detection of the record or querying for it seems a bit sporadic, so I >> am not sure if I am triggering the receive side properly, or how to >> manually force or refresh it. >> >> The only issue is that the user has to manually disconnect from wifi and >> set their wifi direct mode to visible. I haven't figured out how to trigger >> that state yet from an Intent, as we do with Bluetooth. >> >> +n >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Guardian-dev mailing list > > Post: [email protected] > List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev > > To Unsubscribe > Send email to: [email protected] > Or visit: > https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/guardian-dev/hans%40guardianproject.info > > You are subscribed as: [email protected] > -- PGP fingerprint: 5E61 C878 0F86 295C E17D 8677 9F0F E587 374B BE81 _______________________________________________ Guardian-dev mailing list Post: [email protected] List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To Unsubscribe Send email to: [email protected] Or visit: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/options/guardian-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com You are subscribed as: [email protected]
