Hi Daniel,
On 10/11/2011 03:35 PM, Daniel Yek wrote: > +ACs-AD4 I noticed that windows can setup networking > +ACs-AD4 to a direct-connected ... device > +ACs-AD4 (tested ... with network-drives, such as WD MyBook World) > +ACs-AD4 with ... straight ... ethernet cable. > > Hi, > > Could you make sure that you installed and ran Avahi? > > I think Avahi could enable this same easy, direct, connection > with your WD MyBook World. > > I don't have a way to test it now, but > I am interested to find out if you have luck with Avahi. I have Avahi installed and it's not working with it, but I didn't do any configuration (it should not need any, right?) +AKA- > WD MyBook World and Windows implemented > zeroconfig networking (with address range: 169.254.x.x/255.255.0.0), > which make the direct connection works. Yep, on Windows I can confirm they always setup with 169.254.+ACo- addresses. > Without Avahi, it is possible that a Linux command such as this: > +ACs-ACM ifconfig address 169.254.1.23 eth0 > > could enable HTTP connection to WD MyBook World. What I just did is setting up a Wired connection with Method: Shared to other computers in NM, and it's working. Thanks for the reply and the clues, appreciated. All the best. -arief
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