I did some research on the web and found that some people use samba for the same purpose (reach a computer in the local network by its hostname). What are the differences between avahi and samba ? Do they both require a client on the other end ?
Cheers, Pierre. 2012/9/11 Pierre Massat <[email protected]> > zeronconf looks pretty close indeed to what I was looking for... I'll give > it a try tonight and will report the results shortly! > > Cheers, > > Pierre. > > > 2012/9/11 Charles Goyard <[email protected]> > >> Hi, >> >> let me advocate zeronconf vs. static IP a little more. >> >> Charles Goyard wrote: >> > Keep dhcp on to satisfy the network topology, and try zeroconf. >> >> Also, it can perfectly be that mdns is enabled by default on Raspian. >> You can check by issuing a "ping yourpihostname.local" from the raspi. >> >> I find the static IP way a lot more time consuming and error prone. The >> IP you choose can be free at the moment you set it, but if a new >> computer pops up in the network, you can have a conflict. Example: on my >> network my printer has a reserved IP in the DHCP configuration. If you >> happen to pick this apparently available IP and I turn the printer on, >> that's a big mess, because you have not respected the network >> administrator's work :). >> >> Zeroconf has been made for that: you know nothing about the network and >> still you're reachable by name. Easy, fast, default on Ubuntu and Apples. >> >> Search "avahi" in this page: >> >> http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/38/prepare-for-ssh-without-a-screen >> >> To have zeroconf installed in windows: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL999 >> (yes, it's supposed to be about printers but it works for the whole >> system) >> >> Cheers, >> >> -- >> Charles >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> > >
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