Ok, what I really need is a name annoucer. Now, if avahi is installed on my RPi machine called "server_pi" (that I would like to use as a server), can I access it from any other machine connected to the local network by using "http://server_pi"; in a web browser, or do I need to have something installed on the client machine first (like Bonjour if it's a windows PC)? I'd rather not install anything on the "client" machine.
Cheers, Pierre. 2012/9/12 Charles Goyard <[email protected]> > Pierre Massat wrote: > > 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 ? > > Zeroconf/avahi is meant for standadized automatic discovery/announce of > ressources on a network. > > Samba (Windows shared folders) is meant for shared folders. It happens > to announce the names too. This is because when SMB arrived (long ago), > there was no such things as Zeroconf. > > > Do they both require a client on the other end ? > > To make it short, you can see avahi as a general purpose version of the > samba name announcer. > > The client can be firefox, ftp, ping, pd, whatever service you use. > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >
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