Questions tagged [zeroconf]

Zero configuration networking (zeroconf) is a set of techniques that automatically creates a usable Internet Protocol (IP) network without manual operator intervention or special configuration servers.

Zero configuration networking (zeroconf) is a set of techniques that automatically creates a usable Internet Protocol (IP) network without manual operator intervention or special configuration servers.

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Zeroconf library for windows 8

I'm making a Windows 8 metro app that needs to use a zeroconf library. From what I've observed, there are a few of those libraries and the most trustworthy looking one is Mono.Zeroconf. However I can't seem to install it via NuGet, I get an error…
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Phonegap Bonjour/Zeroconf or Websocket IP Discovery from HTML5

I am trying to implement a Phonegap (HTML5) application which connects to a Websocket server (running in an embedded device, also has Bonjour service) to exchange data within home network. I would like to know the best possible way of detecting the…
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python zeroconf show IPv4 addresses

I'm trying to figure out how to scan the network for devices which are published by avahi. #!/usr/bin/python3 from zeroconf import ServiceBrowser, Zeroconf from time import sleep class MyListener: def remove_service(self, zeroconf, type,…
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Network Service Discovery (mDNS) on react-native/Expo

I have an IOT device ruining a mDNS responder, is there a way to find the device through a react-native/Expo app? I have found a react-native library (react-native-zeroconf). However, it requires react-native-link which expo does not support. I…
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How do BitTorrents connect with eachother?

I was just downloading a new distro of linux using uTorrent, and started to wonder how uTorrent (and other bittorrents) send files to eachother through NAT routers? They obviously use the trackers to get introduced, but how do they pass info to…
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JmDNS device removal detection

I am trying to use JmDNS to detect addition and removal of devices on the network. The addition works fine, the devices are found as soon as their respective services are registered with JmDNS, but, when a device is removed from the network, it is…
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Proper way to distinguish between multiple services using zeroconf

I'm writing a piece of software that will run on computers as well as phones. The service uses an HTTP API for communication and will be published over the local network using Zeroconf. Initially I published my service using _http._tcp. as the…
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How do I find out my multicast (Bonjour) hostname?

I've registered a record using the Bonjour API. Now I want to know the contents of the record I just published. I created it by specifying a NULL hostname, meaning, "use the daemon's default", but I can't find a simple way to query what that…
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Alternatives to Bonjour for Windows

I'm looking to implement a ZeroConf application for Windows. I've noticed Bonjour and Mono.Zeroconf but was wondering if there were any decent alternatives?
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ZeroConf/Bonjour Code that works in Delphi 7 not working in 2009

I have the following declaration for DNSServiceRegister: function DNSServiceRegister ( var sdRef: TDNSServiceRef; const flags: TDNSServiceFlags; const interfaceIndex: uint32_t; const name: PUTF8String; …
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Zeroconf / Bonjour and Delphi

Has anyone toyed with, or got an example for loading and using the dnsds.dll (zeroconf / bonjour / dns-ds) via Delphi. I have a c# version, but that isn't quite what I want. Thanks
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How to Know when device is removed from network Using Bonjour C library

I am using DNSServiceDiscovery C Library Bonjour to detect Camera and Printer.I am Using Windows 7 and Visual 2010. http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Networking/Reference/DNSServiceDiscovery_CRef/dns_sd_h/index.html I am…
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Universal local network name resolution method without DNS?

I'm writing TCP/IP code for a DHCP enabled network device. Is there a universal way this device can announce its hostname in-the-wild that pretty much all web browsers (on osx/linux/win) can access it by name? (e.g. http://mydevice/index.htm) A…
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Not able to find JmDNS service in other machines

Using jmdns 3.4.1, I'm able to see the services advertised by the machines in the LAN, I can also create a service and register it, so that I can see it in my machine. However, when I create a new service in another machine of the LAN, I cannot see…
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Automatically detecting a serial port's configuration?

I am designing software around an existing hardware product. I have full control of the communication protocol but I'm not sure how to facilitate device detection. A device could have a range of possible configurations (i.e. baud rate, data bits,…
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