Questions tagged [bonjour]
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Why do some WiFi routers block multicast packets going from wired to wireless?
I have worked with dozens of consumer grade WiFi routers, and they have been really hit-or-miss with this, though it seems to be getting better.
Example of issue:
A device that can be discovered with mDNS is connected into the router with a cable.…
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How to enable mDNS on Windows 10 build 17134?
I am looking for a way to resolve .local addresses in Windows 10.
Windows itself also includes mDNS support, but that appears to only be available for Modern API applications.
In the past, the advice has always been to install Apple's Bonjour, for…
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How to get shared computers' IP addresses in OS X 10.7?
I have list of computers on my "Shared" sidebar, however I don't have their IP addresses.
My router has their IP addresses, however there is no computer-name <> IP address mapping.
How do I find the mapping of computer-name <> IP address?
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avahi-browse or avahi-discover for Windows
Is there a Windows free (= libre) software analoguous to GNU/Linux avahi-browse or avahi-discover (which would discover avahi/bonjour services on the local network and list them)?
Since I have problems with Windows and Ubuntu 12.04 seeing…
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10 second delay for .local TLD in Mac OS X Lion
Our company network uses xxx.companyname.local for all the servers on our local network. Whenever I access one of these servers on my Mac, I have a 10 second delay. I have found out that this delay is caused by DNS lookups, because apparently Lion…
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How do you hide a computer name on a network? (OS X 10.6)
I regularly plug my Macbook Pro into a network at work, but because of the way Mac networking works, my computer's name instantly becomes available to any other Mac on the network. Is there a way to hide my computer's name so that I do not appear…
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Is there a way to share a scanner with an Airport Extreme?
I've got an Airport Extreme as my home network's router. (Sidebar: I love it.)
The printer sharing is pretty phenomenal - I've got my printer hooked up to the base station and all the machines in the house can print to it just fine.
However, I have…
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Back to My Mac registers services using loopback interface IPv6 address
I'd like to be able to use Back to My Mac over the IPv6 internet. I've already got IPv6 access (i.e. My Airport is assigned a /64 block from my ISP and sends out RAs so everyone on the network can autoconfigure their own public IPv6 addresses. My…
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Wireless router that supports Bonjour between wire- and wireless- connected machines
At home I have an ADSL modem that I use also as router. For the record, it is a DavoLink DV-2020 provided by Tele2 in the Netherlands. It turns out that if a computer is connected with a cable to the router and another computer is connected…
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How to get IP address of all users on a network on Mac OS X
There is a similar question here, but it doesn’t answer some of my questions.
The biggest problem is it says to fill in “MyOtherMac” with the name of the other computer found in the first step. The only unique names in the list were the instance…
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Is it possible to install Bonjour Service without the Print Services on Windows?
Apple provides this link to download and install Bonjour.
After installation, it includes 2 products - the Bonjour Service itself and Bonjour Print Services.
Is is possible to install only the Bonjour Service for Windows?
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How do I get "Back to My Mac" (using MobileMe) from Windows?
I have a MobileMe subscription and a Mac at home with "Back to My Mac" enabled. When I'm away from home, this service lets me use another Mac to connect to my Mac back home and access file sharing, screen sharing, etc.
As far as I know, the service…
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How to continually run mDNS on Windows 10?
I'm facing issues enabling mDNS in Windows 10.
I've implemented the solution provided in this question and it works, but after running PC 24 hrs it vanishes and Bonjour Services can't find any mDNS locals:
A graphic of a blank BonjourServices…
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Zeroconf SSH advertising : utility?
On my Airport Express I can set up SSH advertising for computers on my network.
I have the same option with avahi on a linux server.
What is the utility of doing this ?
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Repeating mDNS/Bonjour requests from eth0 through a tunnel (tun0)
To start off, I am quite new at both networking and Unix/Ubuntu/Linux distros. Just a warning, for any setup/code may look a bit ugly.
Basically, my end goal is to successfully AirPlay Mirror to a remote Ubuntu server from my iPhone on a different…
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