New feature: zeroconf networking by default, please test

[Trent Lloyd]

Hi Martin,

On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 11:43:46AM +0100, Martin Schmei?er wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 04:36:50PM +0100, Martin Pitt wrote:
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > Yesterday, the remaining bits of the "Zero-configuration networking"
> > specification made their way to the archive and await hordes of fans,
> > happy users, and of course, bug reports.
> > 
> > The basic idea is that whenever you try to connect to a network and do
> > not get a DHCP response, you will automatically get an IP from the
> > 169.254.0.0/16 range (called 'IPv4 link-layer address'). If other
> > laptops in the room do the same, they negotiate IP addresses to avoid
> > conflicts. Thus every computer is in the same IP network and they can
> > communicate with each other. 
> 
> Is this compatible with other OSes? 
> 
> Ubuntu Wiki says
> "Other operating system correctly use link-local addresses for
> communicating on adhoc networks or local LANs without a DHCP server."
> What are "other OSs"?
> 
> It is implemented by avahi-autoipd, so other Linuxes should be fine if
> they have the Package and a decent configuration, but do we also talk to
> Windows or MacOS machines?

Both Windows and MacOS aquire link-local addresses.

AFAIK, Most other linux's do not at this stage.

Trent

> 
> 
> 
> thanks, Martin
> 
> 
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