Comments on: Music Collection Sharing With Rhythmbox http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/ An open-source software and technology related journal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gnot http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-2295 Gnot Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:19:01 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-2295 Thanks for this info. I had also tried to announce services on a machine without Avahi, but didn't manage to do so. Wordpress is rather unconvenient when writing code in a post or comment. ;-) Thanks for this info. I had also tried to announce services on a machine without Avahi, but didn’t manage to do so.

WordPress is rather unconvenient when writing code in a post or comment. ;-)

]]> By: Anders Jackson http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-1465 Anders Jackson Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:53:52 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-1465 Hmmm, how doy you put XML-code into a posting? Hmmm, how doy you put XML-code into a posting?

]]> By: Anders Jackson http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-1464 Anders Jackson Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:52:29 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-1464 I can confirm that Epiphany, Rhythmbox works with Avahi. I am using Debian/testing and it is no problems to install at all. I am just installing <code>mt-daapd</code>, so you have to wait for any reports about that. You don't need to have Zeroconf installed to make Avahi (and you computer) to discover things. The Linux named "kaka" with Avahi installed will announce itself as "kaka.local", and with <code>hosts: files dns mdns</code> in <code>/etc/nsswitch.conf</code>, you can connect with <code>ssh kaka.local</code>, which is realy nice. In <code>/etc/avahi/hosts</code> on "kaka" you can add machines that doesn't have mDNS (which Avahi implements) to make "kaka" announce that address under domain "local". Put this code in <code>/etc/avahi/services/webserver.service</code> in "kaka" to make it announce it's web server to your local net: <pre> Kaka's webserver _http._tcp 80 path=/ </pre> This in <code>/etc/avahi/services/ssh.service</code> makes your <code>ssh</code> annonced: <pre> Remote Terminal on %h _ssh._tcp 22 </pre> I can confirm that Epiphany, Rhythmbox works with Avahi. I am using Debian/testing and it is no problems to install at all. I am just installing mt-daapd, so you have to wait for any reports about that.

You don’t need to have Zeroconf installed to make Avahi (and you computer) to discover things.
The Linux named “kaka” with Avahi installed will announce itself as “kaka.local”, and with

hosts: files dns mdns

in /etc/nsswitch.conf, you can connect with ssh kaka.local, which is realy nice.

In /etc/avahi/hosts on “kaka” you can add machines that doesn’t have mDNS (which Avahi implements) to make “kaka” announce that address under domain “local”.

Put this code in /etc/avahi/services/webserver.service in “kaka” to make it announce it’s web server to your local net:

Kaka's webserver
    _http._tcp
    80
    path=/

This in /etc/avahi/services/ssh.service makes your ssh annonced:

  Remote Terminal on %h
    _ssh._tcp
    22
]]> By: Gnot http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-745 Gnot Tue, 02 May 2006 04:45:01 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-745 I started playing with Avahi lately too. It seems that, apart from Rhythmbox, GAIM and Ekiga (gnomemeeting), there are some more GNOME applications that support ZeroConf: Vino and the Epiphany browser. Vino auto discovers the remote desktops and Epiphany shows all services of type <code>_http._tcp</code> in the bookmarks, under the <em>Local Sites</em> category. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to try and test all this functionality, but will do soon. Thanks for your comment. I started playing with Avahi lately too. It seems that, apart from Rhythmbox, GAIM and Ekiga (gnomemeeting), there are some more GNOME applications that support ZeroConf: Vino and the Epiphany browser. Vino auto discovers the remote desktops and Epiphany shows all services of type _http._tcp in the bookmarks, under the Local Sites category. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the time to try and test all this functionality, but will do soon.

Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Peter Enseleit http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-744 Peter Enseleit Mon, 01 May 2006 23:30:01 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/05/01/music-collection-sharing-with-rhythmbox/#comment-744 Nice article. I am looking into ZeroConf as well. Apparently, GAIM and GnomeMesseger are also Zeroconf compliant. GAIM previously used only the Howl libraries, but I believe it is now also using Avahi. If you have ZeroConf (Avahi) configured on two Linux boxes and connect a cable between them they will automatically be able to communicate with each other. Hence Zero Configuration Networking. I have not played with this yet, but will be looking at it soon. Nice article.

I am looking into ZeroConf as well.

Apparently, GAIM and GnomeMesseger are also Zeroconf compliant. GAIM previously used only the Howl libraries, but I believe it is now also using Avahi.

If you have ZeroConf (Avahi) configured on two Linux boxes and connect a cable between them they will automatically be able to communicate with each other. Hence Zero Configuration Networking.

I have not played with this yet, but will be looking at it soon.

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