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Avahi allows you to access computers using their hostnames. ([https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/avahi documentation from archwiki]) The services on the network can be hosted and discovered [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/sprotect/v2r8m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.alps.doc%2Fconcepts%2Falps_ig_using_avahi.htm through the command line]. | Avahi allows you to access computers using their hostnames. ([https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/avahi documentation from archwiki]) The services on the network can be hosted and discovered [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/sprotect/v2r8m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.alps.doc%2Fconcepts%2Falps_ig_using_avahi.htm through the command line]. | ||
'''Note: you must install nss-mdns for this to work, and have avahi-daemon.service enabled and running.''' | '''Note: you must install nss-mdns for this to work, and have avahi-daemon.service enabled and running.''' | ||
The program consists of other programs: | |||
* [http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man1/avahi-browse.1.html avahi-browse] | |||
* [http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man8/avahi-daemon.8.html avahi-daemon] | |||
Features: | Features: | ||