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Sparky
Sparky

Reputation: 2764

discovery for a network of linux devices

I have a set of identical, custom linux devices plugged into a network and assigned addresses via DHCP. These need to be able to automatically discover each other. What's the most appropriate way of doing this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 748

Answers (2)

TheDarkKnight
TheDarkKnight

Reputation: 27611

You could take a look at service discovery using Avahi: -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avahi_(software)

Upvotes: 2

mkirci
mkirci

Reputation: 159

You could implement Upnp protocol on your devices. It'll do what you ask for and more. Using a tested protocol is better than creating a new one.

Upvotes: 1

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