Is there a way to broadcast a network file sharing server that is using a protocol like ftp, sftp, webdav, so that it shows up in naulilus under network:// .
I once connected to network where I could see a ftp share. It was a red hat machine. I ask the user how he did this, but he did not know.
(Note: I do know how to do this for samba. I'm interested in how you do it for other protocols.)
avahi
but it appears to be the front-runner protocol for announcing available services. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avahi_%28software%29