Zeroconf is known as zero configuration networking and is a set of protocols used to configure an IP network without a master system administrator or a master server.

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DHCP 'hotplugging' or failover

When some PCs are connected via a simple switch, that is also connected to an DHCP router, is it possible to have them autoconfiguring their IP adresses, if the DHCP is absent, but DHCP-configured, as ...
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how to set unicast response bit in avahi

I want to have the unicast response feature for the mdns request in avahi . i.e When query Client send the multicast request it should get the unicast response from the macthed Server . I tried to ...
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How to use zeroconf in Kubuntu 12.04

I have two laptops sitting next to each other, both running Kubuntu 12.04, and my goal here is to share files between them using Zeroconf networking. Here's what the wiki says about how to configure ...
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Differences between Bonjour/Avahi/People-Nearby protocols

I recently discovered, through Ubuntu's empathy IM client, that exists a protocol that enables the user to talk with anyone on his actual local network. It seems empathy calls this service "People ...
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How do I share NFS mounts over zeroconf?

I would like to advertise my NFS shares via Avahi so that I can just browse from multiple machines without having to set it all up, especially when guests come over and I want something automagic. I ...