[X2Go-Dev] Bug#749: Bug#749: X2Go Client: broker access -> zero conf
Michael DePaulo
mikedep333 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 25 19:03:04 CET 2015
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 8:44 AM, Mike Gabriel
<mike.gabriel at das-netzwerkteam.de> wrote:
> Package: x2goclient
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Just discussed an idea with Stefan on VideoChat. How about providing code in
> X2Go Client that tries to auto-detect local network broker setups
> automatically (zeroconf X2Go Client).
>
> Approaches would be:
>
> o retrieve the domain's SRV records and check if special records for
> X2Go Broker setups can be found
> o use a similar approach like browsers use for wpad.dat
> o make this configurable in X2Go Client settings
>
> Mike + Stefan
[...]
2 other local network options are:
o "zeroconf" (Avahi/Bonjour)
o SSDP/UPnP.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avahi_(software)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Service_Discovery_Protocol
However, on Windows at least, firewalls are likely to block them.
-Mike#2
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