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Rendezvous For Apache
sapporo writes "Eric Christopher Seidel has released mod_rendezvous. The DSO lets the Apache that comes with Mac OS X advertise its services on the local network via Rendezvous, so it will show up in Safari's Rendezvous Bookmarks section. This lets you browse all web servers on the local network very conveniently. Nice one!" I wonder, could it work on Linux too? I would think so ...
quick!
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Question one: why is this on the front page?
/. isn't the place to talk about new technology. I hope that I am wrong.
Question two: why does nearly nobody care enough to comment?
Rendezvous (zeroconf) is really cool technology imho but most likely too cutting edge for most linux users. This will most likely change as soon a it becomes a formal accepted rfc.
Apple is just early with this and as long as people don't understand what the posibilities are, haven't experienced the advantages, this will not draw much replies.
To bad, maybe
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I really hope that rendez-vous technologies get ported to other Unixes soon. For instance, multicast DNS is really nice in LANs where IP addresses are assigned via DHCP. You can simply type something like ssh server.local and it works. When you use laptops, it is really a killer feature.
works ok for me...ran the installer, restarted apache via webmin and bingo...
You might want to check your apache conf file?
download...unpack...run....restart apache...done
Ummm,
I'm a bit disappointed that:
1) the code has not been made available (although the author claims he will send it to you if you send him an email)
2) no apache 2.0 support (though he claims it is coming).
I'm tempted to rewrite it to support both 1.3 and 2.0 and open source it.
Is there any technical info on Rendezvous? Does it not broadcast across subnets? I've added mod_rendezvous to 2 macs on different subnets of my network and they can't be seen...
I submitted this story DAYS ago. Eric actually released the module on WEDNESDAY, less than 24 HOURS after Safari came out. I submitted the story THAT DAY. What happened? It sat in the story queue for 24 hours and then got FUCKING REJECTED, that's what.
God damn editor mother fucking IDIOTS!
(Of COURSE I'm posting this anonymously, you insensitive clod! You think I want everybody to see what a childish little prick I am deep down inside? Well, FUCK YOU, TOO!)
the code has not been made available (although the author claims he will send it to you if you send him an email)
You know that the GPL itself requires nothing more, right? A program does not have to have its source code up on a server for it to be open source. Under the GPL, it merely has to come with a written offer to provide the source at no charge or a nominal charge. Eric's following the letter of that rule, even though he's not using the GPL. Good for him, I say.
Why don't you send him an email and see what you get back?
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Dynamic DNS makes little sense if somebody plugs-in a laptop in a LAN. You don't want to update your DNS data to include a laptop that might stay connected for a few minutes! There are also administrative issues: DNS updates will certainly not be allowed for arbitrary machines or arbitrary DNS names.
Multicast DNS solves this problem nicely and even works when you don't have a server. So if a friend plugs a laptop in your home network you can address his machine using a logical name.
Different problems, different solutions...
Happens to me all the time. I quit trying.
What I don't understand is why there is still no plugin for OmniWeb to do the same thing (or have I missed it?). Not to mention the various Navigator/Chimera spinoffs.
You see, there's this thing called a 'good ol boys network', where only a select team of butt scratchers gets together and decides what laundry to hang out. They frequently take your stories and put them in under made up names, just so you won't get a big head over it and think you should be allowed to join the clan.
As soon as suckers stop feeding this little incestuous clam back, things might steer back from the edge...but I wouldn't be holding any bets for that to happen any time soon.
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No goatse.cx guy? No Ogg the Caveman? No Haiku guy?
Oddly enough rendezvous reminds me a little of catch up technology, catch up to what AppleTalk used to give you. For those who never used it, AppleTalk used a name based protocol, with only one well-known port. When you opened something in the Chooser, it would send out a broadcast on the local net on that well-known port, telling the device what DeviceType it was looking for. If the DeviceType matched, it would respond with it's DeviceName, and they'd show up the the Chooser. Rendezvous seems to be trying to catch up TCP/IP to the old easy-to-find AppleTalk tech.
I am not a programmer, but like many users, have a homeoffice network which mixes pcs and macs. Printing from macs to non pcl network printers is still a pain (Dave is not up to it). Should we expect rendez vous / apache to bridge this cumbersome canyon? Thanks