Darrick,
The p910nd binary is very small (13K), though the P910ND_ADNAME0 advertising
option uses our very old mDNS (mDNSProxyResponderPosix).
Primarily our mDNS allows "pbx.local" to be used in a browser (supporting
Bonjour) when first configuring AstLinux, but not after which the Network tab
is saved and rebooted...
--
## Service Advertisement (mDNS)
## If you define ADNAME, I will advertise all of the available services on
## your AstLinux machine in a way that is compatible with bonjour/rendezvous.
## THIS IS VERY INSECURE, THIS SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU DISABLE
## ADNAME is automatically (always) disabled whenever the web interface Network
Tab is saved.
ADNAME="AstLinux PBX"
--
except if P910ND_ADNAME0 is defined, then only a single instance of
mDNSProxyResponderPosix is called publishing "_pdl-datastream._tcp" on the 1st
internal interface.
Next question, is supporting "pbx.local" in a browser for only the initial
setup something that is used ? The "pbx.local" was added nearly 10 years ago,
since then the external interface's IPv4 address is now displayed on the
console after boot.
Recently, David Kerr (power user here) wanted his custom AstLinux build to
support printing on guest WiFi which he defaults to an isolated VLAN, not on
the segment when the printer is located. David built the "avahi" package and
was able to "reflect" the Bonjour multicasts from the printer subnet to his
guest WiFi subnet, added a firewall rule for the printer and he reported it
worked.
Additionally, "avahi" does everything "mDNSProxyResponderPosix" does, and more,
and is maintained. Uncompressed, Avahi is 326 KB, mDNSProxyResponderPosix is
147 KB, both small-ish.
Final question for our users, should the ADNAME feature ("pbx.local") continue
as is, be removed altogether, or keep ADNAME but use the "avahi" package to
implement it. If the "avahi" package is used a new AVAHI_ENABLE="yes" could be
added to allow the text configuration of the "avahi-daemon.conf" file when
ADNAME="" . The forth option is to remove ADNAME support but switch to the
"avahi" package with AVAHI_ENABLE="yes" for power users on the standard builds.
Feedback is greatly appreciated.
Lonnie
On Jun 1, 2016, at 10:54 PM, Darrick Hartman <dhart...@djhsolutions.com> wrote:
> Lonnie,
>
> Originally this was added to serve a need for one of my customers. We're no
> longer using it in this way. If it's small, I'm not sure it's worth
> removing. If it is sizable, by all means, pull it from the main image.
>
> Darrick
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lonnie Abelbeck [mailto:li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:05 PM
>> To: AstLinux Users Mailing List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
>> Subject: [Astlinux-users] p910nd - Non-spooling printer daemon
>>
>> Question for our users...
>>
>> I little known feature of AstLinux is a "p910nd - Non-spooling printer
>> daemon"
>>
>> The printer connects via usb and is configured via user.conf ...
>> --
>> ## NetJet Emulation (P910ND)
>> #P910ND_DEVICE0="/dev/usblp0"
>> ## Enable Bonjour/mDNS Broadcasts
>> #P910ND_ADNAME0="HP Officejet 6200"
>> --
>>
>> Does anyone use this feature ?
>>
>> Would anyone miss it if p910nd when away from standard releases ?
>>
>> Lonnie
>>
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