From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-out.m-online.net (mail-out.m-online.net [212.18.0.9]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 390EBDDF55 for ; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:06:52 +1100 (EST) To: "Edward Jubenville" From: Wolfgang Denk Subject: Re: Finding devices with dynamic IP addresses Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:49:32 PST." Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:06:48 +0100 Sender: wd@denx.de Message-Id: <20070216160648.33DE6352629@atlas.denx.de> Cc: Linuxppc-Embedded List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , In message you wrote: > > My network will contain several ELDK-based devices configured with dynamic > IP addresses (DHCP). I need a way for any Windows PC on the subnet to > locate the devices without prior knowledge of their IP address. I'm hoping > to find a peer-to-peer > solution that doesn't involve a third party (DNS) server. Assign names and use a name server? Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, HRB 165235 Munich, CEO: Wolfgang Denk Office: Kirchenstr. 5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de "Ada is PL/I trying to be Smalltalk. - Codoso diBlini