[PD] [OT] Portable webserver with static IP

[Pierre Massat]

Ok, what I really need is a name annoucer.
Now, if avahi is installed on my RPi machine called "server_pi"  (that I
would like to use as a server), can I access it from any other machine
connected to the local network by using "http://server_pi" in a web
browser, or do I need to have something installed on the client machine
first (like Bonjour if it's a windows PC)? I'd rather not install anything
on the "client" machine.

Cheers,

Pierre.

2012/9/12 Charles Goyard <cg at fsck.fr>

> Pierre Massat wrote:
> > I did some research on the web and found that some people use samba for
> the
> > same purpose (reach a computer in the local network by its hostname).
> > What are the differences between avahi and samba ?
>
> Zeroconf/avahi is meant for standadized automatic discovery/announce of
> ressources on a network.
>
> Samba (Windows shared folders) is meant for shared folders. It happens
> to announce the names too. This is because when SMB arrived (long ago),
> there was no such things as Zeroconf.
>
> > Do they both require a client on the other end ?
>
> To make it short, you can see avahi as a general purpose version of the
> samba name announcer.
>
> The client can be firefox, ftp, ping, pd, whatever service you use.
>
>
>
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