Section 1.3. Summary


1.3. Summary

Zero Configuration NetworkingBonjour, as Apple calls itprovides a three-layer foundation to enable hardware and software makers to produce great products. Zeroconf doesn't do printing. Zeroconf doesn't do network music. Zeroconf doesn't do photo sharing or multiuser document editing or instant messaging. What Zeroconf does is provide the rock-solid foundation so that those great products can be built without worrying that, from time to time, TCP/IP might fall apart and let them down.

Chapter 2 describes the first layer of the three-layer foundation: getting an IP address when there's no working DHCP server. Chapter 3 describes the second layer: being able to refer to hosts by name when there's no working DNS server. Chapter 4 describes the third layer: discovering what's available on the network without having to ask the person sitting next to you for help. Chapter 5 extends Chapter 4's local service discovery out to the global Internet. The second half of the book, Chapters 6 and onward, presents the APIs in various different languages that allow you to use local- and wide-area service discovery in your hardware and software products.




Zero Configuration Networking. The Definitive Guide
Zero Configuration Networking: The Definitive Guide
ISBN: 0596101007
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 97

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