Re: Support for direct connection without cross cable / Run Avahi Zeroconfig Services

[Arief M Utama <arief utama gmail com>]

Hi Daniel,


On 10/11/2011 03:35 PM, Daniel Yek wrote:
> +ACs-ACs-AD4 I noticed that windows can setup networking 
> +ACs-ACs-AD4 to a direct-connected ... device 
> +ACs-ACs-AD4 (tested ... with network-drives, such as WD MyBook World) 
> +ACs-ACs-AD4 with ... straight ... ethernet cable.
>
> Hi,
>
> Could you make sure that you installed and ran Avahi?
>
> I think Avahi could enable this same easy, direct, connection
> with your WD MyBook World.
>
> I don't have a way to test it now, but
> I am interested to find out if you have luck with Avahi.

I have Avahi installed and it's not working with it, but I didn't do any
configuration (it should not need any, right?)

+ACs-AKA-
> WD MyBook World and Windows implemented 
> zeroconfig networking (with address range: 169.254.x.x/255.255.0.0),
> which make the direct connection works.

Yep, on Windows I can confirm they always setup with 169.254.+ACs-ACo-
addresses.

> Without Avahi, it is possible that a Linux command such as this:
> +ACs-ACs-ACM ifconfig address 169.254.1.23 eth0
>
> could enable HTTP connection to WD MyBook World.

What I just did is setting up a Wired connection with Method: Shared to
other computers in NM, and it's working.

Thanks for the reply and the clues, appreciated.


All the best.
-arief