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LAN Server Autodetect
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:29 pm
by will_in_wi
Are there plans in the works for autodetection of local servers? This way, rather than having to run ipconfig/ifconfig before starting bzflag and then typing in the IP address or hostname, bzflag would show a list of all running servers on the LAN. Perhaps, also add the ability to set a password in the bzflag client.
Re: LAN Server Autodetect
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:59 pm
by joevano
None are planned
Re: LAN Server Autodetect
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:43 pm
by tobylane
Other than Bonjour (Apple made, but I believe it's bundled with all iTunes for windows), the rest don't seem to work well.
SSDP is in XP, and SLP in printers, Apple and linux. Bonjour is the platform-widest.
Re: LAN Server Autodetect
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:49 pm
by JeffM
He isn't talking about automated network configuration, just listing of lan servers separately on the server list
BZFlag DOES search for lan servers on port 5154, it just displays them mixed in with all the other servers in the list, and makes them very hard to find. 3.0 has a new tabbed server list, so we can look at doing a "LAN" tab in the future.