Zero Configuration Networking: the Definitive Guide

by Steinberg, Daniel H.

• ISBN13: 9780596101008
• ISBN10: 0596101007
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Apple's Bonjour technology has completely changed the way people connect to devices and programs on a network for printing, file sharing and other activities. Apple originally introduced the technology as part of Mac OS X, but now Bonjour is an open standard, available as a free download for Windows. Developers can access the source code to modify Bonjour for other platforms. Our authoritative guide shows developers on any platform how to create network-aware applications and hardware with this new open standard.

Author Biography

1. Daniel H Steinberg

   Daniel Steinberg is the editor of ONJava and java.net for the O'Reilly Network. He's been working with Java on the Mac since it first appeared, but also enjoys coding in ObjC and other languages. Daniel is a longtime technical writer, trainer, and developer with Dim Sum Thinking, Inc. and recently co-authored the book, "Extreme Software Engineering: A Hands-on approach" (Prentice Hall).

2. Stuart Cheshire

   Stuart Cheshire is currently a Senior Scientist with Apple Computer, specializing in Internet Protocols. He's published papers in the areas of wireless and networking, and Mobile IP, and previously worked on IBM Token Ring with Madge Networks in the U.K. Stuart received the B.A. and M.A. degrees from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, U.K., and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction to Bonjour and Zeroconf	1	(10)
Service Discovery with Zeroconf	1	(4)
Replacing the AppleTalk Name Binding Protocol	5	(5)
Summary	10	(1)
IP Addresses Without DHCP	11	(21)
Obtaining an IP Address	13	(9)
Claiming a Link-Local IP Address	22	(8)
Summary	30	(2)
Names Without DNS	32	(21)
A Brief Tour of DNS	34	(4)
The Zeroconf Namespace	38	(4)
Multicast DNS	42	(4)
Claiming Your Local Name	46	(3)
The Structure of the Multicast DNS Message	49	(1)
Summary	50	(3)
Browsing for Services	53	(17)
Zero Configuration Operation	55	(1)
Finding Services, Not Devices	56	(1)
Knowing the Protocol	56	(2)
Building on DNS	58	(7)
Late Binding	65	(1)
DNS-SD TXT Records	66	(3)
Summary	69	(1)
Service Discovery Beyond the Local Link	70	(22)
Domain Enumeration	71	(2)
Advertising Static Services	73	(1)
Wide-Area Preference Settings	74	(2)
Dynamic DNS Updates	76	(3)
DNS Long-Lived Queries (DNS-LLQ)	79	(5)
NAT Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP)	84	(7)
Summary	91	(1)
Getting Started with Bonjour/Zeroconf	92	(15)
Working with Bonjour/Zeroconf	93	(2)
The Command-Line Tool	95	(11)
Summary	106	(1)
Using the C APIs	107	(38)
Asynchronous Programming Model	107	(2)
Event Handling with a select() Loop	109	(5)
Using the DNSServiceDiscovery APIs	114	(19)
Event Handling with Cocoa RunLoop or Core Foundation CFRunLoop	133	(4)
Event Handling with Microsoft Windows GetMessage() Message Loop	137	(4)
Event Handling with Microsoft Windows MFC	141	(2)
Event Handling with Independent Threads	143	(1)
Summary	144	(1)
Using the Java APIs	145	(39)
Understanding the APIs	145	(6)
Using the APIs	151	(23)
An Extended Example: Tic-Tac-Toe	174	(10)
Using the CFNetwork and Cocoa APIs	184	(26)
Using the CFNetServices API	185	(9)
Using the NSNetServices API in Cocoa	194	(6)
A Cocoa Bonjour Extended Example	200	(10)
Ruby, Python, and Other Languages	210	(11)
Ruby	211	(3)
Python	214	(4)
Embedded Responders	218	(3)
Index	221